Unit14 Reading The Birth of A FestivalThe Birth of A FestivalMatch each word with its meaning nationancestorsdetermination faith purpose1. a strong belief2. a country3. members of your family who lived a long time ago4. what you hope to get by doing something5. wanting to do something very much even though it is very difficultDo you think Kwanzaa Do you think Kwanzaa is a big well-known holiday? is a big well-known holiday? Who celebrates Kwanzaa? How many principles does the festival have?When is Kwanzaa celebrated? Do you think Kwanzaa is a big important holiday? Skimming QuestionsSkimming QuestionsAfrican-AmericansSevenFrom Dec.26 to New Year’s DayScanning True/false questions1 ( )Kwanzaa is a very old festival.2 ( )The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.3 ( )Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.4 ( )People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.5 ( )Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day.6 ( )People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principle.young(It began in 1966)African-AmericanFTTTFFafter(the week following Christmas Day)( )7.Kwanzaa is a festival with a long his- tory, celebrating the history and culture of Asian Americans. ( )8.The seven principles of Kwanzaa are: unity, self-determination, living together hardworking, purpose, loving others and faith.( )9.People celebrate Kwanzaa from Dec 25 to Dec 31, lighting candles and dis- cussing the seven principles every day.( )10.Each time we celebrate a festival it hardly changes and in that way we keep our culture alive.Scanning True/false questionsFFFFshortAfricanworking together creativity Jan 1 26one of the 7 a candlechanges a little THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVALabout how the festival was created and how,...
