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Holiday Activities for kids and teachers
This site has a selection of different celebrations and holidays. It may assist you in choosing your celebrations and give you some information. Click on a celebration link for some information. Read the description of the links near the bottom of the page before clicking. They lead you to more specific information.
Holidays on the Net
This site has a selection of different celebrations. It is a few years old and has an American bias, but it may help you get your research started. Remember to focus on Ramadan or Christmas. By clicking on one of them you will get some basic information on the festival. Scroll down to near the bottom of the page to find other links. Read before before clicking on them.
Diwali - National Geographic
This page contains a video. It covers events involved on the day. Remember to make notes on important points. You may want to replay or pause parts by pressing on the pause button.
Clicking on the "Learn More About Diwali" link underneath will lead you to more information.
Chinese New Year - Topmarks
Those researching Chinese New Year will find information on topics such as the Chinese lunar calendar, traditions and customs. To navigate choose one of the links on the left. Make sure they are related to your chosen topics.
Chinese New Year
The home page here provides a summary of Chinese New Year. Further information such as traditions, food and decorations can be found by selecting the links near the bottom. When you want to get back to the home page click on the button at the bottom. The zodiac link is broken however.
Our Festivals
This brings you to a page of different celebrations in Europe. You may want to choose Greek Christmas. Remember to click on English to read it. It has lots of topics you may be interested in. You may want to make the text bigger on this page.
Christmas Festival
Here you will find a brief summary of Christmas and its history, traditions and how people celebrate. The links on the left may contain information about the topics you are researching, such as symbols, food. By clicking on one of the countries you may find how Christmas is celebrated in different lands. Do they all celebrate the same?
Festival of Light: Diwali
This site has a slide show on Diwali. It provides a brief overview covering such topics as legends, symbols, food and festivities. The information is easy to follow and has photos. There is a quiz you may take. Pressing on the glowing city will take you to information about festivities. To go back to a previous page click on the back button.
Ramadan
If you are researching Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr here is a good starting point. There may be some unusual words, you may need to look up. Click on the Questions Answered link at the right for more information on Ramadan.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
This site gives a lot of information. Another good thing about this page is that it contains a glossary at the bottom. Click on one of the words if you want to know its meaning
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Holiday Activities for kids and teachers
This site has a selection of different celebrations and holidays. It may assist you in choosing your celebrations and give you some information. Click on a celebration link for some information. Read the description of the links near the bottom of the page before clicking. They lead you to more specific information.
Holidays on the Net
This site has a selection of different celebrations. It is a few years old and has an American bias, but it may help you get your research started. Remember to focus on Ramadan or Christmas. By clicking on one of them you will get some basic information on the festival. Scroll down to near the bottom of the page to find other links. Read before before clicking on them.
Diwali - National Geographic
This page contains a video. It covers events involved on the day. Remember to make notes on important points. You may want to replay or pause parts by pressing on the pause button.
Clicking on the "Learn More About Diwali" link underneath will lead you to more information.
Chinese New Year - Topmarks
Those researching Chinese New Year will find information on topics such as the Chinese lunar calendar, traditions and customs. To navigate choose one of the links on the left. Make sure they are related to your chosen topics.
Chinese New Year
The home page here provides a summary of Chinese New Year. Further information such as traditions, food and decorations can be found by selecting the links near the bottom. When you want to get back to the home page click on the button at the bottom. The zodiac link is broken however.
Our Festivals
This brings you to a page of different celebrations in Europe. You may want to choose Greek Christmas. Remember to click on English to read it. It has lots of topics you may be interested in. You may want to make the text bigger on this page.
Christmas Festival
Here you will find a brief summary of Christmas and its history, traditions and how people celebrate. The links on the left may contain information about the topics you are researching, such as symbols, food. By clicking on one of the countries you may find how Christmas is celebrated in different lands. Do they all celebrate the same?
Festival of Light: Diwali
This site has a slide show on Diwali. It provides a brief overview covering such topics as legends, symbols, food and festivities. The information is easy to follow and has photos. There is a quiz you may take. Pressing on the glowing city will take you to information about festivities. To go back to a previous page click on the back button.
Ramadan
If you are researching Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr here is a good starting point. There may be some unusual words, you may need to look up. Click on the Questions Answered link at the right for more information on Ramadan.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
This site gives a lot of information. Another good thing about this page is that it contains a glossary at the bottom. Click on one of the words if you want to know its meaning
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Search results are colour coded for reading difficulty. The lighter the box, the easier to read. But remember to read the website description before clicking on it to check it is relevant.
Use keywords, such as Diwali, Christmas traditions or Ramadan customs. If you are researching a particular aspect of a celebration, make sure you use that in the search, such as, Diwali legends.
Remember to use some of the important key words that you have found in your readings.
If you are searching for a particular phrase, don't forget to use speech marks, such as in "Chinese New Year".
Search results are colour coded for reading difficulty. The lighter the box, the easier to read. But remember to read the website description before clicking on it to check it is relevant.
Use keywords, such as Diwali, Christmas traditions or Ramadan customs. If you are researching a particular aspect of a celebration, make sure you use that in the search, such as, Diwali legends.
Remember to use some of the important key words that you have found in your readings.
If you are searching for a particular phrase, don't forget to use speech marks, such as in "Chinese New Year".