The document discusses various festivals and special occasions celebrated in Spain and by the author's family, including Las Fallas in Valencia, San Fermín in Pamplona, San Isidro in Madrid, New Year's Eve, Christmas, and Three Kings Day. It also mentions occasions celebrated in school like Halloween, Peace Day, and Carnival.

1. Trinity Grade 5
Festivals and Special Ocassions

2. Do you know about any famous festivals in
your country? Tell me about them.
Yes I do, I know about Las Fallas.
This festival takes place in Valencia, which
is in the East of Spain. People build big
sculptures and then they burn them. It is
very popular and lots of people go to this
festival.

3. Tell me about a famous festival in Spain.
One of the most famous festivals is San
Fermín. It takes place in Pamplona, a city in
the north of Spain. They celebrate bull runs.
The people who participate run in front of the
bulls that chase them.

4. If you could go to any festival, which one
would you go to? Why?
If I could go to any festival, I think I would
go to San Isidro.
San Isidro is the patron saint of Madrid.
At this festival, people do a traditional
dance called “Chotis” and eat delicious food.
It looks like a lot of fun!

5. How does your family celebrate New Year s
Eve?
On Christmas Eve, my whole family has
dinner together.
We sing Christmas songs, put up a Christmas
tree and decorate it. We also set up a
Nativity Scene in my living room.
I love staying up until late having fun with my
cousins and playing videogames.

6. What do people do on New Year s Eve in
Madrid?
Most people go partying and some of them
also go to “la Puerta del Sol” to eat “the twelve
grapes” in front of the clock that is there.

7. Do you celebrate Christmas in your family?
If so, how do you celebrate it?
On New Year s Eve we have a family dinner
and then we eat the “twelve grapes”. This is a
very popular tradition in Spain. When the
clock strikes twelve, we eat one grape every
time the bells chime.
The best thing is that I can stay up late!

8. What sort of food do you normally eat at
Christmas?
We eat all kinds of delicious food such as:
seafood and fish, meat like lamb or turkey and
lots of Christmas pastries and traditional
cakes like polvorones, turrones, roscón de
reyes etc.

9. Do people wear special clothing on Christmas
or on New Year s Eve?
Yes, they do. People usually dress up in smart
clothes when they go to parties.
They say that, on New Year s Eve, you d
better wear something red because it brings
good luck.

10. Do you usually get any presents on
Christmas?
Yes, I do, but I normally get more presents on
Three Kings Day. Every year, I write my
letter to the three kings and on the night of
January 5th, we receive their special visit. The
next morning, there are presents for each of
us under the Christmas tree.
We also get presents from Santa on
Christmas Eve. We always hang up our
stockings and leave some biscuits for him and
Rudolph

11. What did the (Three Kings/Santa)
(bring/give) you?
They brought me ..... a stuffed toy, a book, a
video game, a doll and also a new
(jumper, skirt, pair of shoes...)
They gave me ....

12. What is the most important festival in your
town?
What do people do at the festival?
In my town we celebrate San Dominguín the
Patron Saint of the town the first week after
easter.
There is a procession through the streets
where people wear dark-coloured clothes and
carry a statue of the saint.

13. Have you ever seen the festival?
Yes, I have. We always go to see the
procession.
No, I haven t. We never go because my family
is not religious/Christian

14. What other family occasions have you
celebrated this year?
Well, I celebrated Halloween and the Peace
Day in school. I also went to some birthday
parties and I celebrated Christmas with my
family.

15. Are there going to be any other special
days this year?
Yes, there are. I am going to have my first
communion in (April/May/June).
I will get lots of presents and my family is
going to celebrate it by having a big meal in a
restaurant.
Also, (my /my mother s) birthday is on the ...
and we will throw a party to celebrate it.

16. What’s the best present you have received
this year?
The best present has been....
A new videogame-console, a video game
called..., a book called...
In the videogame, you have to…
In the book, the main character…

17. How did you celebrate your birthday last
year? Will you do the same thing this
year?
Last year, my friends and I went to the
bowling alley. After that, we ate pizza. It
was a lot of fun.
This year, I think that I will have a party in my
house. I will invite some of my best friends
over and we will eat pizza, play
videogames, and have a sleepover.

18. Have you ever had a surprise birthday
party for yourself or for someone else?
No, I haven t, but I would like to.
Yes, I have. Last year, my family and some
friends threw a very nice surprise party. I had
a great time.

19. What other festivals or special occasions do
you celebrate in school?
We have a Christmas Festival every year.
We go to the theatre and perform in front of
our mates and parents.
Also, we celebrate Halloween, Peace Day, and
Carnival. To celebrate Carnival, we have a big
parade on the play ground. Everybody dresses
up in costumes.

20. What is the best birthday gift you have
ever received? And the worst one?
The best (present/gift)that I have ever
received was...
The worst (present/gift) that I have ever
received was ...

21. Have you ever dressed up for Carnival?
Yes, I have. We always celebrate it in school.
Last year, I dressed up as Superman. It was
(nice/great/fun/cool).