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Describe a unique festival/holiday/celebration/custom you have experienced or heard of.

Jordi: Carnival Is a festival in Belgium that happens right before lent. They mostly occur in February. Carnival is like a parade but there are people on floats that throw candy, stuffed animals, and toys. Some people stand on the floats and some just walk on the ground. The people that walk on the ground give the candy to little kids. The floats are always decorated really well and the people’s costumes match the floats. The people’s costumes show the overturning of daily life.

Minjoo: Andong Mask Dance Festival:  This festival occurs in Korea on the Mid-October. The Legend of this festival is said that a spirit came within a young member of the Ho Clan and told him to do a ritual with a wooden mask to please him.

Minjoo: Willunga Almond Blossom Festival:

This festival happens to celebrate that winter had ended and spring had started by the appearance of these Blossoms. This very popular festival among Germany happens in the start of spring (February).

Daisy: Groundhog Day This festival is when the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil knows the spring. If he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of Winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early Spring. It is a marathon 3 day festival which finishes at the release of Phil.

Daisy: Cinco de Mayo:

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5th that celebrates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla. There is a big celebration.

Samba ( Brazil )



Samba is a festval in brazil. This festival is done every year between January to April. A lot of people come out and watch people dance in the middle of the streets.

What are some interesting folktales/fables/fairy tales/legends you’ve heard? 1. Klein duimpje 2. The frog king 3. Beauty and the Beast 4. Snow White 5. Sleeping Beauty 6. Rumpelstiltskin 7. Faithful John 8. Rapunzel 9. Little Red Riding Hood 10. Brother and Sister 11. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue OX 12. Peter and the wolf 13. Cinderella 14. Godfather Death 15. The Fisherman and His Wife 16. The Brother and Sister 17. The Twelve Brothers 18. The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs 19. The Girl Without Hand 20. The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sasuage 21. Hansel and Grethel 22. The Master Thief 23. Greek Mythology 24. Viking's Legends 25. The Story of a youth to learn who went forth to know what fear was 26. King Thrushbeard 27. Bearskin 28. The Three Black Princess 29. The Wedding of Mrs. Fox 30. The Peasant's Wise Daughter 31. The Little Mermaid 32. The Wizard of Oz 33. The Three Spinners 34. The thief and Master 35. Eve's Various Children 36. Clever Grethel 37. The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats 38. Cat and Mouse Partnership 39. Sweet Porridge 40. Shoemaker and the Elves 41. Brementown Musicians 42. The Tortoise and the Hare 43. The Ugly Duckling 44. Princess and the Pea 45. The Snow Queen 46. The Three Little Pigs 47. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 48. Pinocchio 49. The Boy Who Cried Wolf 50. The True Bride 51. Why the Sea is Salty 52. The Disobedient Frog 53. Two Brothers 54. Bloody Mary 55. Goldilocks and The Three Bears 56. A Christmas Carol 57. The Sick Lion 58. The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk 59. The Ant and the Grasshopper 60. The Fox and the Grapes 61. The Lion and the Mouse 62. The Wind and the Sun 63. The Gingerbread Man 64. Robin Hood 65. Stone Soup 66. Twelve Dancing Princesses 67. How the Whale got his Throat 68. How the Camel got his Hump 69. How the Rhinoceros got his Skin 70. How the Leopard got his Spots 71. The Elephant's Child 72. The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo 73. The Beginning of the Armadillos 74. How the First Letter was Written 75. How the Alphabet was Made 76. The Crab that Played with the Sea 77. The Cat that Walked by Himself 78. The Butterfly that Stamped