Year 4: festivals

Have a look at these amazing presentations made using Book Creator on the Ipads. Well done Year 4 for your creativity and great research!

Year 4: festivals in France

Continue your research on your French festival, answer all the following questions:
Who? Where? What? When? How?

Here is an example from last year!
Use the sheet you got in class and if you would like to use the following websites: http://www.france.fr/en/celebrations-and-festivals/french-holidays-and-traditions
http://french.about.com/od/holidays/French_Holidays_and_Celebrations.htm
http://www.schepens.co.uk/france+resources/french+life

Year 4: Festivals

Here is a list of some of the most celebrated festivals in France. Write them in your vocabulary book!

01/01 le jour de l’an (New Year’s Day) 
06/01 la Fête des Rois (Epiphany) 
01/04 le premier avril (April Fool’s Day)
14/07 la Fête Nationale or le 14 juillet (Bastille Day)
01/11 la Toussaint (All Saints’ Day)
24/12 la veille de Noël (Christmas Eve) 
25/12 Noël (Christmas) 
31/12 la Saint-Sylvestre (New
Year’s Eve)
Mardi gras (Shrove Tuesday)
Pâques (Easter)

Now see if you have learnt them correctly, click on the following link: https://www.brainscape.com/study?pack_id=1269236