National holydays of Uzbekistan

Vocabulary
Nation-нация
Tradition-традиция
Holidays-праздники
Religious-религиозные


Questions

1. 
   What holidays are celebrated in Uzbekistan?
   
2. 
   What religious holidays are celebrated? What national holidays are celebrated?
   
3. 
   What are the newest Uzbek holidays? What are the oldest?
   
4. 
   What is your favorite holiday? Why?
   
5. 
   Why is Women’s Day celebrated?
   
6. 
   What are your favorite holiday traditions?
   
7. 
   When do Uzbek people celebrate the eastern New Year?
   
8. 
   How do Uzbek people celebrate Navruz?
   
9. 
   What is the most famous dish during Navruz?
   
10. 
    What kind of holiday is Independence Day in Uzbekistan?
    

Test

1. Which Uzbekistan holiday is often celebrated by family gatherings, decorations, and gift exchanges?

1. 
   New Year's Day
   
2. 
   Independence Day
   
3. 
   Thanksgiving
   
4. 
   Christmas
   

2. 
   Labor Day
   

1. 
   День памяти
   
2. 
   Новый год
   
3. 
   День детей
   
4. 
   День труда
   

3. 
   Teacher's Day
   

1. 
   Международный женский день
   
2. 
   День Учителей
   
3. 
   День Победы
   
4. 
   День защитников родины
   

4. 
   What does the word “to hoax” mean?
   

a) to make happy
b) to mix up
c) to deceive
d) to frighten

5. 
   How do people hoax one another on “April Fool’s Day”?
   

a) they tell them to dig a hole because the dog has died
b) they send their friends to some places
c) they laugh at their friends
d) they say “April Fool”

6. 
   What is the common present for the women on Women’s Day?
   

a) flowers
b) dress
c) a shawl
d) a perfume

7. 
   What are the Uzbek holidays?
   

a) March 8 – Women’s Day, March 21 – Navruz, May 9 – A Day of
Memory, September 1 – Independence Day, October 1 – Teachers’ Day,
December 8 – Constitution Day, January 1 – New Year’s Day and Muslim
holidays: Ramadan and Qurbon Hayit
b) March 8 – Women’s Day, May 9 – A Day of Memory, September 1 –
Independence Day, Muslim holidays: Ramadan and Qurbon Hayit
c) March 8 – Women’s Day, March 21 – Navruz, October 1 – Teachers’
Day, Muslim holidays: Ramadan and Qurbon Hayit
d) March 8 – Women’s Day, March 21 – Navruz, October 1 – Teachers’
Day, January 1 – New Year’s Day and Muslim holidays: Ramadan and
Qurbon Hayit

8. 
   What kind of holiday is “Navruz”?
   

a) Navruz is a religious holiday
b) Navruz is a holiday of youth, beauty and creation.
c) Navruz is a traditional holiday of Independent Uzbekistan.
d) Navruz is a religious and non-religious holiday

9. 
   Is a Day of Memory a traditional holiday?
   

a) No, it isn’t
b) Yes, it is
c) it is a traditional holiday
d) It is traditional and religious holiday

10. 
    Where do people go on a Day of Memory?
    

a) to markets
b) to markets, shops and supermarkets
c) to the cinemas and theatres.
d) they go to cemeteries to make their ancestors’ spirits happy

11. 
    What do people do on the Day of Independence?
    

a) people sing
b) people dance
c) people march in parades.
d) people watch TV

12. 
    Who are awarded medals by the government on Independence Day?
    

a) scientists, doctors and teachers.
b) engineers, singers, dancers.
c) farmers, peasants and others
d) the best representatives of the working class, scientists, doctors, teachers, engineers, singers, dancers, farmers, peasants and others

13. 
    When is Teachers’ Day celebrated?
    

a) on the 1st of October
b) on the 1st Sunday of October
c) on the last Sunday of September
d) on the 31st of October

14. 
    What do people do on the Eve of Hayit?
    

a) people cook palov.
b) people eat palov
c) they exchange palov with one another.
d) they go to Masjids

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