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Describe a festival that is important in your country.
 
You should say:
- when the festival is celebrated 
- what people do during this festival 
- what you like or dislike about it 
and explain why this festival is important in your country. 
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]
Model Answer 1:
Pakistan is considered as an Islamic State and thus there are some religious 
festivals which are important in my country. 
The people of Pakistan mostly observe two religious festivals, Eid Ul Adha and 
Eid Ul Fitr and between the festivals, Eid Ul Fitr is the most important one and 
comes after a month long of fasting. The festival takes place at the end of the 
Holy month of Ramadan. Usually, the Muslims fast during the month of 
Ramadan, and this is a divine order and is considered as a pillar of the religion. 
The fasting hour begins with the rising of the sun and ends at the sunset. The 
Eid Ul Fitr takes place after the month-long fasting as a reward for them. They 
stop fasting from the Eid day and resume their regular life. This is really an 
extraordinary festival for us and I am proud of it. On the day, people in 
Pakistan pray in open fields in the morning which is known as Eid prayer. After 
the prayer, they meet and greet the other people and take foods. Wearing new 
dress is another feature of this festival and people are seen in new dresses. 
There are many activities on the Eid day. Usually, people resume their regular 
lifestyle. During the fasting, eating or drinking after the sunrise and before the 
sunset is prohibited. Besides, some other specific tasks are also banned during 
the day times and people in Pakistan come back to the regular activities. 
Usually, they invite the other people on the day after the prayer and take 

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delicious foods and sweets in the morning. Often rich foods are cooked for 
lunch or for dinner. This is the most awaited festival for the Muslim citizens of 
Pakistan. Sometimes they move out for visiting the neighbours and relatives. 
Exchanging greeting and small gifts is a common scene on the day. Most of the 
houses are filled with guests and people entertain or get entertained at the 
houses. Truly this is an event of joy for all of the Muslims living here. 
I like to get up early in the morning and get ready for attending the mass 
prayer on the day. I also like the festival more than anything but slightly dislike 
the foods especially the sweets. Almost all of the houses make foods and 60 
percent of the foods taste sweet. At times, it becomes intolerable to consume 
too many sweet-flavored food items in a single day. However, I like the 
greetings most. We greet people and embrace them for three times. 
Interestingly, on this day, anyone can greet and embrace anyone even if they 
are not familiar. Moreover, people help the destitute people marking the day 
and share their joys and sorrows. One thing should be mentioned here that the 
bonding among the people is outstanding and clearly represents the fellow 
feelings for each other on this day. 
The festival is important in Pakistan for many reasons. The first and the most 
important issue is that Pakistan is an Islamic country and majority of the 
citizens are Muslims. So, all the Islamic rules and regulations are followed here. 
People say their prayers regularly and follow the norms dictated in Islam. 
Accordingly, they continuously fast for a month. They try to reshape them with 
the divine instructions and try to apply the learning in their real life. 
Observance of Eid has been made as the part of following the religion. So, it is 
a must for each of the Muslims in Pakistan to observe the festival. This is not 
imposed rather the Muslims observe the day by their own will and participate 
in different activities which are made legal by the religion.