Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Topic 15: Festivals

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  Do you often celebrate festivals in your culture?
  
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  What do people usually do during festivals?
  
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  Which is your favorite festival?
  
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  Do you think festivals are important?
  

Nouns

celebration festivity reunion family get-together

ceremony ritual legend folklore

Verbs

celebrate reunite revisit pay one‘s respects to

Adjectives

cheerful customary long-established time-honored

Idioms

push the boat out (= have a party)

We really push the boat out during spring festival celebrations.
make merry (= drink and cal)

People always make merry on New Year's Eve.

slap-up meal (= big meal)

There is usually a customary slap-up meal.

in high spirits (= happy)

Everyone is in high spirits just before midnight.