B2 – Upper Intermediate
New Year and Christmas are the most celebrated holidays in the world. However, each country celebrates them differently. For example, Japan celebrates the New Year in silence while many other countries celebrate it by lighting fireworks and blowing horns. It’s the same with Christmas. In most parts of the world, we have Santa. He delivers gifts to children during Christmas. However, in Austria, an unusual figure called Krampus, comes during Christmas to punish naughty children.
Click the link and let’s listen to how every family celebrate their holidays differently.
Discussion Questions:
- How do the children in the audio celebrate Christmas?
- Do you celebrate Christmas? If yes, how did you celebrate Christmas as a kid? How about now?
- What are the biggest holidays in your country? How do you celebrate them?
- Why are holidays important?
- Do you think holiday traditions will live on for the next hundreds of years to come? Why or why not?