Traditional Holidays in Transition
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Enter the name of a traditional holiday.
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Description
Objective: This worksheet aims to explore the diverse traditions of the celebrations on a traditional holiday across different countries and through various historical periods, encouraging students to reflect on the evolution of traditions.
Content and methods: The worksheet initiates with a dialogue between two students from Italy and Canada, discussing their traditions on a traditional holiday and how these have changed within their families over time. This is followed by an open discussion prompt for the class. The second section focuses on a matching activity where students connect various traditions with their respective countries. The final part presents three short reports from different historical periods, illustrating how celebrations have evolved over centuries. The worksheet concludes by asking students to identify and note down important differences in how the holiday was celebrated in the past compared to today.
Competencies:
- Reading comprehension
- Cross-cultural understanding
- Historical analysis (understanding change over time)
- Matching and information retrieval
- Comparative thinking
- Discussion and self-reflection
Target group: 7th-9th grade