USEFUL LINKS

ABOUT FESTIVALS IN GENERAL

http://www.wilstar.com/holidays
www.activityvillage.co.uk/holiday_pages.htm
www.enchantedlearning.com
www.britainusa.com
http://www.learninghaven.com/
http://www.theholidayspot.com/
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/

ABOUT SPECIFIC FESTIVALS

JANUARY

• NEW YEAR
http://pittsburg.about.com/cs/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects7astronomy/moon/Phases.shtml
www.timessquarebid.org/new_year
www.londonparade.co.uk

• CHINESE NEW YEAR
http://www.astro.horoscopes.com/chinese/index.html
http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/countdown/index.html
http://www.newtin.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Chinese%20Folktales.html

• KWANZAA
www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/kwanzaa

• BURNS' NIGHT
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/haggis_66072.shtml
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries/burnsnight/burnspoems.html

FEBRUARY

• ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
www.scrapalbum.com/stvalent.htm
www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/
www.novareinna.com/festive/valentine.html

• PANCAKE DAY
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/shrove.html
www.pancakeday.com.au
www.pancakeparlour.com/Annual_Events/Shrove/shrove.html

MARCH

• EASTER
http://www.holiday-net/easter
http://www.james.rtsq.qc.ca/easter.htm

• ST. PATRICK’S DAY
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/stpat/quiz.htm
http://www.movetoireland.com/flash/game.htm
http://wizard.4teachers.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=37492

APRIL

• APRIL’S FOOL DAY
http://homepages.tesco.net/%7Ederek.berger/holidays/aprilfool.html
http://www.kico4u.de/english/topicotw/april.htm
http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm

MAY

• MOTHER’S DAY
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/mom/index.html
http://www.edhelper.com/MothersDay.htm

JUNE

• FATHER’S DAY
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/dad/
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/dad/

JULY

• INDEPENDENCE DAY
http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/july4.htm
http://www.dltk-kids.com/usa/about.htm
http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/july/independence_activities.html

AUGUST

• EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
http://www.eif.co.uk/
http://www.edinburghguide.com/festival/

SEPTEMBER

• HARVEST FESTIVAL
http://www.longman.co.uk/tt_pri/calendar/nov_00/harvest.htm

OCTOBER

• HALLOWEEN
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/halloween/?page=origins
http://www.neko.ca/halloween/historyquiz.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/lk-halloween.html
http://www.eslwonderland.com/activities/index.htm

NOVEMBER

• THANKSGIVING DAY
http://www.thanksgivinggreetings.net/
http://a4esl.org/q/j/vm/m-thanksgiving.html
http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/thanksgivn.htm

• GUY FAWKES NIGHT
http://www.bonfirenight.net/
http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/guyfawkes.htm
http://www.guy-fawkes.com

DECEMBER

• CHRISTMAS
www.christmas-tree.com/stories/songs.htm
www.emailsanta.com
www.claus.com/village.php
www.allthingschristmas.com
www.santa.net
www.annieshomepage.com
www.celebrate-christmas.com