E: Describe a Cultural Event

Read the text. What cultural festivals or events do you know about? Write a list. 

Hawaii’s Lantern Floating Festival

People travel from all over the world to participate in Hawaii's Lantern Floating Festival. Lantern Floating Festival is a ceremony to remember family and friends who have died. It takes place on Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. The festival begins with music and singing, and then, as the sun sets, everyone lights their lanterns. Each lantern has a message written on it, and sometimes people also attach photos of their loved ones to them. Once they are lit, the lanterns are released onto the water. It is a truly beautiful sight. Lantern Floating is a moment to remember and give thanks to the people who have left the world before us.

Read the text about a festival. Underline the topic sentence and the last sentence.

Lim Festival

Around mid-January of the lunar calendar every year, thousands of people from the north of Viét Nam travel to Bac Ninh. They travel there to participate in the Lim Festival, a cultural event that dates back more than 300 years. The celebration usually starts with a parade where villagers are dressed in colorful traditional costumes. Then, many rituals take place to worship Gods and to honor the founders of the festival. In the main part of the festival, people hold many folk games such as wrestling, chess, weaving competitions, and rice cooking competitions. However, the most important activity is the art of “Quan Ho” singing, which was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Male and female singers in traditional costumes challenge each other by singing a song, in which each partner must sing different lyrics to match their partner's melody. So, if you like travel, art, and unusual experiences, you should visit Bac Ninh next spring!