Miang from Thailand says:

He o. My name is Miang. I come from 4hai and. I &ou d i*e to te you a$out my favorite ho iday, &hich is Chinese Ne& ,ear. Chinese Ne& ,ear ta*es % ace in 5anuary6Fe$ruary every year. My fami y is Chinese, and &e ce e$rate this day too. My aunt coo*s some food to %ay the res%ect to 7od. 4he dishes are duc* and chic*en, fruits, ca*e, and Chinese dessert. My father and mother %ut the food to %ay the res%ect to 7od &ishing to have a good ife. And me8 I am &aiting for the ca*e to eat+ 9e icious, de icious. I i*e this day very much.

Fatima (aged 12) from Bahrain says:My favorite day is .id a ) Fitr. .id a )Fitr ha%%ens at end of 3amadan. I i*e this day $ecause I get money from my fami y I do a ot of things, first I go to my grandmas house and % ay there &ith my cousins, then &e go to the %ar* or to the ma . I en1oy it a ot.

Malena from Argentina says: I am Ma ena. I'm from Argentina.I'm 9 years o d. My favorite day is Ne& ,ear. (e ce e$rate &ith fire&or*s at midnight. I go to -unta de .ste, Uruguay, &ith my fami y. (e usua y eat Ara$ian food /*i$$e and 0a1mayin2. I decorate my house &ith f o&ers and $utterf ies. I have a ot of fun++

Zhenia from Ukraine says: My favourite day is Ne& ,ear. (e ce e$rate the Ne& ,ear on the :"st of 9ecem$er. Father Frost comes &ith his granddaughter ;negooroch*a /;no&gir 2 on this night. He %uts his %resents under the Ne& ,ear 4ree. (e have a %arty and stay u% unti midnight to see the Ne& ,ear in and the < d ,ear off. (e coo* tasty food for %arty. -eo% e a so ce e$rate < d Ne& ,ear in our country . It is on the "=th of 5anuary. Fiona from Argentina says: My name is Fiona. I'm 9. I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. My favorite day is Christmas eve. I visit my cousin in Uruguay. Her name is Nico e, she!s "#.I ove Christmas $ecause at night, I can % ay com%uter games &ith her and I can $e &ith my "' dogs and my ' cats. (e have $ar$ecue in the garden at my cousin!s house. (e eat ice)cream for dessert. At midnight &e &atch the fire&or*s in the s*y. I receive %resents from my fami y. I have ots of fun+

1. Who is from Ukraine?...........................................................................

2. Where is Fatima

from?

3. Who eats Arabian food?

When?

4. When is the Chinese New Year celebrated? ........................................... 5. What does Ming eat on New Years Day? ...........................................