CANARY THE SCHOOL

Theme: How we express ourselves - Grade - 1( 2022 -23)

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Central Idea: Culture is represented by symbols and celebrations that express diversity within
our global community.

First Line of Inquiry: Significance of different celebrations (Causation)

Celebrations: A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because

something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.

Thematic Words:
Celebration
Tradition
Diwali
Christmas
Halloween
Symbol
Culture
Independence
Wedding
Festival
Birthday
Diversity

Different types of celebrations: 1. Traditional(Festival)- Harvest

Religious
Musical
Cultural
 2. Modern - Birthday
Wedding
New year
Get together

FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

1. Festivals are a way to celebrate 1. Celebrations are a way to celebrate

culture and tradition. important days or events.
2. Everyone celebrates on the same day. 2. Everyone celebrates on different days.
Eg: Diwali, Pongal, Holi, Christmas etc Eg: Birthday parties, New year
Party, weddings,get together.

Significance of Diwali-Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is celebrated across India with

great enthusiasm as it symbolizes the victory of good over evil. Derived from the
Sanskrit word ‘Deepavali’, which means a row of lights.

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Significance of Holi - Holi is known as the Hindu Festival of Colors, which is celebrated every
year in March. Holi is a celebration of happiness over sorrow and the changing of seasons from
winter to spring, or from cold to warmth! It’s a day of fun, color and light to celebrate with
loved ones and friends.

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Significance of Christmas: We celebrate Christmas as Jesus Christ's birth on Christmas Day,

which is annually held on December 25. Christmas is celebrated across the world. Popular
customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals
with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.
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Significance of Eid-el-fitr: Eid-ul-Fitr means “the feast of breaking the fast.” It is a festival that
marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and it is celebrated on 1st Shawwal. This joyous
day serves as a reward for those who observe fasts and occupy themselves. in the worship of
Allah during the blessed month of Ramadan.Eid al-Fitr is a time of official receptions and private
visits, when friends greet one another, presents are given, new clothes are worn, and the
graves of relatives are visited. Sweet dishes such as Sheer Khurma, toasted sweet vermicelli
noodles with milk and dried fruit, and saviyaan, a sweet milky pudding with dates, are the
common Indian Eid delicacies.They also help the one who are in need and give money .It is
celebrated across the world.

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Sorting out the festivals and celebrations using the school almanac calendar.

Festival Celebrations
Muharram Teacher’s day
Varalaxmi vratam Rumination day
Independence day Dot day
Ganesh chaturthi Sports day
Dussehra Children’s day
Diwali SLC
Holi Canarian fest
Christmas New year day
Pongal Grandparents day

Culture :The way a group of people act and what they believe.

What are the 7 major elements of culture?

● Language
 ● Customs and Traditions
● Religion
● Art
● Clothing
● Food

Symbol : A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or

process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical
notation.
Every culture is filled with symbols, or things that stand for something else and that often evoke
various reactions and emotions. Some symbols are actually types of nonverbal communication,
while other symbols are in fact material
objects.https://pressbooks.howardcc.edu/soci101/chapter/3-2-the-elements-of-culture/

Line of Inquiry-2: Connections between celebrations across cultures(Connection).

Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture and traditions. They are
meant to rejoice special moments and emotions in our lives with our loved ones. They play an
important role to add structure to our social lives, and connect us with our families and
backgrounds.

It is an ideal opportunity to learn about and share in each other’s cultural celebrations and
traditions and feel part of an inclusive and diverse community. This includes our school
community. Connecting with others and learning about their cultural celebrations and traditions
is an important part of developing intercultural understanding. Celebrations occur throughout
the year and provide opportunities for all of us to learn about the different beliefs, religions and
festivals celebrated by the children and adults in our schools, and around the world.

Children learn from each other how and why people celebrate, and begin to understand that
everyone’s traditions and practices hold special meaning for them just as theirs do for
themselves. Including parents, colleagues and yourselves extends and enriches the learning. It
helps us all to learn about and appreciate diversity, our differences and similarities, and to
understand more about our own and each other’s culture.
Comparing and contrasting harvest festivals between two cultures.

Harvest Festival in Punjab - In Punjab the harvest festival Lohri is

marked by eating sheaves of roasted corn from the new harvest.
The January sugarcane harvest is celebrated in the Lohri festival.
Sugarcane products such as gur and gajak are central to Lohri
celebrations, as are nuts which are harvested in January.

Harvest Festival celebration in Tamilnadu: This is one of the most

famous festivals of Tamil Nadu dedicated to Sun God or Surya and the
festival lasts for four days of Bhogi, Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and kanuma.It
marks the beginning of the new harvest season.The harvest festival of
the Tamil country is otherwise known as Pongal. It is a multi-day harvest
festival where a sweet porridge of freshly harvested rice is boiled.

Similarities and dissimilarities of festival celebrations:

New year Celebration around the World -

China -
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is
the most important festival in China. Celebrations to usher out the old
year and bring forth the luck and prosperity of the new one, therefore,
often include firecrackers, fireworks, and red clothes and decorations.It
is celebrated for 15 days . Young people are given money in colorful red
envelopes. In addition, Chinese New Year is a time to feast and to visit
family members.Regional customs and traditions vary widely but share
the same theme: seeing out the old year and welcoming in the luck and
prosperity of a new year. The main Chinese New Year activities include
● putting up decorations,
● offering sacrifices to ancestors,
● eating reunion dinner with family on New Year's Eve,
● giving red envelopes and other gifts,
● firecrackers and fireworks, and
● watching lion and dragon dances.

Australia -Australians celebrate the New Year with midnight fireworks in cities and towns
throughout the country. Firework displays are launched off bridges.Its a one day celebration
New Year's Eve is celebrated by gathering with friends and family. Popular rituals include
serving food that symbolizes good fortune and making resolutions concerning what one hopes
to accomplish in the next year.They eat baked -eyed beans ,green corn bread.

Third Line of Inquiry: The way people express themselves through celebrations (Perspective)

Traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), also called "expressions of folklore”, may include music,
dance, art, designs, names, signs and symbols, performances, ceremonies, architectural
forms, handicrafts and narratives, or many other artistic or cultural expressions.
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Punjab Haryana Assam West Bengal Kerala

Dress Salwar Kurta, Daman Kurta, Murga Saree, Munda

Punjabi kurta kurta pajama Chadar, Dhoti-kurta
with turban with turban Gammucha

Food Chole Churma, Jalpan-patha Fish-curry, Appam with

bhature, rewari sandesh ishtu
makki ki roti
and saag

Language Punjabi Haryanvi Assamese Bengali Malayalam

Dance Bhangra Ghoomer Bihu Brita Kuchipudi

Art and craft Phulkari work Punja durries Bamboo terracotta Coir and
and rugs craft, Jape craft Cane
hat products