Special Days of the Year – Conversation Questions

Holidays and Special Days of the Year Conversation Questions:


1.) What are the special days of the year in your culture?
2.) What is your favourite day of the year? Why?
3.) How many days off a year do people get in your country? How does this compare with other places?
4.) How does your community celebrate beginnings, birth and birthdays?
5.) How does your community celebrate endings, your dead and death?
6.) How does your community celebrate romantic love and commitment?
7.) How does your community celebrate joy and the abundance of Nature?
8.) How does your community celebrate friendship, empathy and kindness?
9.) How does your community celebrate its history? What aspects of its history do your holidays focus on? What aspects of its history are not represented?
10.) Do you, or you and your family have any celebrations or traditions that are only yours?