This document provides information about various cultural events and celebrations including Ramadan, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and includes instructions for a game called "Shake your Bootie" where participants use their hips to write letters for others to guess events. It also lists sample events and the numbers associated with them for an activity. The final section reminds students to review for a test and read the next unit.

2. Let’s Play “ Shake your Bootie”
• Use your hips to write
the letter then your group
mate will guess the event
.

3. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lp3xpaLeasM

5. Ramadan
• During the blessed month of Ramadan,
Muslims all over the world abstain from
food, drink, and other physical needs
during the daylight hours. As a time to
purify the soul, refocus attention on God,
and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is
much more than just not eating and
drinking.

7. Kwanzaa
• is a week-long holiday honoring African
culture and traditions. It falls between
December 26 and January 1 each year.
Maulana Karenga, an African-American
leader, proposed this observance and it
was first celebrated between December
1966 and January 1967.

9. Diwali
• Diwali celebrates to victory of the Good
over the Evil and Light over Darkness. Is
has a major religious significance for
Hindus, Sikhs and Jains alike - not only in
India, but also for Indians living abroad.

11. Hanukkah-
• (sometimes transliterated Chanukkah) is
a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days
and nights. It starts on the 25th of the
Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides
with late November-late December on the
secular calendar.

12. • In Hebrew, the word "hanukkah" means
"dedication." The name reminds us that
this holiday commemorates the re-
dedication of the holy Temple in
Jerusalem following the Jewish victory
over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E.

14. About Winter Solstice
• When: December 22, 2011; December 21, 2012;
December 21, 2013; December 21, 2014
• Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter
and is the shortest day of the year. On this day,
it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all
day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun
never rises on this day. It is not the coldest days
of winter, as the northern hemisphere continues
to lose more heat than it gains.

16. Listening

17. Sample of Events and Celebrations
1.A birthday party
2.A graduation
3.A dinner party
4.A wedding
5.A wedding anniversary
6.A New Year’s Party

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24. Homework
• Review Unit 7 for unit test .
• Read Unit 8