New Year in Scotland the Biggest New Year’S Celebrations in Britain Are in Scotland

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WINTER New Year [December 31st] New Year in Scotland The biggest New Year’s celebrations in Britain are in Scotland. Scottish people have a special word for New Year. Do the puzzle to find out what it is.

Match up the two parts of each word. Write the words under the pictures. BAG WHI PAGNE RTY CHAM FIRE CE SKY EDIN DAN PIPES WORKS CO PA BURGH AL

1 At New Year, lots 2 of people drink

There is a big display.

At midnight, people play the 4

Another popular drink is

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The biggest New Year celebration is in It is lucky to take a piece of to , the capital your friend’s house. of Scotland. 8

People like to Everybody goes to a on New Year’s Eve.

Now write all the letters in the grey squares. This is the Scottish word for New Year. ______

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WINTER New Year [December 31st] New Year’s Resolutions Lots of people make New Year’s resolutions. They try to do positive things in the New Year. These people are all making New Year’s resolutions. Match the pictures to the resolutions. 2

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h a I’m going to play football every week. 10 b 4 I’m going to go scuba diving. c I’m going to learn to play the violin. d I’m going to buy a new stereo. e I’m going to do my homework every day. 9 f 5 I’m going to save my money. g I’m going to make new friends. h I’m going to go to Spain. i I’m going to tidy my room 8 every week. 6 j I’m going to eat healthy food. 7

What are your New I’m going to ...... Year’s resolutions? I’m going to ...... Write three things. I’m going to ......

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WINTER New Year Celebrating the New Year The New Year has been celebrated for thousands of years. Every culture has its own New Year festival. Here are some New Year festivals from the past and also some New Year festivals that are celebrated in Britain by people from different cultures. Choose the correct word in each sentence. Find the words in the wordsearch. The letters left over spell a message for you. Ancient festivals

Ancient Egyptian New Year Roman New Year Celtic New Year The Ancient Egyptian New Year was During Roman times a new calendar The Celtic New Year was (1) celebrated/happened in was (4) arrived/invented and the New in October and was called September. There was a big Year was (5) run/moved from March Samhain, which means procession along the River Nile. The to January. At New Year gifts were (6) ‘summer’s end’. Bonfires procession was (2) led/gone by the sent/made to friends and even to the were (8) shone/burned Pharaoh. Trumpets, drums and Emperor. Funny costumes were (7) and people danced tambourines were (3) listened/played. danced/worn at parties. around them.

Modern festivals

Jewish New Year Hogmany Muslim New Year The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hogmanay is the Scottish word The Muslim New Year is Hashanah and it is (9) taken/celebrated in for New Year’s Eve. People go called the Day of the October. Special services are (10) held/got to parties. At midnight an old Hijrah. It remembers the at the synagogue. Honey and fish are song called ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is journey (17) made/gone (11) eaten/looked – honey is for a sweet (15) sung/seen. There is also a by Muhammad from year and fish is for a year of plenty. tradition called ‘first footing’. If Mecca to Jerusalem. Special round loaves of you are (16) shouted/visited by Children are bread are (12) boiled/baked. a man with dark hair you will (18) played/given People’s houses are have good luck in the next year. presents and new clothes. (13) done/cleaned and new clothes are (14) bought/given for children. ➜ Hindu New Year ➜ Many Hindus celebrate New Year in SHAHL I TFELED October, at the same time as Diwali, EFCELEBRATED the festival of light. Little lamps called divas are (19) lost/lit and they NLELV I S I TEDP swum/floated are (20) on lakes and TOLDPPYGEN I E ponds. The story of Rama and Sita is (21) talked/told to children. PAEWORNHNBNR LTBOUGHTEAVF Chinese New Year There is a big Chinese New Year AERRG I VENKEO festival in London every January or YDANWSUNGENR February. Dragon and lion dances are (22) performed/laughed. Evil EYTBURNEDDTM frightened/haunted spirits are (23) DEEMOVEDAREE away with firecrackers. Red clothes are (24) put/worn for good luck. MADE C L EANEDD