II. Below are some famous festivals in Viet Nam and around the world. Work in pair to ask and answer about these festivals. You can search more information on the Internet and use it in your answers. Festival Its main purpose Its activities 1. Carnival of Venice– the day before Ash Wednesday Everybody was free to do things desired all year without any guilt thanks to the masks. Bands, jugglers and entertainers arc everywhere and the canals are full of colorful boats. The nights are also full of parties and masked dances. 2.Perfume Pagoda festival – begins in the middle of the 1st lunar month and lasts until the middle of the 3rd one (or from February till March) People pray for happiness and prosperity in the coming year. Huge numbers of pilgrims flock to the site. A wide range of traditional cultural activities is incorporated. Perfume Pagoda is not only a religious site, but a great sight­seeing spot in Vietnam as well. 3. Rio de Janeiro Carnival – on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday. Festival marks a farewell to bad things and prepares for Christ’s death and resurrection. Everybody enjoys parties. There are lots of street parades and people dressed in colourful costumes. There are samba bands playing and people dancing. 4. Da Nang FireworksFestival – at the end of April It is held to celebrate the occasion of Vietnam National Reunion Day (30 April) and Labor Day (1 May). Participants are pyrotechnic teams from all over the world competing against each other. Location of the firing is at Han River port. Watching stands are on the other side of the river bank. However, the fireworks performance can be viewed at many points around the city, on the bridges or on boats. Useful questions 1. When is the festival held? ________________________________________________________ 2. What do people celebrate the festival for? ________________________________________________________ 3. How do people celebrate it? ________________________________________________________ 4. Could you tell US more about the festival? ________________________________________________________ 5. Which festival do you like best? Give the reasons. ________________________________________________________