24444 birthdays around the world

In Denmark, people put a flag outside their window to show that somebody in the house is having a birthday.. In Nepal, people make a special mark on the child’s forehead.. People think t

Part A: Read about birthdays around the world and answer the

questions

In Denmark, people put a flag outside their window to show that somebody in the house is having a birthday The family put presents around the child’s bed when he is sleeping When the child wakes up,

he is very happy because he can see the presents

In Nepal, people make a special mark on the child’s forehead

The mark is made from a mixture of rice, yoghurt and colouring

People think that the mark will bring good luck on their birthday

In Vietnam, people don’t celebrate the exact day of their birthday Everybody celebrates their birthday on the same day – New Year’s Day On the first morning of the New Year, parents give their children red envelopes Inside the envelope, there is “lucky money”

In England, when it’s your birthday, your friends will

sometimes give you the ‘bumps’ They lift you up and down

in the air by your hands and feet, one time for each year

and one extra for good luck

In Hungary, everyone pulls on the earlobes of the birthday person and says a little rhyme

The rhyme means "God bless you, live so long that your ears reach your ankles"

In Canada, the birthday child is caught by his friends and his

nose is greased with butter for good luck The greased nose

makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him

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1 What do people in Nepal use to make a mark on the forehead of the birthday

child?

2 John is from England He’s 16 years old today How many bumps does he get?

3 What do Vietnamese people put inside the red envelope?

4 In what country do people celebrate their birthday on the first day of the

year?

5 What do Canadians put on a child’s nose on his birthday?

Part B: Look at the flags

Write the name of the capital city under each flag

(Use google or Wikipedia.org to find the answers)

Part C: Please write five things you did on your last birthday Don’t forget to use the past tense.