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Choose one of the following festivals and do some research to find out more about it. Useful websites are listed, but you may also find it helpful to consult library books, including encyclopedias.

It is very important not to copy information directly from your sources. Instead, you should make notes and later use the notes to write your own text. (Click here for an example of how to do this.)

• Chanukah / Hanukkah (a Jewish festival)

http://www.aarp.org/ftd/hannukah.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/about.html

• Diwali / Deepavali (Hindu)

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Festivals/Diwali.html

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/diwali.html

http://www.bawarchi.com/festivals/diwali1.html

http://www.ruchiskitchen.com/festivals/deepavali.htm

• Mid-Autumn / Lantern Festival (Chinese)

http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/festivals/0995_MidAutumn.html

http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/moon_e/moon.htm

http://www.chinavoc.com/festivals/Midautumn.htm

• Songkran (Thailand/Cambodia/Burma)

http://www.beachpatong.com/photogallery/songkran/

http://www.phuket.com/festival/songkran.htm

http://ase.tufts.edu/thaiclub/TNY.html

• Chu’sok (Korean)

http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/chusok.htm

http://www2.ald.net/~roden/korea/pages/holiday.htm

http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/chusok.htm

• Idulfitri / Eid al Fitr (End of the Muslim fasting month)

http://www.theeid.com/abouteid/

http://www.cie.org/resources/ramadan.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/ramadan1.html

http://www.cobblestonepub.com/pages/FACALLRamadan.html

Frankie Meehan