Think about a special festival, tradition or celebration in our country. Describe it. Write about what food the people eat, what activities they do, the reason they celebrate it, the date and season the celebration takes place, and things like that. Include a title with your description.
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Jovana Karić, VI2
The biggest and the most interesting festival in Kikinda is the traditional Pumpkin Days. It takes place in the fall, the last weekend in September. There is a competition for the heaviest and longest pumpkins and some people sell pumpkin cakes and traditional souvenirs. There are various fun activities for children.
This festival is organised here because pumpkins grow here and they represent Kikinda.
Our town is famous and has a lot of tourists from different parts of Serbia and that's why I like it.
Teodora Čudan, VI1
Patron Saint's Day
Every Orthodox family in Serbia have their own Patron Saint's Day. Some of the biggest Patron Saint's Days are Saint Nicholas' Day celebrated on 19th December, Saint George's Day on 6th May, and the Day of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans on 27th October.
My Patron Saint's Day is the Day of Saint Stephen of Dečani, celebrated on 24th November. When family and friends come, we serve them with ceremonial wheat (wheat, sugar, nuts). We light the candle and give the guests some ceremonial cake (some kind of bread) which we take to the church that morning. We eat some appetizer, and after that we eat some soup, cabbage rolls, lamb or pork and all kinds of salads. When we finish with the main meal, we eat some cakes. Our guests and we as their host hang out and enjoy singing and dancing.
Lara Avramov, VI2
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is on 6 January. You fast on that day. You don't eat any meat or sweets. For lunch, there is mostly some fish, dry white semolina or poppy seeds.
The day before Christmas, people prepare gifts for carolers, usually walnuts and sweets. On Christmas Eve, all the children get ready to go carolling. They prepare their boots, candy bags, jackets and hats. Basically, some children agree to go together in groups. They go from door to door, from street to street, knocking and asking, "Good evening, happy Christmas Eve! Do you receive the carolers?" If they get an affirmative answer they start carolling, and eventually they get a present. When the children get home, they show what they got and put the treats in a bowl for the next day.
Sara Stepanov, VI2
Christmas is celebrated on 7 January. It marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas straw is brought into the house and is not taken out until the holiday is over. People prepare some salad, roast meat, Christmas cake (česnica). Christmas is celebrated with the family.
Marina Veljin, VI1
Mia Pavlov, VI2
