Dates, celebrations and holidays

DATES, CELEBRATIONS AND HOLIDAYS

WHAT´S THE DATE TODAY? WHEN IS...?

May twenty-ninth, two thousand ten May 29th, 2010

First: month Second: date in ORDINAL numbers Third: Year

Ordinal: 1st = first/ 2nd= second/ 3rd= third/ 4th= fourth/ 5th = fifth/ 6th = sixth...

FAMOUS FESTIVALS

Quebec Winter Carnival, Quebec City Last Friday of January or First Friday of

February

JAPANESE

Chichibu Omatsuri Night Festival On December 1st – 3rd

LA TOMATINA TOMATO FIGHT IN BUNYOL

In the Summer in Spain

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS – MEXICO

On November 2nd

BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL

In February

SAINT PATRICK´S DAY - IRELAND

On March 17th

OKTOBER FEST - GERMANY

17 days from Septemberuntil October

THANKSGIVING AND INDEPENDENCE DAY – THE USA

On the fourth Thursday of November

- On July fourth

MONTHS, PERIODS, SEASONS - IN

January July February August March September April October May November June December

Spring, summer, autumn (fall), winter The Morning, the afternoon, the evening

DATES/ DAYS - ON

On Monday/ On Tuesday On November 28th On July 10th (pizza and Kika´s day) On Christmas On the weekend On week days

YEARS - IN

In two thousand and 10 In two thousand and 12 In nineteen/ seventy two (19/72) = 1972 In 1984 In 1875

TIME - AT

At four o´clock At nine o´clock At noon At midnight At lunchtime At night