Fiesta!

The following questions are from a "typical" Spanish 102 assignment designed by the FL Department. Students are asked to research a holiday or festival in a Spanish-speaking country and then complete a study guide.

I highly recommend that students conduct their research in Spanish. This is not meant to be a translation exercise. Similarly, starting in Spanish will give them the correct grammar and all of the vocabulary they need, saving time in the long run.

Use an "Advanced" Google search to find pages written in a particular country and pages written in Spanish.

As always, the basic grammar to answer the question is already "found" in the question itself. Take question #1:

1. ¿Cómo se llama el festival?

El festival se llama __________________.

Notice that you didn't have to modify the verb one little bit! It's a "fill in the blank" sort of thing.

Note: Remember to be aware of the gender of the word you choose for "holiday" such as la fiesta, el festival, el día de fiesta, etc.


2. ¿Dónde se celebra?

Se celebra en ___________________.

3. ¿Cuál es la fecha del festival?

La fecha es________________.

4. ¿Es un festival secular o religioso?

Es_______________ (ALL the words you need are already in this question)

5. ¿Cuál es el motivo del festival? ¿Qué celebra el festival?

Which verbs will you employ and which forms? Es and celebra....easy.

More to follow, provided there are comments and questions.