Happy Diwali (the festival of lights ) (National Geographic) |
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A listening exercise with True-False questions, based on the video Happy Diwali, explaining the meaning and traditions of the most important Indian festival: Diwali.
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For every sentence mark if it is true or false or if there is no information about it.Items
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| A late fall visitor to India is especially fortunate because Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is at hand. | |||
| Diwali means "rows of lighted lamps". | |||
| Diwali is to any Indian what Christmas is to Christians. | |||
| Diwali commemorates the victory of God over evil, knowledge over ignorance. | |||
| To experience Diwali fully, you should get up after dawn and head for the flower markets. | |||
| At the markets, flower vendors work feverishly to create festoons of flowers. | |||
| Indian people use garlands of fragrant jasmine to adorn Hindu deities in their homes. | |||
| People hunch in front of their doorways, pouring coloured sand on a plate. | |||
| The coloured sand takes the shape of a lotus blossom. | |||
| The lotus flower in Indian culture symbolizes wisdom, compassion, divinity purity and contemplation. | |||
| Diwali is, in essence, all about sharing. | |||
| It's customary for family to go to the temples together, twice a day. | |||
| It's also customary for family to dress in the new outfits, purchased especially for Diwali. | |||
| Shops are not open on Diwali. | |||
| Traditionally, women wear sari whereas men wear kurta and dhoti. | |||
| During Diwali, there are lights everywhere. | |||
| Diwali lights are comparable to Christmas lights in western cities. | |||
| Only in Delhi, they put on spectacular public displays of fireworks. |
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