PART I

1. New Year's Celebration
   Use the space below to describe in detail how New Year's is celebrated in your community. Things to think about include:
   • When is it celebrated (e.g. the date)?
   • What is the weather like?
   • Are there special traditions?
   • Is there any special music?
   • What kind of food might you have?
   • What do people wear?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
      
2. Unique Holiday or Local Celebration
   Select a holiday or celebration that is unique to your community or region and use the space below describe it in detail Things to think about include:
   • When is it celebrated (e.g. the date)?
   • What is the weather like?
   • Are there special traditions?
   • Is there any special music?
   • What kind of food might you have?
   • What do people wear?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
      
3. Gather all the New Year's and unique holiday or local celebration information you researched above into one letter (you can use the space below) and submit it as a class to the Language Arts conference of Discussion Area of this project web site. Be sure to specify your city, country, latitude, etc. so the other classes can locate where your school is located.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    

PART II

• comparing and contrasting the differences in your New Year's celebrations.
• comparing and contrasting the differences and similarities between the celebrations holidays unique to your community with the celebrations in another community.
• describing how temperature affects holiday celebrations.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

NOTE: In your final report, be sure to include what you have learned about how temperature and/or climate affects the way you live in your community and the way others live in their communities.