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1. How do you think that the family of Gina in uenced in her love for traditional
festivals?
Her grandmother took her to different festivals in church and in the
schools. In that way, she had the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of festivals
and how they bring happiness to the community.
2. What were the four festivals that Gina wrote about in her diary and what were
the main activities people were doing?
3. Do you consider that traditional festivals were something that motivated Gina’s
life? How? And why do you think that?
Gina’s dream was to become a member of a cultural group
and when she grew
up, she joined one of this groups. She also wanted to share her traditions with
people all over the world. She had the opportunity to perform in different conti-
nents and in that
way, she was able to share her Mexican values and traditions.
Name
Cumbre Tajin
Dragon Festival
Takai Festival
Tulip festival
Activities
The Voladores
de Papantla
were climbing
the post.
The Voladores
were dressed in
red pants.
The Voladores
were perfor-
ming the cele-
bration.
People were ea-
ting a lot of rice
and dumplings.
People were
racing dragon
boats.
Men were ga-
thered around
with drums and
dances.
Some men
were playing
drums and
others were
dancing.
Many people
from different
parts of the
world were
walking, cy-
cling and en-
joying the tulip
garden show.
Activity 2.15