Social Studies - The Revision section beginning with no. 11 Which of these festivals is

celebrated by both Roman Catholics and Hindus? to no.  25y

11. The festival celebrated by both Roman Catholics and Hindus is La Divina

Pastora.

12. OPEN ANSWER e.g. Independence Day – We celebrate our separation from the

Queen of England and the national emblems.

13. In Trinidad and Tobago, our Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November

20th for two days.

14. Three Rights of the child are:

a. Article 6 is the right to live,

b. Article 7 is the right to a registered name and nationality,

c. Article 9 is the right to live with parents, unless it is bad for them

d. Article 13 is the right to talk, draw or express information (freedom of

expression)

e. Article 14 is the right to think and believe what they want and worship any

religion. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS.

15. Two reasons why Labour Day is important are:

a. It is the anniversary of the day of Butler Oilfield Riots which took place in

1937

b. It celebrates unions fight for better working conditions for all workers.

16. The term Parang is derived from the Spanish word parranda, which means a

spree or a fête.

17. Parang celebrates the birth of baby Jesus and also the river called Manzanare in

Venezuela.

18. OPEN ANSWER – have a ‘Show and Tell’ about the festivals to educate one

another, exchange and share customs like food and clothing and get their parents

to allow one another to visit the family when the festival is celebrate to gain the

experience. (THINK WELL)

19. OPEN ANSWER

20. The stages of Carnival can be:

a. Carnival bands design costumes for the new parade

b. Soca and Calypso artists wrire, produce and sing their new songs on radio

c. Carnival bands show their costumes and masquareders buy them

d. Parties and Fetes are organized all over the country

e. Steelpan players practice their music

f. The King and Queens costumes cross the Diamache Gras Stage and

calypsonions compete for the King/Queen of Calpsyo

g. The International Soca Monarch, Power Monarch, Groovy Monarch and

Chutney Soca Monarchs are crowned

h. The best steelpan band wins Panorama

i. Some costume bands cross the big stage in Port-of-Spain and one is

chosen.

j. The Road March Monarch is chosen when his or her song is played the

most on the road for Carnival Monday and Tuesday.

k. At 12 midnight Ash Wednesday, Carnival ends.

21. You have to draw the symbols for the National Festivals. They can look like the

following:

NATIONAL FESTIVAL

SYMBOL FOR FESTIVAL

Independence Day and Republic DaySee –red, white and black ribbons, the Coat of Arms, the National Flag and other emblems

Christmas – Baby Jesus, Christmas Tree, Santa Claus the Nativity creshe Say Merry Christmas or Feliz Navidada

Figure 1 A Christmas Tree

Figure 2 The Nativity scene with Baby Jesus

Eid ul Fitr – Mosque or Moon with star

Say Eid Mubarak!

Figure 3 A Mosque with the Moon and StarDivali- the deya or Om, or Ma Lakshmi

Say Shubh Divali!

Carnival

Carnival Costumes, Steelpan, masks, painted faces, moko jumbie and others.

22. OPEN ANSWER

23. 2012 Official Public Holidays

JANUARY

1st New Year's Day

FEBRUARY

Carnival Monday

Carnival Tuesday

MARCH

30th Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day

APRIL

6th Good Friday

9th Easter Monday

MAY

30th Indian Arrival Day

JUNE

7th Corpus Christi

19th Labour Day

JULY AUGUST

1st Emancipation Day

31st Independence Day

SEPTEMBER

TBA Eid-ul-Fitr

24th Republic Day

OCTOBER

TBA Divali

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

25th Christmas Day

26th Boxing Day

24. The national festival which is celebrated on two days of the years is Carnival

25. Some activities which happen during the Tobago Heritage Festival are:

a. Old Time Wedding

b. Belle Dancing

c. Storytelling / Drama

d. Limbo