​Beginner Level:

1. What is your favourite festival or holiday, and why do you like it?

2. How do you celebrate your country's national holiday?

3. Have you ever celebrated a festival or holiday from a different culture? What was it like?

4. What's the most important holiday in your country, and how is it celebrated?

5. Are there any festivals or holidays that are religious in your culture? 

6. What is your favourite food to eat from a festival or holiday?

7. Describe a festival or holiday you would like to attend in the future, either in your own country or abroad.  

8. Do you like to cook on festivals or holidays? What do you like to cook on these days? 

9. Do you wear any costumes on festivals or holidays? Describe the costume(s). 

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Intermediate Level:

1. Have you ever traveled to a different country to experience their festivals or holidays? Share your experience.

2. Can you describe a traditional festival or holiday from your culture that might not be well-known internationally?

3. Do you celebrate any festivals or holidays differently than most people? What do you do that is different?

4. Are there any festivals or holidays that focus on food in your culture? What dishes are typically prepared during these celebrations?

5. Do you think festivals and holidays are a good way to keep cultural traditions? Why or why not?

6. How have festivals and holidays changed over the years?   

7. Are traditions important? Why or why not?   

8. Describe a memory of celebrating a festival or holiday. What made that memory so special? 

9. Do you think it is better to buy a gift for someone or to give them money? Why?

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Advanced Level:

1. Have you ever experienced a cultural misunderstanding or surprise related to festivals or holidays while traveling or living in a different country?

2. Do you think festivals and holidays have become too commercial? How so? 

3. In your opinion, what makes a festival or holiday memorable and special?

4. If you could create a new holiday or festival, what would it be about, and how would people celebrate it? 

5. Are there any festivals or holidays in your culture that you find inappropriate to be celebrated these days? 

6. Which festival or holiday best defines your culture? How so? 

7. Do you think old festivals and holidays are becoming less important to younger generations? 

8. How is celebrating a festival or holiday different as a child, teenager, or adult? 

9. Is there a historical person or moment in your culture that deserves a festival or holiday? Why?