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23 Festivals and celebrations A Talking about festivals GOLDEN APPLE WEEK (3–9 SEPT) Ballynoe Fiddle Festival Every year, the...

23 Festivals and celebrations A Talking about festivals GOLDEN APPLE WEEK (3–9 SEPT) Ballynoe Fiddle Festival Every year, the villagers of Hartsby hold an unusual festival – the Week (18 JULY) of the Golden Apple. Hartsby, at the This fun festival falls on the third Saturday centre of the apple-growing region, of July, and the village becomes the celebrates this tradition, which dates back to the centre of wild music for the whole day. Middle Ages, at the beginning of every September. The The festival celebrates the birthday of festival is held to celebrate the apple harvest. Come Pat Davey, a famous local musician. This and join in the festivities and eat as many apples as year’s special guests include Anne O’Keeffe you want! Tickets £5 (children £2). (fiddle) and Ger Downes (guitar), who will uphold1 the annual tradition of playing at the house where Darvey was born. FIRE AND LIGHT FESTIVAL 1 also keep up (18 DEC) 2 It may be winter, dark and cold, but the village of Taft will be in (journalistic/literary) very old 3 also festival marks festive mood on December 18th. Wearing traditional dress, 4 the women of the village perform dances around a huge fire in usually refers to the time around the main square, while the men keep up the age-old2 tradition Christmas and New Year of wearing large, brightly coloured hats and carrying lanterns. The event marks3 the beginning of the festive season4. B Traditional festivities Different religions often have movable feasts1 which depend on the phases of the moon. There is a rich tradition of music and dance in central Sweden. Jazz and blues are part of the cultural heritage of the southern United States. Every year the town puts on a firework display as part of the festival. We have a proud tradition of raising funds for charity through our annual town festival. This month some of our students are observing the festival of Ramadan. In a break with tradition this year’s festival will feature modern dances alongside traditional ones. 1 can refer to any arrangement, plan or appointment where the date is flexible C A wedding celebration Look at this speech by the best man (usually the bridegroom’s best or oldest male friend) at a wedding. He mixes informal and formal collocations, which can have a humorous effect. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, according to long-standing1 tradition, I now have to make a speech, but it’ll be very short, so here goes. I never thought Theo would ever get hitched2, but he’s finally decided to tie the knot3. Yesterday he was suffering from pre-wedding nerves, but today he looked calm and happy as he and Jade were joined in matrimony4. So now, I’d like to propose a toast5 to the bride and groom. Please raise your glasses. To Jade and Theo! May they have many years of wedded bliss6!’ 1 5 which has existed for a long time also make a toast 2/3 6 (informal) get married (usually used slightly humorously) happiness 4 (formal: used as part of the marriage ceremony) married through being married Common mistakes Dress is an uncountable noun when it refers to a style of clothing (e.g. traditional dress, formal dress). Don’t say traditional dresses; this would mean dresses for women only. 50 English Collocations in Use Advanced