Seasons and Celebrations - Level 2

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford University Press Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.

In English-speaking countries around the world people celebrate Easter, Valentine's Day, Christmas, and other special days. Some celebrations are new, others, like the summer solstice, go back thousands of years. What happens on these special days? Why is there a special day for eating pancakes? Who is the 'guy' that children take onto the streets in November? And where do many people like to spend the shortest night of the year in England? Come on a journey through a year of celebrations, from New Year's Eve to Christmas.