Holidays & Events

122 English Lessons

High Beg – Adv

This popular section features beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons to enlighten your students about holidays, traditions, and special events from around the world. From Valentine's Day to Lunar New Year and Ramadan, we're filling up your calendar with relevant topics.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month

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Yom Kippur

High Int
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Teachers' Day

High Int
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Chuseok

High Int
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Indigenous Peoples' Day (Columbus Day)

High Int
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Thanksgiving

Low Int
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Thanksgiving

Adv

New Year's

High Beg

New Year's

Low Int

New Year's

Adv

Australia Day

Adv

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Adv

Winter Olympics

High Int

Lunar New Year

Low Int

Lunar New Year

High Int

Black History Month

High Int

Groundhog Day

High Int

Waitangi Day

High Int

The Super Bowl

High Int

Valentine's Day

High Beg

Valentine's Day

Low Int

Valentine's Day

Adv

What's She Like? A Valentine's Story

High Beg

Presidents’ Day

Low Int

Family Day (Canada)

Low Int

Leap Year

High Int

Mardi Gras

Low Int

Mardi Gras

Adv

Holi

High Int

International Women's Day

High Beg

International Women's Day

Low Int

International Women's Day

Adv

St. Patrick's Day

High Beg

St. Patrick's Day

High Int

Ramadan

High Beg

Ramadan

Low Int

Ramadan

High Int

Eid al-Fitr

Low Int

Nauruz Festival

Low Int

Nauruz Festival

High Int

April Fools' Day

High Int

Walk to Work Day

High Int

Passover

High Int

Easter

High Beg

Easter

Low Int

Easter

Adv

Countdown to Easter

High Beg

Earth Day

Low Int

Earth Day

Adv

St. George's Day

Adv

Anzac Day

High Int

Cherry Blossom Festivals

Low Int

Golden Week

High Int

Asian Heritage Month

Low Int

Jewish Heritage Month

Low Int

May Day

High Int

Cinco de Mayo

High Int

Mother's Day

High Beg

Mother's Day

Low Int

Mother's Day

High Int

Victoria Day

Low Int

Victoria Day

High Int

Memorial Day

High Int

Dragon Boat Festival

High Int

World No Tobacco Day

High Int

Pride Month

Low Int

Pride Month

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World Oceans Day

High Int

Flag Day (US)

Low Int

Juneteenth

High Int

National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)

High Int

Father's Day

High Beg

Father's Day

Low Int

Father's Day

High Int

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

Low Int

Canada Day

High Beg

Canada Day

High Int

Eid al-Adha

Low Int

Independence Day

High Beg

Independence Day

High Int

Calgary Stampede

High Int

Running of the Bulls

High Int

Bastille Day

High Int

World Cup

Low Int

World Cup

High Int

International Day of Friendship

Low Int

Summer Olympics

High Beg

Summer Olympics

Low Int

Summer Olympics

High Int

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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Raksha Bandhan (Brother and Sister's Day)

High Int

Left-Handers' Day

High Int

Labor Day (US)

High Int

Labour Day (Canada)

High Int

Grandparents' Day

High Int

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

High Beg

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

High Int

Homecoming

High Int

Election Day (Canada)

High Int

Diwali

High Int

Halloween

Low Int

Halloween

High Int

The Scaredy-Cat: A Halloween Story

High Beg

Day of the Dead

High Int

Election Day (US)

High Int

Guy Fawkes Night

High Int

Remembrance Day / Veterans Day

Low Int

Remembrance Day / Veterans Day

Adv

Children's Day

Low Int

Black Friday

Low Int

Black Friday

High Int

World AIDS Day

High Int

Chanukah

High Beg

Chanukah

Low Int

Chanukah

High Int

Festivus

High Int

Christmas

High Beg

Christmas

Low Int

Christmas

Adv

The Sparkly Star: A Christmas Story

High Beg

Boxing Day

High Int

Kwanzaa

High Int