Group members
Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc
Nguyễn Dương Bằng Linh
Nguyễn Minh Ngọc
Phạm Minh Khuê
ENGLISH PROJECT
TOPIC: STRANGE FESTIVAL
Ngo Si Lien Secondary School – Class 7A2
GUIDE
AROUND THE WORLD
Special Episode – A series to talk about the culture
of countries around the world
Delicious food
Fabulous costumes
Traditional festivals
THAIPOOSAM FESTIVAL
A key Hindu ceremony
Held each year during the full moon in the tenth month of Hindu calendar
Falling from Mid January to Mid February
Usually celebrated with a public holiday in Malaysia and some other countries like Singapore, India, etc
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Millions of Hindus which devotee across the world take part in it
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Why: for Hindus of all castes and cultures to say thank you and show their appreciation to one of their Gods, Lord Murugan, a son of Shivaso so that their bad traits are destroyed
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The embodiment of Shiva - an cusdom devotees and pray to him to overcome the obstacles they face and Shiva is the divine vanquisher of evil
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
A procession along the streets that presents a statue of Lord Murugan
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
In Batu caves, they will be greeted by a 42,7 meters statue of Lord Murugan
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
- The most interesting part: the devotees pierce themselves with pins and spikes, hang fruit and pots from their chest with hooks
2. INTERVIEW
Let’s watch a video!