Unit IX Part 1 The Seasonal Round
Lesson 2 Constructing Personal Calendars

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What seasons or holidays are associated with the following customs?

1. Sort the customs listed below according to the seasons in which they occur and write them in the correct boxes on Page 2. Some may be associated with more than one season.

2. Add at least two customs associated with a season or holiday from your own knowledge or research.

Cleaning house Planting by the signs of the moon Egg knocking or pocking Attending family reunions Shooting fireworks Blessing of the fleet Cleaning graves Predicting hurricanes Berry picking Making paper lanterns Building home altars Costuming Lighting candles Wearing something green Pressing sugar cane Second-lining Shelling peas Hanging gourd birdhouses Throwing rice Drumming Attending revivals or camp meetings Drying palmetto Trail riding Quilting Gathering flower seeds

Duck calling Celebrating a Seder Attending or participating in a Dragon Dance Rodeoing Canning fruits and vegetables Giving up something Curing meat Building bonfires on the levee Eating black-eyed peas Watching or participating in parades Spinning a dreidl Going on a picnic Baking sweets Making filé Harvesting willow for furniture making Attending public programs or speeches _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

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