Christmas traditions in Haiti
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can learn about and describe a typical Christmas in Haiti.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Haiti is a French speaking country located in the Caribbean, it is part of 'la francophonie'.
- In Haiti people celebrate 'le Reveyon' the 24th December. They eat 'griot de porc', 'banann peze' et 'riz collé ak pwa'.
- Children make 'fanaux', lanterns made from paper and cardboard in the shape of houses, a Christmas tradition.
- In Haiti, there are two official languages: Haitian Creole and French.
- Haitian Creole contains French words and words from many different African languages: Boujou ! Padon ! Mèsi !
Keywords
Haïti - the French name for Haiti, a French speaking country located in the Caribbean
Haitian Creole - French-based Creole language spoken in Haiti
Common misconception
Christmas is celebrated in the same way it is celebrated in the UK, across the world.
Countries celebrate Christmas in many different ways. For example in Haiti, families eat their Christmas meal on the evening of the 24th December, and people make 'fanaux' (lanterns in the style of houses).
Teacher tip
You may wish to search for videos of Christmas in Haiti and 'fanaux' lantern making. You may also wish to search for videos of key phrases in Haitian Creole for pupils to practise listening to and pronouncing key words.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'present'?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
to sing, singing
to dance, dancing
to eat, eating
to live, living
to be, being
to explain, explaining
Q3.Match the French to the English.
to arrive, arriving
to respond, to reply, responding, replying
to receive, receiving
to make, making
to do, to make, doing, making
to write, writing
Q4.Order the words to say 'in the evening, the children open their presents'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'eating a fruit salad is a tradition in Haiti'.
Q6.'I eat three times a day.' Translate this sentence into French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'guava'?
Q2.Which words can mean 'lantern'?
Q3.'En Haïti, l'homme qui apporte les cadeaux à Noël s'appelle __________.' Which name completes this sentence?
Q4.Order the words to say 'in Haiti, children call Father Christmas another name'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'food is an important part of Christmas Eve'.
Q6.'Everyone dances and sings.' Translate this sentence into French.
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