Celebration & ceremonies
Some questions cannot be answered without doing research. It is best to find out something about the topic before each Tandem meeting.

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- What are the official public holidays in your country?
- Which ones are celebrated at home?
- Which celebrations are accompanied by public events (parades, speeches, plays)?
- With which celebrations is food particularly important? What kind of food do people prepare?
- With which celebrations is it important to visit family, neighbours or friends?
- With which celebrations is it important to give presents? What kind of presents do people give? Is money an acceptable present?
- How are weddings celebrated in your country?
- How many guests are invited?
- How long do the celebrations last?
- What kind of presents do people give the newly wedded couple?
- Is it common for the parents to provide a trousseau?
- Are birthdays celebrated, and if so, how?
- When people have moved house, do they invite guests for a housewarming party?
- Are guests invited when a baby is born?
- How are funerals conducted?
- Are there any mourning rituals?
- How are the deceased buried?
- Is it common to have annual summer parties with neighbours or colleagues?
- Are there special celebrations for women and for men?