Festivals for Our Animal Friends
Some ____ have been our friends for thousands of years.
They ____ helped and protected us.
To celebrate these animal friends, people in Ireland and ____ hold special festivals every year.
These festivals ____ a strong bond between humans and animals.
Wild Goat Festival in ____
Every year from August 10 to 12, people in Killorglin hold ____ festival to celebrate wild goats.
There is one story about the festival’s ____
____ the English army was attacking Ireland in the 17th century, they came across a group of wild goats in a field.
Most of the goats ran away to ____ mountains, but one goat ran toward the village.
When the ____ saw the tired and scared goat, they realized that danger was coming.
Thanks to the goat, the villagers were able to prepare ____ protect themselves.
Since then, people in Killorglin have celebrated wild ____ with this festival.
At the festival, people crown a goat to ____ thanks to it.
They ____ give it a lot of food and take good care of it.
People then ____ dance, and sing.
Dog Festival in Nepal
People say, “Every dog has ____ day.”
In Nepal, this ____ is literally true.
Dogs have been an important part of Nepalese ____ for hundreds of years.
The Nepalese believe that dogs are helpers of the god of ____ and guide souls to heaven.
Because of this belief, Nepal ____ a special day to celebrate dogs.
This dog festival usually takes place in ____ or November.
____ this day, people give dogs flower necklaces and delicious food.
They also put a red mark on dogs’ foreheads to wish ____ good luck.
They even ____ to dogs to show them love and thanks.