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