Unit 37: Festivals in their cultural context Flashcards
1
Q
centenary/ bi-centenary
A
100th anniversary/ 200th anniversary
2
Q
flamboyant
(n): flamboyance
A
extremely colourful and exaggerated
3
Q
raucous
(n) raucousness
A
very noisy
4
Q
sombre
(n): sombreness
A
serious, heavy and sad
5
Q
traced back to pagan times
A
the times when people believed that nature had special powers
6
Q
commemorate
A
respect and remember officialy
