Invent A Holiday: Investigation Report Form

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1. Investigation Report Form
  Invent A Holiday
  
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4. What is the name of your invented holiday? This field is required.
5. Date of your invented holiday This field is required.
6. Type of the invented holiday Indicate the type of the holiday you think this should be. This field is required.
  - Religious/Cultural
    This kind of holidays is strongly connected to some religious or cultural tradition or originates from it. Examples: Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Yom Kippur, Diwali, Halloween, Easter, Kwanzaa, Mardi Gras
  - Calendar
    This kind of holidays celebrates some seasonal or astronomical events. Examples: New Year, Vernal Equinox, Oktoberfest, Groundhog Day.
  - Historical/Political
    This type of holidays commemorates some important political/historical events or symbols. Examples: Thanksgiving, Victory Day, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Independence Day, Flag Day, Election Day
  - Personage/Professional/Social
    These holidays commemorate great persons, some groups of people that share one profession or occupation or dedicated to people of a particular family role or age group. Examples: Helen Keller Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., International Workers' Day, Administrative Professionals Day, Veteran's Day, Mother's Day, Children’s Day, Parents’ Day, Father’s Day
  - Other
    Please, suggest your own category if your holiday doesn't fall into any of the categories above.
7. Reasons/Purpose Celebrants will want to know the purpose of the holiday. What are 3 reasons why people should celebrate your invented holiday? This field is required.
8. Symbolic Elements Identify up to 3 symbolic elements that will represent your invented holiday. Write the name of the specific symbol in the space provided to the right of the element. This field is required.
  - Event
  - Object
    Check this if your symbol is tangible object that you can hold in your hand. Good examples are dreidel for Jewish Hanukkah, little dolls for Hinamatsuri in Japan, colored eggs for Easter in Christianity.
  - Dress (garment, head-dress, footwear, etc)
    Check this of your symbol is something wearable. Good example is various dresses for Halloween.
  - Music or sound
    Check this if your symbol is some particular piece of music or even sound. Good example is "Auld Lang Syne" song as a symbol of New Year.
  - Word or saying
    Check this option if your symbol is some word or saying. "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year" are good examples of such kind of symbols.
  - Food
    Check this option if your symbol is food or beverage. Good examples are turkey for Thanksgiving or haggis for Robert Burn's Birthday.
  - Animal, Fish, Bird, Insect
    Check this option if your symbol is some animal, fish, bird of even insect. Good examples are groundhog for Groundhog Day, white elephant for many holidays in Thailand.
  - Person
    Check this if your symbol is some real or fictitious person.
  - Vegetation (plants, trees, flowers)
    Check this option if your symbol is flower, tree or any other kind of plants. Good examples are spruce for Christmas, any flowers for Valentine's Day
  - Other
    Check this if your symbols doesn't fall into any of the categories above.
9. Symbols meaning Provide the meaning behind the symbols you've suggested. This field is required.
10. Traditions Think about the customs and beliefs you want to pass down from generation to generation. What activities will take part during your invented holiday that your celebrants will look forward to each year? This field is required.
11. Visual Representation Create an invitation, postcard, flier or some other type of visual representation to promote your invented holiday. Be sure to include imagery that represents your holiday’s elements. This can be created digitally or drawn by hand. This field is required.
  
  At least 1 images should be uploaded
  
  Please upload from 1 to 3 pictures
12. Are you interested in connecting with other classes to discuss holidays through video calls using Skype or Google Hangouts? This field is required.
  - Yes
  - No
13. Grade Level This field is required.
  - Primary/Elementary School
  - Middle School
  - High School
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Invent A Holiday

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