Holidays We Celebrate

🌍Mission Brief #5

Holidays are special days we celebrate.

🎯 Your mission

Step into someone else's story.

⚡ The twist

Family means something different in every country.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 In Iceland, almost everyone is related to everyone else.

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Then & Now

🤝 This shapes how friendships, neighborhoods, and schools work today.

Holidays are special days we celebrate. Some holidays are for fun, like birthdays. Others are for giving thanks, like Thanksgiving. Holidays bring families together and make us happy.

Key Facts

Holidays are special days.

Birthdays are fun to celebrate.

Thanksgiving is for giving thanks.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do we celebrate on our birthdays?

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Why this still matters

Walk through your neighborhood — every house has a different story.

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Stretch Challenge

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Try one food from a culture you've never had this week.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about a tradition in our family — and where you think it came from.”

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