New Yam Festival and Harvest Festival

Resources to accompany Chicken in the Kitchen written by Nnedi Okorafor and illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini New Yam Festival and Harvest Festival
RE – comparing festivals New Yam Festival The New Yam Festival is celebrated by African people living all over the world. Pictures 1-­‐3 were taken at a New Yam Festival celebration amongst a Nigerian community in Ireland. Pictures 4-­‐5 were taken in an African village. Look carefully at these pictures, as you will be comparing these with photos of Harvest Festival. Lantana Publishing 2015. This may be re-­‐produced solely in the downloader’s school. Pictures 1-­‐3 taken by William Murphy from the album ‘New Yam Festival on Saturday August 30th’ and available via Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/sets/72157607539100076. Pictures 4-­‐5 taken by One Village Initiative from the album ‘Yam Festival” and available via Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/1village/. 1 Resources to accompany Chicken in the Kitchen written by Nnedi Okorafor and illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini Harvest Festival These harvest festival photos were taken at locations all around the UK. Pictures 1 and 2 were taken in a church. Similarities between New Yam Festival and Harvest Festival Lantana Publishing 2015. This may be reproduced solely in the downloader’s school. Pictures 1-­‐2 taken by fourth and fifteen and is available via Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/chelmsfordblue/sets/72157627751039112. Picture 3-­‐4 taken by Charleston’s The Digitel available via Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/29456235@N04/sets/72157625223864242. 2 Resources to accompany Chicken in the Kitchen written by Nnedi Okorafor and illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini Differences between New Yam Festival and Harvest Festival Remember that you should be looking at all of the pictures above but that you should also think back to what you have learnt from reading Chicken in the Kitchen. You may also be able to do some extra research on the Internet to help you complete this worksheet. Lantana Publishing 2015. This may be re-­‐produced solely in the downloader’s school. Pictures 1-­‐3 taken by William Murphy from the album ‘New Yam Festival on Saturday August 30th’ and available via Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/sets/72157607539100076. Pictures 4-­‐5 taken by One Village Initiative from the album ‘Yam Festival” and available via Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/1village/. 3