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    The Snake Festival is an annual festival held in the small Italian village of Cocullo on the first Thursday of May. The festival commemorates Saint Dominic, who in the 11th century rid the village of snakes that were killing many people. During the festival, snakes are collected and placed on a statue of Saint Dominic, which is then carried in a procession through the village accompanied by a band. Women dressed in costume hand out snake-shaped sweets and bread to spectators. The festival aims to remember Saint Dominic's actions in saving the village from snakes.

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    The Snake Festival is an annual festival held in the small Italian village of Cocullo on the first Thursday of May. The festival commemorates Saint Dominic, who in the 11th century rid the village of snakes that were killing many people. During the festival, snakes are collected and placed on a statue of Saint Dominic, which is then carried in a procession through the village accompanied by a band. Women dressed in costume hand out snake-shaped sweets and bread to spectators. The festival aims to remember Saint Dominic's actions in saving the village from snakes.

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    The Snake Festival is an annual festival held in the small Italian village of Cocullo on the first Thursday of May. The festival commemorates Saint Dominic, who in the 11th century rid the village of snakes that were killing many people. During the festival, snakes are collected and placed on a statue of Saint Dominic, which is then carried in a procession through the village accompanied by a band. Women dressed in costume hand out snake-shaped sweets and bread to spectators. The festival aims to remember Saint Dominic's actions in saving the village from snakes.

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    The Snake Festival is an annual festival held in the small Italian village of Cocullo on the first Thursday of May. The festival commemorates Saint Dominic, who in the 11th century rid the village of snakes that were killing many people. During the festival, snakes are collected and placed on a statue of Saint Dominic, which is then carried in a procession through the village accompanied by a band. Women dressed in costume hand out snake-shaped sweets and bread to spectators. The festival aims to remember Saint Dominic's actions in saving the village from snakes.

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    The Snake Festival


    1. Find the meaning of the following words: snake statue
    2. Then read the text and fill in the table below.

    Every year on the first Thursday in May the small village of Cocullo in
    Italy sees thousands of visitors. They are all arriving to see the annual
    Snake Festival. The festival is held on Saint Dominics Day. St Dominic
    lived in the town in the 11th century. At that time there were many snakes
    in the village and many people died of snakebite. Saint Domenic got rid
    of the snakes and the people of Cocullo hold this festival every year to
    remember him. For some weeks before the festival, people collect
    snakes and then, on St Dominics Day, they put all the snakes on a
    statue of St Dominic. At midday they carry the statue and the snakes in a
    procession through the village. At the front of the procession is a band
    playing music and at the back are women in costume who give sweets
    and bread shaped like snakes to the people who are watching. At the end
    of the procession there are fireworks.

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    festivals.
    4. Discuss in your group: Which festival would you like to go to most?

    5. Invent a festival! Work together and invent a festival for one of these events:
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