Pre-reading questions:
- How do you celebrate Christmas?
- What are the most popular Christmas food and drinks in your country?
- How is Christmas celebrated in your country?
A Christmas fundraiser event invited all alcohol-loving people to SantaCon. SantaCon is an annual Christmas bar crawl. The organizers say SantaCon celebrates Christmas traditions of festive dress and good cheer. It also raises tens of thousands of dollars for charity.
The said event took place last December 10. The annual bar crawl was held in 380 cities across the US and in 51 countries all over the world. In New York, the bar crawl started at 23rd street Broadway Pedestrian Plaza, The Flatiron Building. Most of the bars that participated in New York City are from the East Village and Midtown. This is one of the most anticipated NYC events every December.
Vocabulary:
fundraiser – [noun] an event held to generate financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise
charity – [noun] an organization set up to help and raise money for those in need
bar crawl – [adjective] the act of drinking in different bars in a single night
organizer – [noun] a person who plan or arrange an event
festive – [adjective] cheerful; merry
anticipated – [adjective] awaited
Comprehension Questions:
- According to the article, what is one of the most anticipated events in NYC every December?
- Who are invited to SantaCon?
- What is the main purpose of SantaCon?
- How many cities and countries joined the annual bar crawl?
- In New York, where did the bar crawl start?
Express Your Opinion:
- SantaCon celebrates Christmas traditions of festive dress and good cheer.
- SantaCon should also be a yearly event in Japan.
- “Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” -Edna Ferber