Question

Read the text from which four sentences are missing. Match the sentences
(A-E) to the sentences (1-4). There is one extra sentence. M6-11

THE IGBO NEW YAM FESTIVAL

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries.
Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. ______________ The festival therefore celebrates a season of
plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.
On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and
pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. ____________ One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls
eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting
begins!
But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed, and people throw
parties and take part in parades. _____________ There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal
masks or masks showing the different seasons.
The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. ___________ Living away from home, these people feel the need to
keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central
part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.
A It’s also time for dressing up.
B In fact, it is found anywhere in the world where there are Igbo communities.
C The following morning, they are prepared in many different ways.
D The yam is eaten by Americans at Thanksgiving.
E The yam is the main food of the Igbo and is the first crop to be harvested.​

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