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1.How do you typically celebrate your birthday?

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2.What are some special traditions you follow on New Year´s Eve with your family or friends?

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3. Why is Christmas or Thanksgiving ( or another holiday) your favorite holiday, and how do you usually celebrate it?

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4.What are some memorable birthday celebrations you´ve had, and what made them special?

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1. How do you typically celebrate your birthday?

I celebrate my birthday with cake and my family.

2. What are some special traditions you follow on New Year's Eve with your family or friends?

On New Year's Eve, my family and I do a gift exchange and have dinner at midnight.

3. Why is Christmas or Thanksgiving (or another holiday) your favorite holiday, and how do you usually celebrate it?

My favorite holiday is Carnival because I go to the beach.

4. What are some memorable birthday celebrations you've had, and what made them special?

All of my birthdays are mem orable.

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1. I don't celebrate it, but my last birthday was special because of my partner, we spent an afternoon in the country.

2. As a family, we get together and dance.

3. Because I see my family united.

4. My partner and my mom—I like surprises, but without too many people.

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How do you typically celebrate your birthday?
I usually celebrate my birthday with a small party with my family and friends.

What are some special traditions you follow on New Year’s Eve with your family or friends?
My special tradition is making dinner together with my mom and sister.

Why is Christmas or Thanksgiving (or another holiday) your favorite holiday, and how do you usually celebrate it?
My favorite holiday is Christmas because we exchange gifts, spend time together, and enjoy being with my family.

What are some memorable birthday celebrations you’ve had, and what made them special?
My 22nd birthday was very special because my sister gave me a gift with a photo of my brother who passed away. It was very meaningful to me.

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1. How do you typically celebrate your birthday?

I usually celebrate my birthday with my family and close friends. We share a special meal, cake, and music.

2. What are some special traditions you follow on New Year’s Eve with your family or friends?

In Ecuador, we have the tradition of burning paper dolls at midnight to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. We also eat twelve grapes, one for each wish.

3. Why is Christmas or Thanksgiving (or another holiday) your favorite holiday, and how do you usually celebrate it?

My favorite holiday is Christmas because it brings the whole family together. We celebrate it with a special dinner, Christmas carols, and gifts.

4. What are some memorable birthday celebrations you’ve had, and what made them special?

Inglés: One of my most memorable birthdays was when my family organized a surprise party with all my friends. It was special because I didn’t expect it, and I felt very loved.

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1: I usually celebrate my birthday with a small gathering of family and close friends. We share food, cake, and spend time together enjoying the day.

2: On New Year’s Eve, my family and I usually have dinner together, and at midnight we make wishes, hug each other, and sometimes set off fireworks.

3: Christmas is my favorite holiday because it brings my family together. We decorate the house, exchange gifts, enjoy a special meal, and spend time in a warm and joyful atmosphere.

4:One of my most memorable birthday celebrations was when my best friends surprised me with a party. It was special because I didn’t expect it, and I felt very loved and appreciated.

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1.-On my birthdays they usually sing me Happy Birthday at lunch because my mom says I was born at that time.

2.- On New Year's Eve my family usually dresses up in new clothes and prepares food for midnight. We also usually buy effigies to burn at midnight with music.

3.- My favorite holiday is Christmas, since on that day with friends from church we usually give candy and toys to children and at night my family gets together for something very familiar and quiet.

4.- At school my classmates usually celebrated my birthdays with a cake and when I turned 17 my family thought they had forgotten my birthday but they only had a surprise for me that night.

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How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

I usually celebrate it with my friends. Sometimes we go out to dinner at a nice restaurant or just gather at my apartment to eat pizza and watch movies. My mom always brings me a cake from my favorite bakery, so that's a big point.

What are some special New Year's Eve traditions you follow with your family or friends?

With my family, we always have dinner together, and at 12 o'clock, we go out to the balcony to set off fireworks. After that, my grandma makes us all hot chocolate with marshmallows. With my friends, we usually go to a party or bar and celebrate until the early hours.

Why is Christmas or Thanksgiving (or any other holiday) your favorite holiday, and how do you usually celebrate it?

Christmas is, without a doubt, my favorite holiday. I love the atmosphere, the lights, the food, and the fact that my whole family gets together. We usually spend Christmas Eve at my maternal grandparents' house, and Christmas Day at my paternal grandparents' house. It's the only time a year I see some of my cousins, so it's always a good time.

What are some memorable birthday celebrations you've had, and what made them special?

My 21st birthday party was the most memorable. My friends threw me a surprise party at a local bar, and all my friends and family showed up. I didn't suspect it at all, so it was a great surprise. I had a great time, and the fact that all my loved ones were there made it even more special.

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1. In my family we celebrate birthdays by having a gathering with family or friends.

2. The tradition in my family is to make the snowman, make dinner, be with the family all night, make hot chocolate with the Christmas bread, dance, we love to dance, etc.

3. I like carnival, we know how to go to the beach, I like Christmas because we spend it with family and we play games with family.

4. It was when my family organized my 15th birthday party in Guayaquil, and my surprise 20th birthday party, which was held by my boyfriend and his family.

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1.I don't like celebrating my birthday

2.My whole family makes a meal and celebrates

3.with a Christmas basket, it makes me very happy

4.My grandfather's birthday, who is turning eighty, and also my grandmother's birthday.

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1. How do you typically celebrate your birthday?

With my family together and going on a trip

2. What are some special traditions you follow on New Year’s Eve with your family or friends?

We met at my grandmother's house to celebrate the New Year

3. Why is Christmas or Thanksgiving (or another holiday) your favorite holiday, and how do you usually celebrate it?

Because they are very important dates and are the days when the family gets together the most.

4. What are some memorable birthday celebrations you’ve had, and what made them special?

When I had my first surprise party, I turned 19 and it was very special for me because I had my family together and especially my grandmother.