Cat Festival in Tokyo – level 1

20-10-2016 15:00

This news is from Tokyo. A cat festival happens there. People dress up as cats. They paint their faces, wear masks, and put on cat ears. They parade through the streets.

A Japanese designer organises this festival. The festival celebrates three things – Halloween, autumn, and cats. The festival is a hit. People look very good.

The Japanese love cats. They have cat cafés and Hello Kitty. People love homeless cats, too.

Difficult words: parade (when people move slowly down a street to honour something), celebrate (show that you like something by having a good time).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

Do you like cats?

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