What is the most important festival or celebration in your town or country?
Are there any festivals at this time of year? (How do people usually celebrate it?)
How do people usually mark the New Year? (Do you usually do those things?)
What was the last festival you went to? (Did you enjoy it? Why/ Why not?)
When did you last meet up with your extended family? (Was there any special reason for this meeting? What did you all do?)