The different world language classes will hold their own celebrations for All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday, on Nov. 1.

German 2 and 3 students will be researching famous German saints and creating tombstones with information about their assigned person, according to German teacher Angelika Becker. Then on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, the students will be taken to the Community Room where they can see all the tombstones created. Becker said, “We’ll set up a graveyard, and the students will have to find information about the famous dead Germans.” Becker said this activity is a good cultural experience because Germans celebrate All Saints’ Day by decorating tombstones and celebrating their ancestors. “(The students) will learn about the famous dead German-speaking people in a different way. You don’t read it from a book. You just read it off the gravestone,” Becker said.

Some French classes will have a food day on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 to celebrate All Saints’ Day, known as Toussaint in France, according to French teacher Andrea Yocum. The main dish will be beignets, also known as New Orleans doughnuts, and they will be made in class.  During the food day, students will be given a saint’s name to research and then share the information with other students. “(The food day) really adds a cultural aspect to the classes,” Yocum said, since Toussaint is celebrated in all French-speaking countries. By Kim Qian