My First Festivals
My First Festivals is a program for kids on CBeeBies. Follow a group of children as they discover, learn and experience cultural festivals for the first time. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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My First Festivals
In this episode, we join Isabel as she celebrates Chinese New Year. Isabel receives a lucky red envelope from her family in China to begin the celebrations for a brand new year.
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In this episode, we follow Annabelle and her family as they learn all about how to celebrate and bring in the New Year.
Series 1
We follow Sophia as she celebrates the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Sophia and her family prepare the candles and some traditional food, attend a synagogue, host a party and exchange gifts.
Join Rose as she celebrates Christmas. She and her family buy decorations and a tree, visit Santa Claus and sing at a carol service, before giving one another gifts and eating a Christmas dinner.
Series 2
We follow Neave and her family as they celebrate the joyous Scottish festival of St Andrew’s Day.
We follow Caleb and his family as they learn about and celebrate the awesome American festival of Thanksgiving.
We follow Alicia and her family as they learn about and observe Remembrance Day. The family visits an air museum, where Alicia is shown lots of amazing aircraft from the war.
We follow Connie and her family as they learn about and celebrate the brilliant festival of Bonfire Night.
Series 1
This episode follows Deeya as she celebrates Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. Deeya learns all about the festival, helps her great-grandma to prepare and watches an amazing fireworks display.
Following seven-year-old Iqra as she and her family prepare for the celebration Eid (Eid Al-Adha). Iqra starts her journey by visiting her local mosque to meet the Imam.