BRITISH HOLIDAYS - customs and traditions

BRITISH HOLIDAYS - - customs and traditions

Pupil 5 a form

Bukhval Angelina

Bank Holidays

Good Friday

• Good Friday

Великая пятница

Easter Sunday

• Easter Sunday

Пасха

May Day

• May Day

День первого мая

Spring Bank Holiday

• Spring Bank Holiday

Весенний день отдыха

Summer Bank Holiday

• Summer Bank Holiday

Летний день отдыха

Christmas Day

• Christmas Day

Рождество

Boxing Day

• Boxing Day

День рождественских подарков

St. Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland

• St. Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland

День святого Патрика

New Year's Day

Новый год

Public Holidays

Guy Fawkes` Night

• Guy Fawkes` Night

Ночь Гая Фокса

St. Valentine's Day

День святого Валентина

Halloween

• Halloween

Канун дня всех святых

Patron Saints Days

St. David's Day (March 1st) - Wales

St. George's Day (April 23rd) – England

St. Andrew's Day (November 30th) - Scotland

the 31 st of December\the 1 st of January

New Year's Day

St. Valentine's Day

the 14 th of February

St. Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland

the 17 th of March

Good Friday

the Friday before Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

• Easter Sunday

between 22 March and 25 April

May Day

• May Day

the 1 st of May

Spring Bank Holiday

in May or at the beginning of June

in August or in September

Summer Bank Holiday

• Summer Bank Holiday

the 31 st of October

• the 31 st of October

Halloween

• Halloween

Guy Fawkes` Night

the 5 th of November

Christmas Day

the 25 th of December

Boxing Day

• Boxing Day

the 26 th of December

New Year´ symbols

First Footing in Scotland

fireworks

New Year's Resolutions

- the first visitor who comes into a house in the New Year morning. To bring good the First Footing must be a dark-haired man. He carries three things: a piece of coal to wish warmth, a piece of bread to wish food, and a silver coin to wish wealth.

St. Valentine's

cards without a sigh (or with the sigh « Your Valentine » )

sweet hearts

The died

eggs

Easter Bunny

Hot cross buns

Egg rolling game

Fluffy chick

The Symbols of Halloween

Jack-o-lantern

(the lamps of pumpkins)

Funny costumes

Of witches, ghosts

Or skeletons

« Trick » or « treat »

« A penny for the guy »

to collect money for

fireworks

burning a dummy called a "guy"

Christmas Symbols

Father Christmas

(Santa Claus).

He enters houses by

coming down

the chimney

Stockings

On Christmas Eve children put them near the beds hoping that at night Father Christmas will put the presents into the stockings

Christmas Dinner with traditional Christmas dishes…

… roast turkey

… Christmas cake

… Christmas

pudding

Church Service

Queen's Speech

on television – the Queen's message to the citizens of the UK.

Carols – Christmas

Hymns

(often singing to collect

money for charity)

a Fir Tree (Christmas Tree)

decorated with colored balls and lights.

You can find the presents under the tree.

Christmas Holly (Mistletoe)

Wreath

Outdoor Christmas Decorations

Day for sporting events and hunting

The tradition of receiving gifts

BOXING DAY

Shopping holiday

For more British families, this holiday is the most important festival of the year. It combines the celebration the birth of Christ and the traditional festivities of winter. On the Sunday before churches hold carol services . Carol singers can be heard on the street as they collect money for charity . People decorate their houses with a holly wreath and put a fir tree . Children find presents in their stockings .

We are glad and very gay.

We all dance and sing and say:

«Merry, merry, Christmas\New Year's Day!»

There is a lot of dancing, eating and fireworks . Before the holiday people write the «resolutions» (the list of the things should be made next year). On this day people usually visit their friends.

In Scotland they bring a piece of coal for good luck.

Happy New Year!

This holiday means «holy evening». At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches . People make up lamps of pumpkins and other vegetables.

Some children dress in white sheets, knock on doors and ask if you would like a «trick or treat». If you give them some money or some sweets, a «treat», they go away. If not, they play a «trick» on you, such as making a lot of noise or splashing water in your face!

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.

The first one said:

«It’s getting late! »

People send cards to people they love. They should not write their names on the cards . Those who get them must guess who sent them.

I give her flowers

White, yellow and red

Who loves

St. Valentine best.

The name of this holiday comes from “Eostre”, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring . Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ , many people celebrate the beginning of spring. This holiday is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring . That’s why it’s on a different date each year.

People dye eggs in various colours. Bunnies, chicks, lambs and flowers are associated with it because they are born in the spring.

Egg rolling game is very popular in Wales.

The English celebrate this holiday by burning a dummy , made of straw and old clothes, on a bonfire, at the same time letting of fireworks . This dummy is called a «guy» and children can often be seen on the pavements saying «Penny for the guy». If they collect enough money they can buy some fireworks.

It is the next day after Christmas. It's time to receive presents for friends and relatives, a shopping holiday , the day for different sport events and hunting .

Thank you

for your attention.

Good Luck!