Праздники, традиции , обычаи Соединенного Королевства Великобритании и Северной Ирландии

Traditions ,

Holidays and Festivals .

New Year

• Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present – a big Christmas tree
• Some people make New Year Resolutions:

• I'll get up early every morning next year.
• I'll clean, my shoes every day.

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY – FEBRUARY 14

On this day, people send Valentine cards to their husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends. You can also send a card to a person you do not know.

EASTER

• Many modern Easter symbols come from ancient time.
• The egg was a symbol long before the Christian era.
• The Easter bunny is also originated in pre-Christian time.

HALLOWEEN

• On October 31st British people celebrate Halloween. It is the most colourful and exciting holiday of the year.
• Halloween is a time for fun.

GUY FAWKES NIGHT — NOVEMBER 5

Guy Fawkes Night is one of the most popular festivals in Great Britain. It commemorates the discovery of the so-called Gunpowder Plot, and is celebrated throughout the country.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

The most popular holiday in Britain is Christmas. People give each other presents and send Christmas cards. The traditional English dinner on Christmas is turkey and pudding.

New Year’s Day

St. Valentines Day

Easter

Halloween

Guy Fawkes’s

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Christmas

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Answer the questions.

1.What holidays are mentioned?

2. What are the noisiest ones?

3. Pancake Day is in February. What are the rules of Pancake races?

4. What are the most important festivals in British?

5. Name the dishes which people have on Christmas.

6. How New Year`s Eve is called in Scotland?

• People decorate Christmas tree with toys and balls. They get presents and have a traditional dinner.

2. Englishmen colour eggs, have a party and go to church.And children get chocolate eggs and rabbits.

3. Children usually make a scarecrow and burn it.They have bonfires and fireworks.

4. Girls and boys send special cards each other on this holiday and guess who sent them. They express deepest feelings and love.

5. People make faces out of pumpkins and meet witches, ghosts and other scary figures in the street. Children say "trick or treat".

Match the beginning and the end of the holiday phrase.

decorate

celebrate

• costumes
• carols
• a Christmas tree
• crackers
• Christmas
• stockings
• lamps
• friends
• parades
• Christmas cards
• pictures

hang

paint

send

pull

sing

invite

wear

watch

light

Your homework will be to find :

• information about holidays and traditions in Russia;

2) to find more information about holidays in the UK ( what other holidays exist in this country)

Now I know…-

It was interesting…-

It was difficult…-

Now I can…-

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Thank you!