Презентация Традиции и обычаи Великобритании (Проект информатика - английский язык)

Государственное профессиональное образовательное учреждение Новокузнецкий транспортно-технологический техникум

Обычаи и традиции Великобритании

Выполнил: Зайцев Алексей,

обучающийся 2 курса,

Руководители: преподаватель информатики Беседина Т.В.,

преподаватель английского языка Пивкина Е.В.,

CONTENTS

Introduction

Royal traditions

Emblems

Traditional holidays

Everyday life

Superstitions

Conclusion

Introduction

Traditions and customs in Britain

A tradition is a custom, opinion or belief handed down from one generation to another, often orally or by practice. Britain is full of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some are funny and some are strange. There are many royal occasions. They are all part of the British way of life.

Royal traditions

The trooping of the colour

The Queen is the only person in Britain with two birthdays. Her real birthday is on April 21st, but she has an "official" birthday, too. That's on the second Saturday in June. And on the Queen's official birthday, there is a traditional ceremony called the Trooping of the Colour.

Royal traditions

The changing of the guard

This happens every day at Buckingham Palace, the Queen's home in London. Soldiers stand in front of the palace. Each morning these soldiers (the "guard") change. One group leaves and another arrives. In summer and winter tourists stand outside the palace at 11.30 every morning and watch the Changing of the Guard.

Royal traditions

Swan upping

There are hundreds of swans on the River Thames. A lot of these beautiful white birds belong to the queen. In July the Queen’s swan keeper looks at all the young swans and marks the royal ones.

The name of this strange but interesting royal tradition is Swan Upping.

Emblems

Each country in Britain has its own floral emblem.

The national flower of England is a red rose.

The Irish emblem is another wild plant-a shamrock.

The Scottish emblem is a wild plant-a thistle.

The national flower of Wales is the daffodil or a vegetable-a leek.

Traditional holidays

Christmas

Christmas is more important for Englishmen than any other holiday. People travel from all parts of the country to be with their families on the 25-th of December. English people decorate Christmas trees with flashing lights, wrapping paper, glass balls, bake puddings and traditional Christmas Turkey. Children wait for the presents from Santa Claus.

Traditional holidays

Guy Fawkes’ Day

November 5th is Guy Fawkes’ Day in Britain. All over the country people build wood fires in their gardens. On top of each bonfire is gay. That’s a figure of Guy Fawkes. On November 5th, 1605 he tried to blow up the House of Parliament.

Traditional holidays

Halloween

October 31 st is Halloween.

Halloween is an old English holiday of joke. It is celebrated for hundreds of years. On this day children dress in funny ghostly costumes and knock at the neighbor's doors. After shouting "Trick or treat" they get gifts of candy or money.

Traditional holidays

St. Valentine's Day

St. Valentine’s Day us celebrated on the 14th of February as a festival of romance and affection.

The customs of celebrating it dates back to the festival called Lupercalia .

The Romans carried it to England as a pagan festival, combined with the Christian religion, if formed a good tradition.

Traditional holidays

St. Valentine’s Day

Nowadays St. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries of the world.

People send greeting cards called “Valentines” to their sweethearts, friends and members of their families.

Everyday life

Talking about the weather

The British talk about the weather a lot. For example, ''Isn't it a beautiful morning?" or, '’Very cold today, isn't it?" They talk about the weather because it changes so often. Wind, rain, sun, cloud, snow - they can all happen in a British winter or a British summer.

Everyday life

Shaking hands

Hundreds of years ago, soldiers began this custom. They shook hands to show that they didn't have a sword. Now, shaking hands is a custom in most countries. In Britain you don't shake hands with your friends and family. But you do shake hands when you meet a person for the first time.

Everyday life

Cards

The British send birthday cards and cards for other days too: Christmas cards, Valentine’s Day cards, Mother’s Day cards, Father’s Day cards, Easter cards, Wedding Anniversary cards, Good Luck cards, "Congratulations on Your New Baby" cards, and "Get Well Soon" cards.

Everyday life

Some facts about tea

• The English custom of afternoon tea goes back to the late eighteenth century.

• British always drink tea out of cups, never out of glasses.

• Tea with milk is called «English tea».

• The British drink more tea than any other nation – about 1650 cups of tea a year.

Everyday life

Tea

« It is easier to imagine Britain without the Queen than without tea. »

An English joke

British people are so fond of tea that when they like something very much they say: «It’s my cup of tea», but if they don’t like something, they say: “It isn’t really my cup of tea”.

Everyday life

Blowing out the candles

The custom of having candles on birthday cakes goes back to the ancient Greeks. This custom was next recorded in the middle ages. The number lit indicating the person’s age, plus an extra one. It was believed that when blown out tapers had the power to grant a secret wish and ensure a happy year ahead.

Superstitions

Good luck

• Black cats are lucky.

• A clover with four leaves brings good luck.

• It’s good luck to see two magpies.

• Catch falling leaves in autumn and you’ll have good luck.

Superstitions

Bad luck

• Never open an umbrella in the house. That’s very bad luck.

• Never break a mirror – that means seven year’s bad luck.

• It’s bad luck to see just one magpie.

• The number thirteen is very unlucky (and Friday the 13th is a «cry unlucky date»).

Conclusion

I think a good start to gaining some understanding of people living in Britain is to look at their cherished customs and traditions. These illustrate not only what is important to the British, but how they relax and have fun. There is no doubt the British attach great importance to traditions and customs.

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