Работа с лексикой по теме Праздники

1 . Match the words with their definitions 1 ) Lent

a) a public holiday celebrated on the first day after Christmas

2) April Fool’s Day

b) a day celebrating the anniversary of national independence

3) Boxing Day

c) the period of 40 days before Easter, during which the Christians give up something that they enjoy

4) Independence Day

d) the day on which people traditionally play tricks on each other

5) Easter

e) a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated

6) Christmas

f ) a Christian festival when Jesus Christ’s return to life is celebrated

7) New Year’s Eve

g) the eve of All Saints’ Day, often celebrated by children dressing up in frightening masks and costumes

8) Santa Claus

h) the last day of the year; the evening of this day, typically marked with a celebration

9) Jack-o’-Lantem

i) a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin or turnip in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween

10) Halloween

j) an imaginary old man with a long white beard and a red coat