Traditions, holidays, festivals



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world holidays

world holidays

New Year’s Day


St Valentine’s Day
Easter
Guy Fawkes’ Night
Halloween
Christmas
Презентация выполнена преподавателем английского языка школы №616
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New year’s day


Not all English and American people celebrate New Year those who do celebrate it on the 31st of December.
They usually have New Year’s parties with their families and friends. At twelve o’clock they drink a toast to the New Year.
Parties usually start late in the evening and continue till early in the morning.

Do you know that …?


English and American people often make New Year’s resolutions – they are promises for the New Year.

St. Valentine’s day


In both countries celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February.
People make and send special cards for the ones they love.
Usually you must guess who sent you the card.

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In Great Britain on the 14th of February English people bake special bins with raisins and caraway cream for Valentine.

In other countries we give and get flowers and chocolate on that day.

Easter


We celebrate Easter at the and of March or at the beginning of April.
Easter is a religious festival. People go to church on that day.
In England children get small presents and chocolate Easter eggs and rabbits.

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In Russia there is a tradition to release the birds from their cages on Easter Sunday.

Halloween


On the 31st of October there is a nice holiday for children in England and America.
They wear different funny costumes and go from house to house and say “Trick or Treat”. They collect sweets and cookies.

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There are “hunted houses” where ghosts live.


Those houses are usually visited on Halloween.

Guy Fawkes’ day


Guy Fawkes’ Day is on the 5th of November. In 1605 Guy Fawkes and some conspirators wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament
On that day English burn a fire on the streets and watch fireworks.

Do you know that … ?

There is poem that was created specially for Guy Fawkes’ Day:

Christmas


The 25th of December is Christmas Day . English and American people always buy presents and send greeting cards to their relatives and friends
On Christmas Eve they decorate Christmas tree with toys, colored balls and lights.

Christmas


At night Santa Claus comes he puts presents under the tree and into children's stockings.

Do you know that… ?


English people have traditional dinner on Christmas Day. They usually cook turkey, potatoes, vegetables and Christmas pudding.
At 5 o’clock the English drink a cup of tea with Christmas cake.

questions to reinforce the learning

When do we celebrate those holidays? Read and match. Do it in your exercise books.

  • New Year’s Day

  • 2) Halloween
    3) Guy Fawkes’ Day
    4) Easter
    5) St. Valentine’s Day
    6) Christmas

a) March or April
b) the 14th of February
c) the 25th of December
d) the 5th of November
e) the 1st of January
f) the 31st of October

questions to reinforce the learning

questions to reinforce the learning

Correct mistakes in the text please.

Halloween

On the 31st of December there is a religious holiday for children in England and America.

They tear different funny costumes and fly from house to house and say “Merry Christmas”. They collect sweets and cookies.


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