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The project: « The Walpurgis Night » The student:Yulya Kuchumova Form 10 “A” The teacher:Ivashina Tatyana Dmitrievna General educational establishment “ The comprehensive school № 375 with the profound studying English”

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The aim: To find out the specific points of this holiday. The theme: The Walpurgis Night.

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The tasks are: to learn more about traditions of Walpurgis Night to set out connection between its pagan and religious meanings to identify causes of belief about witches Sabbaths at this nights to indicate the importance of this holiday for our generation

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The problem: Contradiction of its name and content The hypothesis: If the Walpurgis Night disappeared during the Inquisition, the majority of famous authors would lose bright images and plots for their creations, and culture of the World would become poorer.

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Glossary Inquisition[ınkwı´zıSən]- инквизиция Pagan[´peıgen] -языческий Solstice[´solstıs] -солнцестояние Walpurgis[wol´pə:gıs] -Вальпургиева(ночь) Devonshire[devəun´Saıə] -Девоншир Faust[´fəust] -Фауст Goethe[´gə: Θ e] -Гётте Beltane[´belteın] -Белтейн(Вальпургиева Ночь у Кельтов) Sambain[´səmbeın] -Сембейн(Хеллоуин у Кельтов) Sabbath[´sǽbe Θ ] -шабаш

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“ Life without holidays is a long way without the inn.” Demokritus.

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The Walpurgis Night is one of the most important paganish festivals devoted to fertility

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The history of ancient Celts’s folk

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Eight pieces of the year: Summer and winter solstice Groundhog Day (Imbolc) Walpugis Night (Beltane) Helloween (Sambain) and others

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Both holidays opened gate to another world,a country of the elves

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Dancing around the May pole decorated with flowers and ribbons

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Forcing the cattle to go between bonfires

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Dancing around and jumping through the fire

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St.Maria Theresa Walpurgia Was born in Devonshire about 710 Spent 26 years in Unborn monastery Is called the first English and German writer

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She became holy after mystical storm

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The sea calm down immediately

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The project: « The Walpurgis Night » The student:Yulya Kuchumova Form 10 “A” The teacher:Ivashina Tatyana Dmitrievna General educational establishment “ The comprehensive school № 375 with the profound studying English”

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The aim: To find out the specific points of this holiday. The theme: The Walpurgis Night.

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The tasks are to learn more about traditions of Walpurgis Night to set out connection between its pagan and religious meanings to identify causes of belief about witches Sabbaths at this nights to indicate the importance of this holiday for our generation

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The problem: Contradiction of its name and content The hypothesis: If the Walpurgis Night disappeared during the Inquisition, the majority of famous authors would lose bright images and plots for their creations, and culture of the World would become poorer.

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Glossary Inquisition[ınkwı´zıSən]- инквизиция Pagan[´peıgen] -языческий Solstice[´solstıs] -солнцестояние Walpurgis[wol´pə:gıs] -Вальпургиева(ночь) Devonshire[devəun´Saıə] -Девоншир Faust[´fəust] -Фауст Goethe[´gə: Θ e] -Гётте Beltane[´belteın] -Белтейн(Вальпургиева Ночь у Кельтов) Sambain[´səmbeın] -Сембейн(Хеллоуин у Кельтов) Sabbath[´sǽbe Θ ] -шабаш

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“ Life without holidays is a long way without the inn.” Demokritus.

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The Walpurgis Night is one of the most important paganish festivals devoted to fertility

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The history of ancient Celts’s folk

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Eight pieces of the year: Summer and winter solstice Groundhog Day (Imbolc) Walpugis Night (Beltane) Helloween (Sambain) and others

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Both holidays opened gate to another world,a country of the elves

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Ancient traditions of the Walpurgis Night

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Another tradition was election of the May Queen

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Forcing the cattle to go between bonfires

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Dancing around and jumping through the fire

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Singing songs for praising the God of Sun

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Why is this holiday called in honour of St.Walpurgia?

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St.Maria Theresa Walpurgia Was born in Devonshire about 710 Spent 26 years in Unborn monastery Is called the first English and German writer

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She became holy after mystical storm

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The sea calm down immediately

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The St. Walpurgia’s monastery was restored by bishop Ayshadata after 100 years

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The first conclusion: The 1 st of May is St.Walpurgia’s day. In this way people united this catholic name with pagan Beltane.

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Sabbath at the Bald Hill

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This belief appeared as a result of people’s gossips

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Walpurgis Night in cultural creations of the universe

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The Walpurgis Night captured in the Fifth part of “ Fantastique Symphony” by Hector Berlioz which is called “Dream in the Night of the Sabbath”.

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Symphonic Fantasy by Modest Mussorgsky's "Ivanov Night on Bald Hill."

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The second conclusion: The Walpurgis Night is an important element of the World culture.

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People’s opinion What do you associate the Walpurgis Night with?

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Does the Walpurgis Night contain more religious or pagan motives?

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In what areas is the Walpurgis Night celebrated?

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Since what time has the Walpurgis Night been celebrated?

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Have you ever taken part in such celebration?

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What are the defferences between these two holidays?

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Nowadays Walpurgis Night has become a big entertaimant amoung people of all ages

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Conclusion: The Walpurgis Night is a great chance for people to spend joyful time together, to preserve the ancient traditions and transmit them to posterity by works of great authors.

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The list of literature: Wikipedia Faust by J.W. von Goethe The encyclopedia: “The hystory of Great Britain” http://paranormal.about.com/ “ Master and Margarita” by M.Bulgakov http://kulturoznanie.ru/interesno/ The encyclopedia:”Nations of the Ancient World”