Литературная композиция по теме: «Обычаи и традиции праздников Великобритании»

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January 1 New Year's Day is the first day of the year , in the Gregorian calendar . All over Britain there are parties , fireworks , singing and dancing , to ring out the old year and ring in the new . As the clock - Big Ben - strikes midnight , people link arms and sing a song . New Year’s Day

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Saint Valentine’s Day People with romantic feelings for a particular person may send that person cards , gifts and text messages on Valentine's Day . Popular gifts include chocolates and flowers . February 14

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St. Patrick’s Day This is a national holiday in Ireland. On that day people wear a shamrock. A shamrock is a plant with three leaves. It is the national symbol of Ireland. St. Patrick was a man who had wonderful power. He cleared Ireland of snakes. March 17

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Pancake Day Still there are such unusual holidays, as Pancake Day. Pancake Day also known as Shrove Tuesday in Britain. It is the day traditionally for eating pancakes as pancake recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during the abstinence of Lent. Last day before a post in March

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April Fool’s Day It is celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes and their victims are known as "April fools". April 1

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Mother’s Day Mothering Sunday , sometimes known as Mother's Day , is held on the fourth SIt is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday . People visit and take gifts to unday of Lent . their mothers and grandmothers . T he second half of March or the beginning of April

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Spring Bank Holiday The last Monday in May Many organizations , businesses and schools are closed . Some people choose to take a short trip or vacation . Others use the time to walk in the country , catch up with family and friends , visit garden centers or do home maintenance .

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The Queen's Official birthday Queen Elizabeth II ( Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ) was born on 21 April , 1926. Her birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on the second Saturday of June each year . The day is referred to as “the Trooping of the Colour”, the official name is “ the Queen’s Birthday Parade ”. S econd Saturday of June

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The Royal National holiday in Aberystwyth (West Wales) The dramatized perfomance is played in the streets, among them - Shak e speare’s plays. Romeo and Julet – is the most famous. August

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William Shakespeare This English poet and playwright is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote poems, sonnets and plays, that remain extremely popular today.

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Halloween From the 19th Century to the present day , 31st October has increasingly acquired a reputation as a night on which ghost , witches , and fairies , are especially active . Halloween celebrations include costume parties where people dress as witches , ghosts , and animal figures associated with Halloween . October 31