Holidays, traditions and customs
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Holidays , traditions and customs Базарсадуева Ж.Ц.-Д.

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Catholic Christmas is celebrated in Europe, Australia and America on the 25 th of December. It is a family holiday . People decorate their houses in the traditional way. Christmas trees are set up in houses, in the streets and churches. A typical Christmas lunch includes turkey and pudding. Usually a coin or two are hidden inside the pudding and part of the fun is to see who finds it. On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings , so that Santa Claus could put presents into them. Christmas Day

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Boxing Day is the day after Christmas. People give presents to each other on that day. Boxing Day is a time to spend with family or friends . It is an important day for sporting events and the start of the post-Christmas sales (similar « Black Friday » ).

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New Year's Day is the first day of the year. Traditionally people send cards, give presents and write the New Year resolutions on this day. As the clock - Big Ben - strikes at midnight, people hug each other, kiss and wish a happy New Year. New Year's Day

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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.

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April Fools' day is allways april 1 st . It is a day of jokes and tricks. No one really knows when this custom began , but it has been kept for hundreds of years.

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Mothering Sunday or Mother's Day is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent or in March. Traditionally, people visit the church . There is a tradition to come to visit mothers and grandmothers, give them some presents and spend Mother’s Day in the family circle. Mothering Sunday

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Good Friday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom. It falls just before Easter Sunday . Good Friday is celebrated in memory of Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death. Good Friday

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Easter is a big religious english holiday. Easter usually comes in the month of April. Its symbols are chocolate or painted eggs, hot cross buns and rabbits. Traditionally there is the Easter Parade in London. It is one of the most colourful events in the beginning of spring with music bands and flowers. Easter Sunday

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

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St George's Day is the patron saint's day of England, marked around the country on 23 April each year. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess. He is also patron saint for Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Moscow , Istanbul, Genoa and Venice. St George's Day

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The first Monday of May is a May bank holiday in the United Kingdom. It is a festival celebrating the beginning of the summer season. The last Monday in May is a Spring bank holiday T he summer bank holiday is on the last Monday of August. In Scotland it is on the first Monday of August. This day marks the end of the summer holidays for many people who return to work or school in the autumn. People like to go on picnics on the coast or in the village on this holiday. Besides, Englishmen hold big sport competitions in Summer Bank holiday. Crowds of tourists visit zoos, fairs, and riverbanks.

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Skyline Auckland Waterfront Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the last night of October. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating (children visit neighbors and ask for sweets by means of funny threats) . Halloween celebrations include costume parties where people dress as witches, ghosts, and animal figures associated with Halloween . Halloween

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View of Town Remembrance Day is on 11 November . It is a special day to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At 11am on each Remembrance Sunday a two minute silence is observed at war memorials and other public spaces across the UK. Remembrance Day

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Bonfire Night The holiday is celebrated on November 5 in memory of Guy Fawkes. He was a rebel who tried to blow up Parliament. During the celebration young men take part in different contests with prizes. There are a lot of lights, bonfires and fireworks at the festival .

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do Jill : Everyone in my new office dresses so casually. Should I dress that way, too? Jane : By all means. When in Rome, do as the Romans do .

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Fill in the blanks using the words from the box: speech includes is connected follow unites occasion are preserved is celebrated Christmas is the ___ in modern Britain on which a lot of traditions ___ by most ordinary people. In Britain it ___ on 25 December. Today it __ with «making money by shops» that is now part of tradition: most people ___ the tradition of buying gifts for their family members. People also buy a Christmas tree. This tradition came from Germany. Christmas is a time that ___ families. Celebrating Christmas ___ A Christmas dinner and listening to the Queen’s Christmas ___ when the Queen speaks directly to “her” people on TV and on the radio.

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