Zhemuhova Karina Boarding school 2 Atazhukino Class form 8 Teacher: Khazhnagoeva M.Kh. - презентация

1 Zhemuhova Karina Boarding school 2 Atazhukino Class form 8 Teacher: Khazhnagoeva M.Kh.

2 New Years Day is celebrated on the 1 st of January. People gather at midnight on New Years Eve to drink a toast to the coming year. They all hope that the coming year will bring luck to their families and friends.

3 It is a tradition to decorate New Years tree with toys, colored lights and sweets.

4 Each family prepare their holiday supper and lay the table. Five minutes before midnight people open a bottle of champagne and when they hear the chimes of the Kremlin Tower Clock at midnight, they drank a toast to the New Year. They wish A Happy New Year to one another and real celebrating begins with a lot of good eating.

5 In Russia Christmas is celebrated on January 7. On Christmas people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a religious holiday. This holiday have become the day of family reunion, relax and happiness.

6 This holiday lasts for a week. Russian people celebrate it at the end of February or at the beginning of March. They say goodbye to winter in these days.

7 During the Maslenitsa week they always cook pancakes. It is a tradition to cook pancakes and eat them with fish, sour cream, honey, sugar, butter. People prepare fires and burn straw scarecrows of winter.

8 So nowadays many people go to the church on this holiday and enjoy a joyful day with family. They greet each other with coloured eggs and make an Easter cookie. People here eat cookie with cottage cheese and raisins.

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