All Year Round Holiday Calendar Исполнитель: Тырина Е.В. - презентация

1 All Year Round Holiday Calendar Исполнитель: Тырина Е.В.

2 Besides public holidays, there are other festivals, anniversaries and simply days, for example Pancake Day and Bonfire Night, on which certain traditions are observed, but unless they fall on a Sunday, they are ordinary working days.

3 1 January In Scotland, Hogmanay Celebrations or the New Years Day as it is named is also a public holiday. It is a time for merrymaking, the giving of presents and the observance of the old custom of First – Footing. In England the New Year is not as widely or as Enthusiastically observed as Christmas. Some people ignore it completely and go to bed at the same time as usual on New Years Eve. The most common type of celebration is a New Year party, either a family party or one arranged by a group of young people.

4 14 FEBRUARY ST. VALENTINES DAY Ill be your sweetheart, if you will be mine, All of my life Ill be your Valentine … Its here again, the day when boys and girls, sweethearts and lovers, husbands and wives, friends and neighbours, and even the office staff will exchange greetings of affections, undying love or satirical comment. And the quick, slick, modern way to do it is with a Valentine card.

5 17 March ST. PATRICKS DAY It is not a national holiday. Its an Irish religious holiday. St. Patrick is the patron of Ireland. Irish and Irish Americans celebrate the day. On the day they decorate their houses and streets with green shamrocks and wear something green. In large cities long parades march through the streets. Those who arent Irish themselves also wear green neckties and hair ribbons and take part in the celebration.

6 Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21st. Easter Sunday March LONDONS EASTER PARADE London greets the spring, and its early visitors, with a truly spectacular Easter Parade in Battersea Park on Easter Sunday each year. It is sponsored by the London Tourist Board. The great procession, or parade, begins at 3 p.m.,

7 31 October Halloween means "holy evening" and takes place on October 31st. Although it is а much more important festival in the USA than in Britain, it is celebrated by many people in the United Kingdom. It is particularly connected with witches and ghosts. At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches.

8 5 Novemder GUY FAWKES NIGHT (BONFIRE NIGHT) Guy Fawkes Night is one of the most popular festivals in Great Britain. It commemorates the discovery of the so- called Gunpowder Plot, and is widely celebrated throughout the country.

9 Thanksgiving Day Every year, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Families and friends get together for a big feast. It is a legal holiday in the US. Many people go to church in the morning and at home they have a big dinner with turkey. People gather to give the God thanks for all the good things in their lives. Thanksgiving is the harvest festival. In 1901, the US Congress Named fourth Thursday of November a Thanksgiving Day End of November

10 25 December Christmas Day Christmas Day is celebrated on the 25th of December. Boxing Day (December, 26 th) Presents Day An average English family sends dozens and dozens of Christmas cards, and gives and receive almost as many often practically useless presents.

11 26 December Boxing Day This is the day when one visits friends, goes for а long walk or just sits around recovering from too much food everything to eat is cold.

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