Методическая разработка по теме «HOLIDAYS in great britain»

British Holidays

Great Britain is an old country and it has a lot of holidays and interesting traditions. Holidays in the country are historic and public. Most public holidays are called bank holidays because banks, companies and most shops do not work on these days. Such holidays include New Year's Day, Easter Monday and others.

Christmas is on the 25-th of December. Families spend this day together. For many people this is the most important holiday of the year. Family members wrap up their presents and put them under the Christmas tree. Children hang colourful socks at the end of their beds for presents. They believe that Father Frost puts presents inside the socks.
InScotland people bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year. The traditional Christmas meal is roasted turkey and Christmas pudding.

New Year's Day is not as important in Britain as it is in Russia. People usually make promises to themselves such as to give up smoking, to change their lifestyle and others.

St. Valentine's Day is celebrated on the 14-th of February. This is the traditional day for those who are in love. Young people give flowers and greeting cards to their Valentines and celebrate this day together.

In Northern Ireland there is a holiday called St. Patrick's Day. It is celebrated on the 17-th of March. On this day people wear green clothes and drink Irish beer. There are carnivals and barbeques all over the country

InApril there is Easter. On Easter Sunday children eat chocolate Easter eggs. Sometimes parents hide them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them.

Halloweenis a holiday loved by all children. It takes place on the 31-st of October. There are a lot of parties and people dress up in costumes of witches and ghosts and make lanterns of pumpkins (jack-o'-lantern) with a candle inside. People also play different games and have fun. Children usually go from one house to another with empty baskets or bags, knock on doors and say: "Trick or treat". People should give them something, or they will play a trick on them< visit haunted attractions, pranks, tell scary stories and watch horror films.

Among historic holidays, November, 5 Guy Fawkes Night can be mentioned. In the 15-th century, a group of people with Guy Fawkes as their leader decided to destroy the Houses of Parliament. They did not manage to do this and Guy Fawkes was caught and hanged. Since then the British celebrate this day burning a doll made of straw and dressed in old clothes on a bonfire. Children dress in old clothes and beg in the street saying: "A penny for the Guy"

Festivities are centered on the use of fireworks and the lighting of bonfires

November, 11Remembrance Day is observed throughout the Commonwealth and dates back to November 11, 1918 when all fighting in the First World War ended. It commemorates British soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives in the two world wars. Special Services are held and wreaths are laid at the Cenotaph, a war manorial at Whitehall, where thousands of Londoners observe the two-minute silence and participate in the remembrance ceremony. Similar ceremonies are held throughout the country.

888,246 ceramic poppies was installed in the moat of the Tower of London, each poppy representing a British Empire fatality.

There are a lot of customs in Great Britain. One of the most famous is gardening. Most of the English keep small gardens full of flowers behind their houses or around them. In spring, there are a lot of flower-shows and vegetable-shows with prizes for the best exhibitions.

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