Transcript Festivals in Britain

Festivals in Britain
What do people celebrate?
Celebrations and Festivals
There are a lot of celebrations and
festivals. They have changed over time.
Some festivals are the same as in
Europe, but some are just British.
They tell us what is important in a
culture. Families and friends have
opportunities to get together to visit,
eat, exchange good wishes and enjoy
each other’s company and hospitality.
Can you name these
celebrations and festivals?
Christmas
Easter
New Year´s Eve
Guy Fawkes´ Night
Pancake Day
Halloween
Queen´s birthday
St
Patrick´s
Day
St Valentine´s Day
Christmas
Christmas is the most
important, biggest and best
loved festival in Britain.
Schools, businesses and
offices are closed. It´s a
celebration of the birth of
Jesus Christ.
People decorate their
houses and couples kiss
under a mistletoe.
Mistletoe
Kissing under a mistletoe
is a traditional custom.
Easter
For Christians it´s the most important Christian
festival. Easter ¹commemorates:
• the ²crucifixion and ³resurrection of Jesus
• the promise that those who believe will die but
they´ll be resurrected to live with God in heaven
forever.
A lot of people attend church and celebrate the
secular things – gifts, candies, Easter bunnies, etc.
¹ commemorate /kə,meməreit/ pripomínať si, sláviť
²crucifixion
/´kru:si,fik∫n/
ukrižovanie
³ resurrection
/´rezə,rek∫n/
vzkriesenie
crucifixion
resurrection
It´s the last festival
of the old year or the
first festival of the
new year. The Scottish
call it Hogmanay.There
are parties throughout
the country and at
midnight people sing a
traditional song „Auld
Lang Syne“.
New Year´s Eve
The first person to
visit your home brings
you luck. Young, dark
haired and handsome
person brings extra
good luck.
Guy Fawkes´s night
(Bonfire Night)
¹ blow up /blou ap/
vyhodiť do povetria
²gunpowder /,ganpaudər/
strelný prach
³ execute
popraviť
/´,eksikju:t/
In 1605, Guy Fawkes´s plan
was discovered. Together
with other Catholics, Guy
Fawkes wanted to ¹ blow up
the British Parliament and
kill the king. It was called
„the ² Gunpowder plot“.
The plan failed and they were
³ executed.
Today it´s a very noisy festival. It´s held
on 5 November and people burn a model
of Guy Fawkes´which is made of old
clothes.
A model of Guy Fawkes
There are lots of fireworks, too.
Pancake Day
It´s in February. People race with frying
pans and pancakes. They throw them in
the air and eat lots of pancakes, of
course.
Halloween
It´s a great feast of
Pegan Celts. Some
people believe they
can commune with
the dead. The feast
is full of mischief,
fortune telling and
masquerades
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On the 31 October
children dress up
as witches, ghosts
feast /fi:st/ sviatok
fortune telling /,fo:t∫u:n teliŋ / veštenie
and monsters and
osudu
have
commune /kə,mju:n/ komunikovať
mischief people
/,mist∫if/ huncútstvo
parties.
masquerade /´ma:skə,reid/ maškarný ples
Queen´s birthday
The Queen celebrates two birthdays
each year. Her actual birthday is on
21 April and her official birthday is on
a Saturday in June because of better
weather for the Birthday Parade, also
known as Trooping the Colour.
Saint Valentine´s Day
St Valentine´s Day, also
known as Valentine´s Day
or the Feast of Saint
Valentine, is celebrated on
14 February. The day is
associated with romantic
love. People send cards and
gifts like roses and
chocolates in a red satin,
heart-shaped box to
someone they are in love
with. The cards are not
signed.
Saint Patrick´s Day
The first St Patrick´s Day took place in
the USA. St Patrick´s Day is a time for
parties. It´s also a time for fun
celebrations. People often dress up in
green on St Patrick´s Day. We
celebrate this feast on 17 March and
the symbol for St Patrick´s Day is gold
or leprechauns.
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