Transcript FESTIVALS in the UNITED KONGDOM
FESTIVALS
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In Scotland, New Year’s Eve is called Hogmanay.
Unfortunately, most people forget their resolutions the day after.
Heart Love Rose Sweet Flowers dove
St. Valentine’s Day
14 February
St Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14th February. It is the Day of Lovers. The day got its name from Valentinus signed it died on the same day.
– a saint who lived in the 3rd century. He he;ped the Christians persecuted by the Romans. The Roman emperor put Valentine in prison and ordered to kill him. On 14th February Valentine wrote a farewell letter to his friend and ‘From your Valentine’. He Today people cupids.
send valentine cards, flowers and gifts to their sweethearts and friends. Valentines cards must be anonymous, colourful, with picture of hearts, flowers, kittens,white doves or
Dyed egg Egg-shacling Rolling eggs Pace egging Egg hunt Crack Good luck Door Basket Fist Hare Bunny hen
The last day of carnival is calledc next day is the forty days of Sunday Ash Wednesday day which commemorates the the Queen’s age).
Shrove Thuesday . The and it is the beginning of Lent . Easter time comes with Palm – the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week . On Maundy Thursday – the Last Supper – the British Queen gives money to the poor. She gives them two purses – red one with money for food, white one with Moundy coins (the number of the coins is the same as The traditional symbols of Easter are dyed eggs, the Easter Lamb, the Easter Hare or Rabbit and Easter lilies
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Dying eggs
People say that this tradition comes from the times of Christ when St Mary coloured eggs to amuse baby Jesus. The English kept some dyed eggs at home after Easter to have good luck.
Rolling eggs
Children take their hard-boiled, cloured eggs and roll them down the slope. The winner is the child whose egg cracks last.
Egg-shacling
Two children take their dyed eggs in their fists and crack them against each other. The winner gets the loser’s egg.
Pace-egging
English children go from door to door at Easter time and ask for coloured eggs. They promise in a song not to come again until next Easter.
Egg hunt
Children play it in the parks on Easter Sunday. Every year there is an Easter egg hunt on the lawns in the gardens. Children look for eggs hidden in the grass, bushes and even trees. When they find the cloloured eggs, they put them in their baskets.
Joke Prank Laugh Smile Humor Mr Seal custom
What does Snow White tells to her dwarfs? ‘Seven up’.
The April Fools’ Day custom is that from midnight till noon you can play practical jokes (pranks) on others. You may write: ‘Kick me’ on a piece of paper and stick it to your friend’s back. Some prankers prepare purses full of paper, put them on the pavement and wait. When somebody opens the purse, they shout: ‘April Fool.’ Adult also like playing jokes. They may tell their friend that he must phone the given telephone number because Mr Seal wants to speak to him. Of course, the number they give is the phone number of the zoo.
Another favourite joke is ‘crying wolf’ and ‘hunting the gowk victim’.
Jokes
A guy decides to buy a new...
A guy decides to buy a new ceiling fan, but the salesman says, "Well I'm all out of tunafish." So the guy says louder, "I want a ceiling fan." But the salesman says, "I told you, I'm all out of tunafish." The guy frustrated, yells, "I WANT A CEILING FAN!" Then the salesman takes his earplugs out, and says, "Oh I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. I thought you were a guy who wanted tunafish." Bad reception A blonde went to eletronic store and she asked, "How is much is this TV?" The salesman said, "Sorry, we don''t sell to blondes." The next day she came back as a brunette. She asked the salesman how much the TV was. He said, "Sorry, we don''t sell to blondes." The next day she came back as a red head and asked the salesman how much the TV was. He said, "Sorry we don''t sell to blondes." She replied, " I came in here as a brunette and a red head. How do you know I am a blonde?" "Because that is not a TV, it''s a microwave."
HALLOWEE N
In the ancient time, the Celts believed that on the last day of their year, 31st October, the spirits of the dead visited the earth in order to find another body to live in.
Nobody wanted a ghost to live in their body so they lit bonfires and dressed in animal skins to protect themselves.
In the 9th century the Roman Catholic church named 1st November All Saints’ Day. Some people who believed in witchcraft were against it and celebrated the Night of the Witch on 31st October.
Halloween means the Eve of All Saints (Hallows). Today it is a very popular holiday in the USA and Britain. On Halloween children put on costumes , they disguise themselves as house, saying witches , goblins, monsters, ghosts or ‘Trick or treat doorbell, pour water or throw flour on your door.
fairies and walk from house to ’. This means that if you do not give them any sweets (treats) they will play a trick on you. They may soap windows, put a pin into your The symbols of Halloween is the eyes, nose and mouth and a candle inside.
jack-o’-lantern that is pumpkin with cut out
GUY FAWKES DAY
blow up gunpowder king Parliament fireworks plot treason
On 5th November the British celebrate Guy Fawkes Day . Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who in 1605 tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder. However, king James I knew about the plot earlier. The king’s soldiers caught Guy Fawkes and he was executed. Today the English have fireworks and bonfires o, dress them in old clothes and put old hats on their heads. The dolls are called ‘guys’. Then children walk the streets carrying the ‘guys’, and shout ‘A penny for the guy!’ . Then they make big bonfires and burn their ‘guy’.
1. Guy Fawkes was a Protestant.
2. James II ruled England in 1605.
True False True False 3. Guy Fawkes used gunpowder.
4. The plot was successful.
5. Guy Fawkes was executed on the king’s order.
True False 6. There is a lot of fire on Guy Fawkes Day. 7. The dolls are called ‘fawkeses’. True False True False True False True False
Christmas tree carols presents turkey holly reindeer cracker stocking
C H R I S T M A S
For many British and Americans, Christmas begins on 25th December, Christmas Day.
However, Catholics start celebrating Christmas the day before, on 24 th December , Christmas Eve . It is also the day when children prepare cookies and milk for Santa Claus and some hay for his sayings inside. reindeer . Then they hang The houses are decorated with stockings ivy, holly and at the fireplace . On Christmas Day children find a lot of presents in their stockings and under the Christmas tree. The whole family gather round the table to have Christmas dinner; roast turkey, potatoes, Brussels sprouts and Christmas pudding. After dinner they pull crackers, which look like big, paper sweets, and find paper hats, funny toys and wise mistletoe.
The next day, 26 th December , is called Boxing Day . Many years ago people used to give presents in boxes to their servants on that day.
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