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New Year in Great Britain
Christmas in Great Britain
Easter in Great Britain
St. Valentine’s Day in Great Britain
Halloween in Great Britain
New Year in Russia
Christmas in Russia
Easter in Russia
Country Defendant’s Day in Russia
Women’s Day in Russia
Maslenitsa in Russia
Independence Day in Russia
Literature
Questions
New Year in
Great Britain
Many
people
also
celebrate New Year’s Eve,
and January 1, it is a
public
holiday.
Most
people see the New Year in
with friends and relatives.
Christmas in
Great Britain
The most popular holiday is Christmas.
The British decorate trees with baubles
and colored light. Christmas is a family
holiday. The family usually meets for a
traditional dinner of turkey and
Christmas pudding. Everyone gives and
receives presents.
Easter in
Great Britain
It is celebrated as the start of spring
and as a religious festival. It is the
time for giving and receiving
presents, such as Easter eggs, baby
rabbits, springtime flowers to
signify nature is reawakening.
St. Valentine’s Day
in Great Britain
St. Valentine’s Day is now
a day for sweethearts.
Most
people
send
“valentines”, sentimental
and heartfelt greeting
cards. Valentines can be
heart – shaped or can
have hearts on them.
Halloween in
Great Britain
Most of British like
Halloween. It goes
back many, many
hundreds of years.
At that time, the
Celts
lived
in
England.
New Year in Russia
New Year’s Day is a family
event in Russia. People
decorate their New Year trees
with tinsel, various baubles
and colored lights. They
usually put their presents
under the tree. When the
Kremlin clock strikes 12, they
see the Old Year off and the
New Year in.
Christmas in Russia
Christmas in Russia
is
celebrated on 7 January.
It is celebrated with all –
night
services
in
churches.
Easter in Russia
Easter is movable holiday.
People color eggs and enjoy
traditional Russian dishes.
Churches hold special
services on this day.
Women’s Day
in Russia
Women’s Day is celebrated
on March 8. Men and boys
try to please their mother,
sister and girl – friends by
giving them presents and
flowers.
Maslenitsa
in Russia
Maslenitsa marks the end of
winter and the beginning of
spring and Lent. During this
festival
people
make
pancakes, sing and dance
traditional songs and visit
each other. Maslenitsa is a
movable holiday.
Questions
 What public holidays are celebrated
in
Great Britain?
 What holidays are celebrated in
Russia and in Britain?
Literature
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В.П.Кузовлев, Н.М.Лапа, Э.Ш.Перегудова
Английский язык: Учебник для 8 класса
общеобразовательных учреждений. -5-е изд.М.: Просвещение, 2000.-253с.
Е.С.Мурзланова, Е.И.Кисунько Устные темы,
диалоги и упражнения: Учебно-методическое
пособие для 8 класса общеобразовательных
учреждений – М.: Просвещение, 2004.-132с.