Презентация по английскому языку на тему _Обычаи и традиции Великобритании_

1. Traditions and holidays of Great Britain .

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English Traditions
• state traditions
• national holidays
• religious holidays
• public holidays
• concerning private life (child's birth,
wedding, marriage)
• traditional ceremonies

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Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them
up. It has been the law for about three hundred years that all
the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered,
only a few Sunday papers are published.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a
flat in a modern house with central heating. English people
like gardens.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.

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Another interesting feature , which is found
almost everywhere in the UK - it's a love
for animals . British house must be under
the roof of at least one pet.

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According to the British tradition of prevailing
culture , good manners considered to have
a table with tea accessories certainly the
fireplace . Living room with fun crackling
wood in the fireplace and delightful
savoring strong black Indian tea with milk what could be more blessed that moment !

6. CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

The most popular holiday in Britain is Christmas. People give each
other presents and send Christmas cards. The traditional English
dinner on Christmas is turkey and pudding. Christmas is a great
English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept at all, except
by clerks in banks; all the shops, mills and factories are working. But
six days later, on New Years Eve the Scotch begin to enjoy
themselves. All the shops,mills and factories are closed on New
Years Day.
People invite their friends to their houses and "sit the Old Year out and
the New Year in".
When the dock begins to strike twelve, the head of the family goes to
the entrance door, opens it wide and holds it until the last stroke.
Then he shuts the door.

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8. ST. VALENTINE’S DAY – FEBRUARY 14

On this day, people send Valentine cards to
their husbands, wives, girlfriends and
boyfriends. You can also send a card to a
person you do not know.

9. PANCAKE DAY

It takes place in spring and people not only
eat pancakes everywhere but run with
them .

10. ST. DAVID’S DAY

On the 1st of March each year one can see
people walking around London with leeks
pinned to their coats. А leek is the national
emblem of Wales.

11. MOTHERS’ DAY

People visit their mothers if possible and
give them flowers and small presents. If
they cannot go they send a “Mothers’ Day
card” .

12. ST. PARTRICK`S DAY

It is not a national holiday. It’s an Irish
religious holiday. St. Patrick is the patron
of Ireland. Irish and Irish Americans
celebrate the day .

13. EASTER

Many modern Easter symbols come from
ancient time. The egg was a symbol long
before the Christian era. The Easter bunny
is also originated in pre-Christian time.

14. APRIL FOOLS’ DAY

This is a very old tradition from the Middle
Ages. At that time the servants were
masters for one day of the year. Now April
Fool’s Day is different. It is a day for jokes
and tricks.

15. HALLOWEEN

On October 31st British people celebrate
Halloween. It is the most colourful and
exciting holiday of the year. Halloween is
a time for fun .

16. GUY FAWKES NIGHT— NOVEMBER 5

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
celebrated throughout the country.

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Thank you for attention