Russian and English Holidays Ильина Елена Сергеевна Школа 493 Учитель английского языка Санкт-Петербург 2007

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New Years Day in Russia New Years Day In England Womens Day in Russia Mothers Day in England Your project Useful information

Introduction Every country has its own national holidays, but there are holidays that are common for many countries. People all over the world know New Years Day, Christmas and Easter. In Russia, New Years Day is the most popular holiday.

- What other Russian holidays do you know? - What holidays do you celebrate on these days? 1 st January7 th January23 rd February 8 th March12 th April1 st May 9 th May1 st June12 th June1 st September 4 th November 12 th December

New Years Day in Russia New Years Day is a family event in Russia. People begin to prepare for this holiday beforehand. 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 New Year in. beforehandtinselbaublessee the New Year in

New Years Day in England On the 1st of January people do not go to bed until after midnight on December 31. They like to see the old year out and the new year in. New Year is not so popular in England as in our country, although it is rather popular in Scotland. On that day people usually visit their friends and there is a lot of dancing and eating. In Scotland people bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year.see the old year out althoughrathercoal

Activities What are the similarities between holidays in Russia and England?similarities What are the differences?differences What do you do on New Years day?

Womens Day in Russia International Womens Day is one of the popular and well-known holidays and this holiday is spent on 8th March. This holiday has long and special history. Women are respected for ages over the world, but the proclamation of International Womens Day by United Nations was on 8th March of the main aim of this holiday is to remember that how is an ordinary woman takes place in family. It is a day off. This day in each family women do not work and men do all housework. Cooking, cleaning house, washing up dishes and other works such these are done by men. This day men present different gifts to their wives. Women usually are presented with flowers, perfume and lovable words.for ages proclamationmain aimday offsuch thesegifts

Mothers Day in England British celebrate Mothers Day on March, 26. During Victorian times of children sent to work far from a house at early age, and the money earned by them, sent to the family budget. One day in one year to children was authorized to lead houses together with parents. They brought to mothers (and to grandmothers) small gifts, such, as bouquet colors or fresh eggs. Now this day children give to mothers and grandmothers bouquet colors and carry out for them all homework.earnedbudgetauthorizedleadbouquetcarry out

Activities What are the similarities between holidays in Russia and England?similarities What are the differences?differences What do you do on this day? Discuss the history of the Womens Day and the Mothers Day with your partner.

And now its your turn! Use these ideas to make your project: you can compare Christmas in England and in Russia; or you can compare St. Valentines Day in Russia and in England; also you can think of your own theme about holidays, for example: Why we buy fir-trees for New Years Day Use your imagination!

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