Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Customs and Traditions of Great Britain

английского языка
Ерёменко Наталия Григорьевна


Москва, 2019

most conservative in Europe. It is not a secret that every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions.

March. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter when people often give up or stop eating things that are bad for them like chocolate or fast food. At the end of Lent is Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, people didn’t eat butter and eggs, so they use these ingredients to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. On this day many people eat pancakes: thin, flat cakes made in a pan.

racing. People run in a race with a pancake in a pan. As they run, they have to throw the pancake in the air and catch it in the pan several times. In some pancake races people dress up in fancy dress costumes. The most famous pancake race takes place in a town called Olney, in England. People say that Olney has been celebrating pancake races since 1445!

It takes place on the river Thames, often on Easter Sunday. A boat with a team from Oxford University and one with a team from Cambridge University hold a race. The crews are made up of students. Millions of people watch it on television. More than 250,000 people watched it along the river last year.

is celebrated every year on the 5th of November. On that day children make the figures from the sackcloth material and the hay and in the evening burn them in the fireplace and spark the bonfires. This tradition came from the 17th century when some Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the Parliament Building where King James I was, but he was caught and hung.

midnight on Hogmanay is considered bad luck, it is common to spend the day cleaning. At midnight, people stand in a circle, cross their arms, hold hands with the people next to them and sing Auld Lang Syne, an original Scottish song.
Another Hogmanay tradition is called first-footing. The first person who comes into a house at midnight on 31 December should be male, with dark hair, bearing a gift of coal, some money and a black bun. This is said to ensure that the household will be safe, warm and have enough food for the winter.

These games originated in Scotland centuries ago, most likely as a much more serious type of competition designed to find the best warriors. 
At the famous Highland Games contestants show off their skills at hammer throw, caber toss and even haggis-hurling. Along with heavy events, which are tests of strength, the Games involve music and dancing. They make a fantastic family-friendly day out and there's something for everyone to enjoy.

each year the Welsh celebrate their national day on 1st March. It has been celebrated as a national day within Wales since the 18th century.
On this day, many Welsh people wear one or both of the national emblems of Wales to celebrate St. David: the daffodil or the leek. Children take part in school concerts during which they recite and sing.
In many towns, on St. David’s Day a parade through the centre of town is held and in clubs concerts are played.

oldest cultural festival. The first festival was held more than 150 years ago. It draws over 150,000 visitors every year.
The National Eisteddfod of Wales dedicated to music, literature and performing arts. It traditionally runs over the first week in August.
The contestants compete in a number of categories, including Folk Songs, Welsh guitar music, Choral Section, Vocal Section, Instrumental Music, Folk Dance, Contemporary Dance, Drama and others. The Eisteddfod also offers evening concerts, workshops, exhibitions, community activities, and more. All competitions and performances at the Eisteddfod are entirely in the Welsh language.

of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is celebrated on March 17 all over Ireland and everywhere in the world where Irish people or their descendants live.
It involves a lot of celebrations, which include traditional Irish music, a spectacular fireworks display, open-air music, street theatre, the traditional parade and also eating bacon and cabbage. Green is the color for Saint Patrick's Day as it is the national color of Ireland and people often wear green on that day or have some type of shamrock on their clothing. Girls traditionally wore green ribbons in their hair. Anyone who is born on the date of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, is considered to be extra lucky.

is their Christmas. One of the most highlighted traditions in Irish traditions are the candles, a big candle is putted in the house entry or in a window which should be lighted by the youngest of the home in the Christmas Eve, this is a symbol to welcome the Holy Family and only could be blew out by a girl or woman called Maria.

pancake race difficult? 3. Where does the Boat Race take place? 4. When is Bonfire Night? 5. Who receives the name "the First Foot" in Scotland? 6. What games were held to find the best warriors in Scotland? 7. What national emblems do Welsh people wear on St David's Day? 8. What should Irish people wear on St Patrick's Day?