Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Праздники в Австрии

celebrated on December 25. In Austria for a long time rough preparations for a holiday begin.

their roots in the deep middle Ages. The Christmas market in Vienna is the oldest among the Christmas markets of all German-speaking countries. The right to dispensation of this fair that the locals got another in 1298. The first Bazaar was held on Vienna's Graben street. Now such bazaars with sugar sweets, spicy mulled wines and punches, glass toys on the Christmas tree, can be found in almost any corner of Vienna.

celebrate the New year at night from the thirty-first of December to the first of January, was issued in 1691 by Pope innocent XII. The evening of the last day of the outgoing year, the Austrians called the Evening of St. Sylvester. On this holiday in Austria always cook punch of red wine with cinnamon and sugar.

Austria on 26 October. The holiday history is as follows. During the Second world war, allied occupation forces were stationed on Austrian territory for a decade.

National holiday of the Republic

celebration of this day is not much different from the celebration of International women's day. On Mother's Day, children give their mothers the first spring bouquets, in schools and clubs under the guidance of teachers make homemade gifts, teach poetic congratulations.

and Austria, of course, is no exception. On this day, many couples, and just lovers from different parts of Austria go to the small but very welcoming town of Krumbach, comfortably located in Bavaria near Munich. Many couples want to get there, and this is not an accident. After all, it is in this town, in a small Church, the relics of St. Valentine, the Bishop of Terney, whose name this holiday is named. Once the Bishop bestowed the couple of lovers with flowers – now, on the contrary, the lovers are for him the bouquets.

day, all attention is focused only on women. Austrians made Valentine's Day something like the second International women's day, when men give their favorite chocolates, flowers and jewelry. They do not forget about the beautiful cards – a gift must be accompanied by a Valentine-heart.