Слайд 1Traditions and
Customs in Great Britain
Слайд 2January
New Year’s Day (Jan 1)-the beginning of the new year. People
make resolutions.
Twelfth Night (Jan 6)-a party after the Christmas break and before the return to work in the fields.
Слайд 3Crufts Dog Show
In February.
Valuable dogs from all over the world
compete in Birmingham.
The best dog gets the title Crufts Supreme Champion.
Слайд 4Saint Valentine’s Day
February 14
Was started in the time of Roman
Empire.
Is dedicated to St. Valentine.
People send a card to someone they love, like, fancy or admire.
Слайд 5The Boat Race
In March
A rowing race between the universities of
Oxford and Cambridge.
On the river Thames in London (7,2 km).
Слайд 6Pancake Day
In March
The last day before Lent.
Pancake race-running while holding
a pancake in a frying pan. Competitors have to throw it in the air and catch it again in the pan.
Слайд 7April Fool’s Day
April 1. Began to celebrate in1582 in France. Those
who went on celebrating the New Year on the1st of April were called April Fools.
A day of practical jokes.
You have to play the joke before 12 o’clock midday, otherwise the joke is on you.
Слайд 8Good Friday
The Friday before Easter.
The church marks the death of Christ.
British
usually eat hot-cross buns, which are marked on top with cross.
Слайд 9Easter
In April.
The celebration of the Resurrection of Christ
Schools are closed for
two weeks.
People give each other chocolate eggs that are wrapped in silver paper.
Слайд 10The London Marathon
One of the biggest marathons in the world. 1981.
Each
year about 30,000 people start the race and about 25,000 finish.
Raise money for charity.
Слайд 11May Day
May 1
A pagan festival to celebrate the end of winter
and welcome summer.
Children dance around the maypole and sing songs.
Слайд 12Chelsea Flower Show
In May
Britain’s most important flower and garden show.
Thousands of
people come to see the prize flowers and specially built gardens.
Слайд 13Midsummer Day
June 24
Summer solstice.
People stay up until midnight to welcome in
midsummer day.
When the fires die down, men run or jump through it to bring good luck.
Слайд 14Trooping The Colour
The second Saturday in June.
Celebrates the Queen’s official birthday.
Lots
of marching, military music and the soldiers are dressed in colourful uniforms.
Слайд 15Saint Swithin’s Day
July 15
Saint Swithin was England’s Bishop of Winchester.
40 days
of bad weather will follow if it rains on this day.
Слайд 16Wimbledon
The last week of July and the first week of June.
At
Wimbledon in South-West London.
One of the four great world tennis championships and the only one which is played on grass.
Слайд 17Notting Hill Carnival
The last weekend in August.
Takes place in Notting Hill.
People
dress up in fabulous costumes.
Steel bands play African and Caribbean music.
Слайд 18Harvest Festivals
In September.
A Christian festival.
It was held to say thank you
to God for a good harvest.
Churches are decorated with fruit, vegetables and flowers.
Слайд 19Halloween
October 31
A pagan festival celebrates the return of the souls that
visit their former houses.
People dress up as witches, ghosts etc.
Houses are decorated with pumpkins.
Слайд 20Guy Fawke’s Night
November 5
He was a terrorist.
The day marks the discovery
of a plot to blow up Parliament in 1605.
People make models of him and burn them on big bonfires.
Слайд 21Christmas Day
December 25
Religious ceremony commemorating the birth of Christ.
Children wake up
early to find presents in their stockings.
Traditional Christmas tree and dinner.
Слайд 22Boxing Day
December 26
It is usually spent in front of the TV,
recovering from Christmas Day.
Servants go from house to house with collecting boxes.
Слайд 23New Year’s Eve
December 31
Traditionally Scottish celebration.
At midnight everybody joins hands and
sings Auld Lang Syne.