CELEBRATIONS
There are a lot of
remarkable dates which we celebrate in a year. They can
be state,
religious or family holidays. There
are some interesting dates which came to us from old
time.
We celebrate New Year and Christmas in
winter. It's the happiest and magic time with lots
and
lots of gifts and presents. They are
my favourite holidays. Nobody knows how old they are.
We celebrabrate Easter as the start of
spring.We have Victory Day on the 9th of
May.It's the day
of the great and glorious victory of
people over facism.
I'd like to tell you about
traditional festivals in the UK. One of them is Robert
Berns'
birthday, famous Scottish poet .
People celebrate Berns Night every year in Scotland.
Celebration starts at 8
o'clock and finishes at about midnight.All wear kilts on
Burns' night.
Everyone should say a poem or sing a
song. They prepare a lot of delicious traditional food.
Another interesting event in the UK is the Scottish
Highland festival.This festival began in Scotland
thousand years ago.
Contests in racing and
athletics, music competitions sheepdog competition and
Highland dancing take place today. Scottish
people keep their culture and traditions alive.
In Russia we have a lot of
tradional festivals as well.One of them is Maslenitsa.
It's the
end of winter and spring comes.In old
time people burnt a scarecrow made of old dresses and
people sang spring songs and danced
round the fire.
ANSWER THESE QUSTIONS:
Are trere any festivals in your country?
What are they?
What is your favourite festival?
What can you do there?
What can you eat there?
Which event would you like to take part in?
Which event did you take part in?
How did you prepare for the celebration?
What did you cook for the festival?
REVISION
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