The document provides information about various holidays celebrated in England and the UK. It describes the name, date, traditions, food and activities associated with Mother's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Pancake Day, St. George's Day, May Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year's Eve. The holidays involve traditions like exchanging gifts, singing carols, lighting bonfires, baking special foods like Christmas pudding, and spending time with family and community.

1. HOLIDAYS
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2. Mother’s day

3. 1. Name: Mother’s day
2. Date: The fourth Sunday in Lent
3. Food: Sweets and Shrewsbury cakes
4. Flowers: roses and tulips

4. Mother’s day
This day is celebrated on the fourth
Sunday in Lent. This day Shrewsbury
cakes are sold.
Mothers get cakes and cupcakes,
chocolate and flowers.
Children do all the housework.

5. SAINT
PATRICK`S
DAY
1) NAME: SAINT PATRICK`S DAY
2) DATE: MARCH, 17TH
3) PREPARATION: MAKE
DECORATIONS AND VISIT
RELATIVES
4) CELEBRATING: WEAR GREEN OR
BLUE CLOTHES, DANCE

6. All the people in England, Ireland, the
USA and some regions in Canada
celebrate ST. PATRICK`S DAY on the
17th of March. They put on green
clothes and go to the beer parties or
visit their relatives. Before the festival
people make colourful decorations and
cook meals. In the evening they watch
a fireworks display.
All the people have a good time.

7. Pancake

8. Fact file:
Date: the last Tuesday
before Lent
Traditions: pancake race
Food: pancakes
Costume: apron

9. PANCAKE IN ENGLAND TAKES ONLY ONE DAY ON THE LAST
TUESDAY BEFORE LENT.
A LOT OF FUN AND COMPETITIONS ARE ORGANIZED BUT THE
CULMINATION IS A TRADITIONAL PANCAKE RACE.
THE TEAM OF 4 PEOPLE HAVE TO RUN A DISTANCE WITH
PANCAKES IN FRYING PANS. THEY TOSS PANCAKES AS THEY
RUN, TRYING NOT TO DROP THEM ONTO THE GROUND.
PARTICIPANTS CAN BE DRESSED AS HOUSEWIVES.

10. ,,ST George’s Day’’

11. 1) Date : April, 23
2) Country : England
3) Costumes and decorations : red
roses, ribbons, ’’St George’s Day’’
flag , painted faces .
4 ) Food: sausages , Yorkshire pudding
and roast beef. .

12. May day

13. This day many English
people come to the parade
with their families and friends.
They paint their faces red and
white - the colours of the flag.
It’s a very nice festival !
Everybody has a great time !

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Name: May day
Date: First Monday of May
Meals: Sandwiches for picnic
Actions: crown a May Queen, dance around
the May pole, take part in different
competitions

15. On the first Monday of May British
celebrate May day, the holiday of spring.
On that day they wear costumes of Jack in
the Green and his colours and dance
around the May pole.
Then they choose a May Queen to lead the
holiday. Also you can see a lot of
performers in the streets and take part in
different competitions.

16. Father’s Day.

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Date: on the 3rd Sunday of June
Gifts: chocolate ,tie, cufflinks
Where: outdoors
Food: dishes for picnic

18. • Fathers Day is celebrated on the 3rd
Sunday of June.
• Most families go to the country this day.
There they play many games. Children
present their dads chocolate, tie,
cufflinks or roses.

19. Halloween
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20. Name: Halloween
 Date: October, 31
 Country: Great Britain
 Food: Sweets
 Costumes: Witches, ghosts
 Activities: “Trick or Treat”
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21. Today, I am going to tell you about Halloween
in the Great Britain.
This holiday is in late autumn, on October, 31.
Before the holiday all the children make some
preparations. They make house of fear and scary
costumes. On that day children go to each
other, ask for sweets and they say :”Trick or
Treat".
Everybody has a happy time.

22. Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night

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Important festival in the UK
The 5th of November
Traditional dishes of English cuisine
The Effigy Of Guy
Light fireworks and burn effigies, wear black masks
«Remember, remember, the 5th of November!»

24. Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is an important festival in the UK.
People celebrate it on the 5th of November. Bonfire Night lasts
during the night from 4 to 5 November.
This day people cook traditional dishes of English cuisine - potatoes
with grilled sausages or chicken legs, carrot salad and sweet pudding
for dessert.
Before the festival, the whole family makes The Effigy Of Guy. If you
don`t have time to do an effigy, you can buy it in a shop.
At night children can have fun together with their parents. Children
paint their faces with coal and run around bonfires, light fireworks
and firecrackers. All night people burn effigies of Guy (Guido)
Fawkes. Many people wear masks with Fawkes’s face.
The slogan of this festival is: «Remember, remember, the 5th of
November!»

26. Name: Christmas
Date: the 25th of December
Frequency: annual
Traditions: exchanging gifts, singing carols.
Special dishes: Christmas pudding, gingerbread.

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Christmas is a very important festival in Catholic
countries. It is celebrated on the 25th
of
December. This day a lot of people exchange
gifts and have a big dinner with their families
and friends. In the cities there are big sales,
exciting parades and firework displays.
This day people pray a lot and give alms for
beggars. Children sing carols and other songs.
It is a very religious festival.

29. Name:
Boxing Day
Date:
The 26th of
December
Preparetion:
buy gifts, pack them
beautifully
Activies:
give gifts to the poor
and the needy

30. This holiday is celebrated on the 26 of December. The
shops are full of people. People buy gifts and children
at home pack them in beautiful boxes. In the evening,
people go to the streets and give gifts to the poor and
the needy.
Boxing day is a very kind holiday.

31. The New
Year`s Eve

32. • Date: December, 31.
• Costumes: Some people wear costumes of
Santa and characters from fairy tales.
• The special dish: The apple pie.
• It is not the main festival in the UK but many
people celebrate it.
• They have a great dinner.
• In London there is the beautiful parade.