Слайд 1Traditions and
Customs in Great Britain
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Слайд 2Crufts Dog Show
In February.
Valuable dogs from all over the
world compete in Birmingham.
The best dog gets the title
Crufts Supreme Champion.
Слайд 3Saint 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 4The Boat Race
In March
A rowing race between the universities
of Oxford and Cambridge.
On the river Thames in London (7,2
km).
Слайд 5Pancake 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 6Easter
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 7The London Marathon
One of the biggest marathons in the world.
Each
year about 30,000 people start the race and about 25,000
finish.
Raise money for charity.
Слайд 8May Day
May 1
A pagan festival to celebrate the end of
winter and welcome summer.
Children dance around the maypole and sing
songs.
Слайд 9Chelsea 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 10Midsummer 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 11Trooping 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 12Saint 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 13Wimbledon
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 14Notting 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 15Halloween
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 16Guy 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 17Christmas 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 18Boxing 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 19New Year’s Eve
December 31
Traditionally Scottish celebration.
At midnight everybody joins hands
and sings Auld Lang Syne.
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