FIRST - FOOTING презентация, доклад

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Слайд 1FIRST - FOOTING

Слайд 2In Scotland and northern England, the custom of First-Footing in

the early hours of January1st is still kept up with

great vigour.
The First Foot comes as soon as possible after midnight has struck.

In Scotland and northern England, the custom of First-Footing in the early hours of January1st is still

Слайд 3Preferably the male visitor would be a young, handsome, dark-haired,

healthy male. A blonde, a red-haired or a woman are

not allowed to enter the house first as they are supposed to bring bad luck.

Preferably the male visitor would be a young, handsome, dark-haired, healthy male. A blonde, a red-haired or

Слайд 4This is because a dark-haired man in ancient times would

have been regarded as a fellow Scotsman, and therefore to

be deemed safe, whereas a fair haired or red headed man could have been a Viking and therefore potentially a dangerous enemy.

This is because a dark-haired man in ancient times would have been regarded as a fellow Scotsman,

Слайд 5He brings symbolic gifts of food or fuel or money

as tokens of prosperity in the year that has just

begun.

Sometimes, instead of these presents, or in addition to them, he carries a bunch of evergreens as a promise of continuing life. Nothing must be taken out of the house before these gifts have been brought in, nor should any one go outside until he has arrived.

He brings symbolic gifts of food or fuel or money as tokens of prosperity in the year

Слайд 6He must be admitted by the front door and, since

he is a luck-bringer, he must be hospitably entertained with

food and plentiful supplies of wine or spirits.

Usually, the First Foot greets all within as he crosses the threshold, and is at once loudly welcomed in return. In some parts of Scotland, however, he does not speak until he has laid a peat or a coal upon the fire.