So many countries, so many customs. HOLIDAYS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES Matching 1. Columbus Day 2. Christmas 3. St. Valentine’s Day 4.Halloween 5. Thanksgiving Day 6. Easter 7. New Year’s Day 8. Independence Day a. Хеллоуин b. День Святого Валентина c. День Благодарения d. День Христофора Колумба e. Рождество f. День Независимости в Америке g. Пасха h. Новый год Columbus Day the 12 th of October 1492 Christmas the 25th of December St. Valentine’s Day the 14th of February Halloween the 30th of October Thanksgiving Day 4 th Thursday of November Easter the end of Marchin April New Year’s Day the 31st of December Independence Day th 4 of July Halloween In America people celebrate Halloween on the 31st of October. Children dress up as black cats, skeletons, goblins, witches and monsters. They make jack-olanterns. So the traditional colours of Halloween are black, orange and yellow. Children usually say ‘trick or treat’ («угощенье или шутка») It means that the people, who live next door, can give the boys and girls money, fruit or sweets or children can play a joke on them (над ними шутят). Christmas On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England – Christmas. People send X-mas cards to their friends and relatives. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and lights. Children wake up early to find stockings full of small presents on their bed. St. Valentine’s day St Valentine’s Day comes on February 14 in America and Great Britain. It is not a legal or a national holiday. A “valentine” may mean a special greeting-card or a little present. Flowers and sweets are favourite presents which sweethearts send to each other. Valentine candy is packed in red or pink heart-shaped boxes. Valentines are special greeting cards. They are often coloured red, have red pictures of hearts. 1. Date 2. Symbols …………….. …………….. St. Valentine’s Day Countries …………. Colours ……………. 1. Date 2. Symbols 14th of February St. Valentine’s Day Countries America, Great Britain flowers, presents candies, red-pink heart-shaped boxes Colours red, pink Thank you for your work
