Holidays and TraditionsO.A. Lepert

Specialized School 1

what holidays are celebrated in both countries

about holidays and traditions in Great Britain and Ukraine

what peculiarities some holidays have in Great Britain and Ukraine

We Want to Know

Interesting Facts We Know Only 6 public holidays

are too observed in Great Britain:

Christmas Boxing Day Good Friday Easter Monday Spring Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday

Holidays in Ukraine February – St. Valentine’s

Day January – New Year March – Women’s Day,

Shevchenko Day April – Easter, Fool’s Day May – Victory Day June – Constitution Day August – Independence Day September – the Day of

Knowledge December – St. Nicholas’

Day

Holidays in Great Britain

January – New Year February – St. Valentine’s

Day March – Good Friday April – Easter, All Fool’s Day May – May Day June – Spring Bank Holiday August – Late Summer

Bank Holiday October – Halloween November – Remembrance

Day December – Christmas,

Boxing Day

New Year, Christmas, Easter, April Fool’s Day, St. Valentine’s Day are celebrated in Great Britain and Ukraine.

We Were Greatly Surprised to Know

In Ukraine people don’t exchange presents on Christmas Day as it is in Great Britain.

Traditional Christmas Dishes

Great Britain – turkey and pudding

Ukraine - kutya

In Great Britain – Christmas In Ukraine – New Year

Main Holidays

In Ukraine – krashanky and pysanky In Great Britain – chocolate eggs

Easter Emblems

On New Year in London in Trafalgar

Square someone usually falls into the

fountain

Holidays and traditions in Great Britain and Ukraine

Peculiarities of some holidays Traditional holiday dishes Easter emblems

What We Know Now

Пестрякова Н.В. 111 англомовних розмовних тем. – Х.: Торсінг, 1998.

Полупан А.П. Англомовні країни. – Х.: Країна мрій, 2002.

Гужва Т.Н. Англійські розмовні теми. – Київ, 1995.

hhttp://www.mon.gov.ua/ ttp://www.yandex.ru/ http://www.metabot.ru/ http://www.1september.ru/

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