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The tradition of April Fool's Day celebration was initiated in 1582 in France and is related to the New Year holiday. Then the New Year was celebrated for eight days beginning on March 25 and ending April 1. After commissioning of the Gregorian calendar was April 1 January 1. In those days news traveled very slowly, and some did not receive the news for several years. Also, there were cases when people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Year on April 1st. They were called fools. Then it turned into a tradition. In Scotland, this day is called the Day of the Cuckoo. Conventional jokes for April Fool's Day - to say "you have shoelaces untied," to translate arrows hours. All ends with the victim saying "April fool" (April "s Fool). In this day it’s common to send funny cards and give gifts. As a rule, it is some small hasty Souvenir. Usually jokes play on friends and acquaintances. Even the media participate in the sweepstakes, but there is one specific feature: the drawing is limited - only 12 hours of the day.. Fool"s Day - April 1

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In Russia, April Fool's Day, as well as many others: initiatives that came from the West, the countdown began with the era of Peter I. It was brought to by the court-Russian foreigners. First of laughter holiday was celebrated only in noble houses, but then it gradually spread to the entire Russian people. It must be said that the day on April 1 in Russia on the national calendar is dedicated to Daria Poplavihe . They said: "Daria gift is not Mara, dirt on the clothes of the molds, which are heavy impure thoughts." And if to please any audience, young and old at the noble courts of fun creating jesters, the common people gladly laugh at clowns. In Russia, April Fools' Day - April 1

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Carnival is celebrated in Britain less flamboyantly than in other European countries. The fact that in the Middle Ages, in the XIV-XVI centuries, it was spread all over the place and observed revelry, various competitions and the traditional dish of Maslenitsa -. Pancakes. But the Reformation drowned this holiday: gradually narrowed the terms of its celebration, its related practices have been transferred to other national holidays, and from the XIX century. essentially the celebration of Carnival is limited to just one day, although that day and now remains one of the most favorite national holidays - a "confessional Tuesday." On this day, people take part in various kinds of competition, fighting, fist fights. The most popular male match on this day remains football, which previously was not just entertainment, but also an important religious ritual. It was played even in the clergy and religious buildings. Maslenitsa in the UK

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Maslenitsa - is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent. It has its origins in the pagan tradition. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun-festival, personified by the ancient god Volos , and a celebration of the end of the winter. During the week of Maslenitsa, meat is already forbidden to Orthodox Christians, and it is the last week during which eggs, milk, cheese and other dairy products are permitted, leading to its name of "Cheese-fare week" or "Crepe week". The most characteristic food of Maslenitsa is bliny thin pancakes or crepes, made from the rich foods still allowed by the Orthodox tradition that week: butter, eggs and milk. Since Lent excludes parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life. The last day of Cheesefare Week is called "Forgiveness Sunday ". Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration people gather to "strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery" and burn her in a bonfire. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called Clean Monday, because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begin Great Lent with a clean slate Maslenitsa in Russia

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Mother's Day or Mothering Sunday is similar to the March 8 in Russia. Its roots go back to Victorian times, when children had to work away from home, and the earned money came to the family budget. Then one day, the children were allowed to spend time at home with their parents. Usually they brought mothers and grandmothers small gifts - bouquets of flowers or fresh eggs. Today British children in this day give flowers to mothers and do the homework. At the beginning of the 17th century in England, the fourth Sunday of Great Lent people began to celebrate Mother's Sunday (Mothering Sunday). It was a celebration of all mothers of England. With the spread of Christianity in Europe, this Sunday was the feast of the Mother of the Church - the spiritual power that gives life and protect them from evil. Mother's Day or Mothering Sunday

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Mother's Day has been celebrated in Russia recently. As a national holiday it was established by Boris Yeltsin in 1993. From that moment Mother's Day has become an annual celebration. We celebrat e it on the last Sunday of November. In 2016 Mother's Day falls on November 27. T he festival is still very young. But it is firmly entrenched in our lives, on this day we congratulate the most important person for each of us – mother! Mother's Day in Russia

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Notting Hill Carnival In this carnival, after the large-scale Brazilian, involving more than 1 million people (according to some estimates, about 2 million people). Carnival procession of chariots, and move through the streets of Notting Hill district of London, where mostly immigrants from the West Indies live, especially the Caribbean. It is often attended by well-known musicians, dancing and music in the streets late at night it is not silent. The orchestra plays mostly Caribbean and Arabic dance music. With stalls selling a variety of foods: cakes Jamaican, chicken wings and more. People participate in processions, dress up in the most extravagant outfits. Notting Hill Carnival

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Queen's Birthday The second Saturday of June is officially celebrated as the birthday of the English monarch. On this day, at the residence of British kings in Whitehall a ceremonial parade is held . This ceremony dates back to the seventeenth century. Then it was decided to carry the banner by the soldiers, since 1748 it has become a tradition. During the ceremony, the Queen watches the troops, and then she gives a grand ball.

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Old New Year Old New Year - a rare historical phenomenon 14 January Through two weeks after the New Year celebration, on the night of 13 to 14 January each year the New Year once again knocking at our door, just under a different title - Old New year. Old New Year - a rare historical phenomenon, an additional holiday, which turned out as a result of the change of era. This is partly due to the fact that the Russian Orthodox Church continues to meet and Circumcision of the Lord (to 1918 coincided with the civil New Year), and Christmas, as well as all the church holidays according to the Julian calendar. This modern New Year falls on the Christmas post. The tradition to celebrate the Old New Year occurred after 1918, when the new calendar was introduced in Russia. In the old Russian calendar, this day was dedicated to Basil the Great and named Vasyl day. This day is very important from the point of view of its impact on the following year.

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Spring Festival and the world of work, labor, May! Spring Festival and the world of work, labor, May! May 1 May Day was first celebrated in the Russian Empire in 1890 in Warsaw and in 1891 in the capital - St. Petersburg. Many still remember the original name of the holiday - the Day of International Solidarity of Workers. In the Soviet Union, the holiday is often called simply by the number - 1 May. Today, in celebration of the Russian Federation has lost its political color, there is called the Holiday of Spring and Labor and is a public holiday. Officially Day is enshrined in Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation of December 30, 2001. How named this day in May - the Day of Solidarity of Workers and the Holiday of Spring and Labour Day, May 1 for many traditionally symbolizes rebirth and the coming of spring. Great emotional charge that it carries in itself, is associated not only with a sense of spring awakening of nature, but also the perception of May 1 as a general celebration, unite all Russians.

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