English traditions and holidays

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5 o’clock tea Every Englishman has 5 o’clock break between lunch and dinner. Everybody stops his work and drinks tea for an hour.

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Bride’s dressing There is another old tradition in England – to dress the bride for wedding. To be happy every bride should put on something new , something old, something borrowed and something blue.

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Christmas December, 25 – Christmas Day . It’s a very important day for all the English, especially for children. There is a traditional Xmas wish: « If you eat twelve mince pies in twelve different houses during twelve days of Christmas, you will have a happy twelve month in the coming year! »

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Christmas This day children sing special Christmas carols . Песня Silent Night - Тихая Ночь People give to their friends and relatives Christmas cards. Every family this day decorate a Christmas tree . And everybody is waiting for a present from Santa Clause .

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Easter Easter is also very important holiday in Britain. This day people traditionally go to the church then relatives gather for Easter dinner. Easter Bunny Soft and White Easter bunny soft and white, Hopping quickly out of sight. Thank you for the eggs you bring At Easter time to welcome spring. Yellow eggs and blue and red, In the grass and flower bed. We will hunt them everywhere; Is it really you who put them there?

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Mother’s day This day all children prepare small present and flowers for their Moms. Usually on this day all the Moms are free from housework. This day English children work and moms just spent nice time with the families. A simnell cake with 12 marzipans balls is served for family’s dinner.

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Halloween Halloween is an American holiday but a lot of Englishmen celebrate it on October, 31. People beleive that this day all bad and wicked spirists go away. The next day- November,1 is All Saints Day when kind spirits come. Traditional decoration is pumpkin.

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St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick is patron Saint of Ireland and people of Great Britain celebrate his day on March,17. He brought Christianity to territory of Great Britain. The symbol of this holiday is leprechaun and shamrock.

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Thank you for attention) Alexandra Filippova 6’A’