Презентации детей "The UK. Traditions.Customs. Royal Family."
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Elizabeth 2 has five official residences and some palaces and castles in Britain. They are Kensington Palace, St. James’s Palace, Hampton Court, Holyrood House, Balmoral Castle, Sandringham House. Buckingham Palace in London and Windsor Castle near London.

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Buckingham Palace It’s the official residence of Queen Elizabeth 2. It’s used for the many official events and receptions. Buckingham Palace is furnished and decorated with priceless works of art.

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Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is owned by the Crown. It’s the summer residence of Elizabeth 2. The Queen has used the castle as a royal palace as well as her weekend home and it’s now as often used for state banquets. There are beautiful gardens around Windsor Castle.

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Balmoral Castle It’s also the summer residence of Elizabeth 2. It’s a very nice castle. There are ruins of an old castle near it. The Balmoral castle is surrounded beautiful gardens. There is ‘a garden on the water’ there. Monarchs like hunting and fishing near Balmoral Castle .

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January was established as the first month of the year by the Roman Calendar. It was named after the god Janus. New Year's Day is the first day of the year, in the Gregorian calendar. In modern times, it is the 1st January . It is a time for looking forward and wishing for a good year ahead. It is also a holiday. .

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People welcome the New Year on the night before. This is called New Year's Eve . In Scotland, people celebrate it with a lively festival called Hogmanay . All over Britain there are parties, fireworks, singing and dancing, to ring out the old year and ring in the new . As the clock - Big Ben – strikes midnight, people link arms and sing a song called “Auld Lang Syne ”. It reminds them of old and new friends.

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The Door Custom In the old days, the New Year started with a custom called 'first footing', which was suppose to bring good luck to people for the coming year. As soon as midnight had passed and January 1st had started, people used to wait behind their doors for a dark haired person to arrive . The visitor carried a piece of coal, some bread, some money and some greenery. These were all for good luck - the coal to make sure that the house would always be warm, the bread to make sure everyone in the house would have enough food to eat, money so that they would have enough money, and the greenery to make sure that they had a long life.

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New Year Superstition The 1st of January was a very important day in medieval superstitions regarding prosperity, or lack of it, in the year ahead. A flat cake was put on one of the horns of a cow in every farmyard. The farmer and his workers would then sing a song and dance around the cow until the cake was thrown to the ground. If it fell in front of the cow that signified good luck; to fall behind indicated the opposite. Unluckiest Day of the Year It was an old Saxon belief that 2nd January was one of the unluckiest days of the whole year. Those unfortunate enough to be born on this day could expect to dies an unpleasant death.

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St Agnes's Eve 20 January This was the day on which girls and unmarried women who wished to dream of their future husbands would perform certain rituals before going to bed. Customs of the Year's First New Moon It is said that if you look through a silk handkerchief at the new moon, which has never been washed, the number of moons you see will be the number of years which will pass until you're married. But it is unlucky to see the new moon through a window. To dream of your future husband, you should go out and stand and look at the moon saying: “All hail to thee moon, all hail to thee, I prythee , good moon, reveal to me, This night who my husband shall be”.

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Candlemas Day (the Christian festival of lights ) is on the 2nd February. This ancient festival marks the midpoint of winter, halfway between the shortest day and the spring equinox. In olden times, many people used to say that the Christmas season lasted for forty days - until the second day of February. Robert Herrick in his poem “Ceremonies for Candlemas Eve” writes, DOWN with the rosemary and bays, Down with the misletoe ; Instead of holly, now up-raise The greener box (for show).

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It was the day of the year when all the candles, that were used in the church during the coming year, were brought into church and a blessing was said over them - so it was the Festival Day (or 'mass') of the Candles. Candles were important in those days not only because there was no electric lights. Some people thought they gave protection. For Christians, they remind Jesus- a guiding light for them in the darkness. Christians often talk of Jesus as 'the light of the World' - and candles are lit during church services to remind Christians of this.

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St Valentines Day was originally thought to be the day on which birds chose their mates. There are many traditions and tales associated with romance activities on Valentines day including : - the first man an unmarried woman saw on 14th February would be her future husband; - if the names of all a girl's suitors were written on paper and wrapped in clay and the clay put into water, the piece that rose to the surface first would contain the name of her husband-to-be. - if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. - If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. - If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a rich person. Each year in Britain, people spend a lot of money on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's Day. Traditionally these were sent anonymously, but now-a-days we often make it clear who is sending each 'Valentine'.

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Borrowed Days 12 - 14 February were traditionally said to be 'borrowed' from January. If these days were stormy, the year would be favoured with good weather: but if fine, the year's weather would be foul. The last three days of March were said to be borrowed from April. Other belief and sayings for February: It is said that if the weather is fine and frosty at the close of January and the beginning of February, there is more winter ahead than behind .

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National Days in the UK 1 st of March is t he national day of Wales- St David's Day . St David is Wales's patron saint. Who was St David? St David ( Dewi Sant was a Celtic monk, abbot and bishop, who lived in the sixth century. He spread the word of Christianity across Wales. The most famous story about Saint David tells how he was preaching to a huge crowd and the ground is said to have risen up, so that he was standing on a hill and everyone had a better chance of hearing him. The flag of Wales

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17 March - The national day of Northern Ireland is St Patrick's Day . St Patrick is Ireland's patron Saint . Who was St. Patrick? Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was born in Wales somewhere around AD 385. He was carried off by pirates and spent six years in slavery before escaping and training as a missionary. The most famous story about Saint Patrick is him driving the snakes from Ireland. He died on 17th March in AD 461.

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The national emblem of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is the Shamrock. Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain how the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit could exist as separate parts of the same being. His followers took to wearing a shamrock in celebration. St Patrick's day is marked by the wearing of shamrocks. St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades in the large cities, the wearing of the green and drinking Guinness (traditional drink of Ireland).

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Who was St George ? A story dating back to the 6th century tells that St George rescued a maiden from dragon . The Saint's name was shouted as a battle cry by English knights who fought during the Hundred Years War (1338-1453). 23 April - the national day of England is St George's Day. St George is England's patron saint.

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Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) It is traditional on this day to eat pancakes. When is Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)? It is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday and is therefore the final day before the beginning of Lent, a Christian festival leading up to Easter Sunday.

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Mothering Sunday is a time when children pay respect to their Mothers. Children often give their Mothers a gift and a card. Many churches give the children a few spring flowers to give to their Mothers as a thank for all their care and love.

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What is Easter ? Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for giving chocolate Easter eggs. But Easter means much more.... Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ , it’s a message of new life is the high point of the Christian year .

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April begins with a day of fun and jokes - April Fool's Day . No one really knows when this custom began but it has been kept for hundreds of years. On t he First of April, some people say: “Is set apart for All Fools Day; But why the people call it so, Not I, nor they themselves do know”.

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The first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate the coming of summer. Traditional English May Day celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen and dancing around a Maypole.

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It`s held from April 28th to May 3rd . May Day celebrations have been carried out in England for over 2000 years. The Romans celebrated the festival of Flora, goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. May Day Bank Holiday Is on the first Monday of the month. This Monday is a day off school and work. Many of the May Day celebrations take place at the weekend .

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T he Trooping the Colour The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked each year by a military parade, known as Trooping the Colour (Carrying of the Flag). The official name is “the Queen’s Birthday Parade”. Each June, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family visit the Trooping the Colour ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall in London. The Queen takes the salute from thousands of guardsmen.