Презентация по английскому языку а тему "Праздники"

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  Russian holidays
  

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  State holidays include:
  The New-year’s Day (the 1st of January)
  Defender of Motherland Day (the 23rd of February)
  Constitution Day (the 12th of December)
  Women’s Day (the 8th of March)
  May Day (the 1st of May)
  Independence Day (the 12th of June)
  

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  Religious holidays are
  Christmas (the7th of January)
  Easter
  Shrovetide
  St.Valentine’s Day (the 14th of February)
  

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  Profession and honoured holidays are
  The Day of Knowledge (the 1th of September)
  
  The Teacher’s Day (the 5th of October)
  

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  Personal and family holidays are
  Birthdays
  Anniversaries
  Wedding days
  Days of graduation
  

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  New Year’s Day
  The tradition of celebrating of New Year’s Day is very old, and goes back to pagan (язычество) past. It represented an important event- the weakening (ослабление) winter and the close coming of the spring.
  As centuries passed, it changed it place in calendar and was celebrated in spring (when the new agricultural year began) and in September (after the harvest (уборка хлеба) had been reaped). But Peter the Great ordered to celebrate it on the 1st of January) decorating houses and rooms with evergreen plants and making fireworks.
  

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  Nowadays
  
  New Year’s Day is celebrated on the 1st of January. People are very busy. They send postcards and buy presents for their families and friends, decorate their houses and prepare a festive dinner. On this day people wish each other «Happy New Year». There is a lot of dancing and eating.
  

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  Nowadays
  Women’s Day is the day when men congratulate girls and women, give them presents and flowers, and do the housework.
  

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  Victory Day
  It is the day when people remember the heroic deeds of the grandfathers during the Great Patriotic war. This holiday is celebrated all over the country. On this holiday the parade of the veterans of the Great Patriotic war is held in the Red Square
  

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  Independence Day
  On the 12th of June in 1991 the first President of Russia was elected.
  

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  Christmas
  The Christmas story comes from the Bible. An angel appeared to shepherds (пастухи) and told them that a Saviour (спаситель) had been born to Mary and Joseph in a stable in Bethlehem. The wise men from the East followed star which led them to the baby Jesus to whom they paid homage (клятвенное обещание), presented gifts of gold, myrrh (мирра).
  

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  Nowadays
  It is a day when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
  

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  Easter
  On this day the Revival of Jesus Christ is celebrated. The date of Easter changed every year. Traditional gifts are coloured eggs.
  

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  The week is followed by Lent (пост). That’s why people want to eat and drink at pleasure. The traditional dish is pancakes. Shrovetide is celebrated with out-door parties, shows and the guy of winter burnt in the end.
  

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  St.Valentine’s Day
  The holiday has come from the English-speaking countries. There are many legends about St.Valentine. Some people say he was a priest who married lovers against the Roman (римский) laws. Others don’t agree with this. They say that this day, February, 14, was the day when young Romans chose their sweethearts (возлюбленные) for the year and exchanged the tokens (знаки) of love. Since then the day has become very popular.
  

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  Nowadays
  St.Valentine’Day is a day of those who are in love. Chocolate and flowers are popular gifts on this day.