Презентация по английскому языку по теме "Рождество в Великобритании"

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  Christmas in Great Britain

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  One of the most important public holidays In Great Britain Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. It is one of the most important public holidays. The Queen gives her Christmas message which is broadcast on television, radio and the Internet. For most British families, this is the most important festival of the year

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  Gifts There are a lot of traditions connected with Christmas, but the most important one is the giving of presents. Family members wrap up their gifts and leave them at the bottom of the Christmas tree to be «bound on Christmas morning. All relatives and friends give each other presents. So, before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present.

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  Indoor Christmas decorations People decorate their homes at Christmas. They put up lights and illuminated Christmas figures outside their houses. Rooms are usually decorated with garlands, candles, wreaths and different Christmas plants such as mistletoe, holly and red amaryllis. The traditional colours of decorations are green, red and gold.

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  Christmas dinner At Christmas most families come together for a dinner. A traditional Christmas meal in Britain includes roast turkey with potatoes and vegetables with special desserts such as mince pies, Christmas pudding and traditional fruit cake. Coins which are usually added to the cake are believed to bring good luck to anyone who reveals them.

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  Christmas stocking The tradition of hanging Christmas stocking over the fireplace originated from legends and also associated with St. Nicholas. In one village died poor, leaving three daughters without a piece of bread. St. Nicholas overheard villagers talking about the unenviable fate of the girls and decided to help a poor family, making it a secret. According to one version of the legend, SV. Nicholas was thrown into the chimney three piece of gold, which fell into the girls stockings, hung over the fireplace to dry.

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  Christmas log It was used for many years before the appearance of the tree. Preparing this wood for a year before the festival. In the forest chose a big tree, cut it, removed the branches and was left to lay there all year. For Christmas is the head of the family had the right to put a piece of wood carved from the tree in the house:

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  Decorations in the city Shops and shopping centers put up Christmas lights and decorations as millions of people in Britain do the Christmas shopping. Christmas services are held in churches and carol singers perform in the streets and public places, raising money for charity.

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  The first symbols of Christmas – advent calendars. This small calendars for 24 days with little doors for each date. Behind them is a picture or a poem dedicated to Christmas. Every day it is allowed to open only one door, which corresponds to the onset date. So the children are counting up to a brighter Christmas holiday.

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  by the early 20th century, Christmas became a family holiday as for a national British traditions that are unchanged up to our days many of them have survived

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  Merry Christmas in Britain Today I would like to tell you a few words about Christmas in the UK, as well as the customs and traditions of this holiday. Erohina Anastasiya 8 «B»

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  Candy Canes were invented in the 17th century specifically for naughty children who found it difficult to sit quietly long Christmas mass. Exhausted cleric has done for them candy, so they have something to do during the service. Candy Canes …

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  Christmas is a festival that brings positive emotions, good mood and warm memories. In the UK, it is a special holiday, to which people are prepared with great diligence. Christmas Eve in the UK …

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  Still retains the old custom of decorating the house for Christmas - Ivy, holly, etc. As always, strengthen sprig of mistletoe over the door. On Christmas Eve, a man can kiss any girl, stopped at the decoration of this plant. Night before Christmas in the UK …

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  At Christmas, all the windows of rural houses lit candles in the UK, so the locals called the night before Christmas "night of candles." Night of candles …

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  Gifts from Santa Claus … On Christmas Eve children hang over the fireplace or over the bed to Santa Claus came at night in their home and socks filled with gifts.

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  Christmas pudding! Hard to believe, but once there is an exquisite sweet and unusual dish it was ordinary porridge. Now it is made from fruits, spices, and before serving, pour rum and ignite. Christmas pudding …

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  Gingerbread House - a house made of gingerbread, glazed and decorated with candies. House looks very smart, incredibly and creates a festive atmosphere in the house. Gingerbread House …

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  Christmas markets in the UK are held in all towns .On the square is filled with a huge ice rink, guests can warm up with hot chocolate cakes in a cafe or bistro. Christmas markets …

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  On this holiday people are happy every moment and thank God for all that they have. Christmas - a fairy tale, which impresses every inhabitant of UK. Marry Christmas! All Good Christmas !!!

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  Christmas in Britain Ann Zhornovaya

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  Probably, you know that in Great Britain Christmas is celebrated on December 25. And official opening of the Christmas season is the Advent. One more known tradition — the Christmas calendar for children divided into squares on number of days of the Advent where behind each leaf with date the delicacy is hidden. The Advent — the waiting time preceding a holiday of Christmas during which Christians prepare for a holiday.

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  Christmas socks. Who didn't hear about this tradition? Once Santa Claus flew by over the house and has dropped couple of gold coins. They have fallen in a flue, directly in a sock which dried near a fireplace. Christmas — the holiday for all family, but most of all him is waited by children. They hang out bright stockings near a fireplace and wait for gifts.

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  Caramel cane. One of sweet symbol of Christmas is, of course, a caramel cane. By tradition she white with red strips with taste of cinnamon and mint. The caramel cane has the form of the letter "J" symbolizing the name "Jesus". Parents give such sweets to the children for Christmas.

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  Christmas Carols. Christmas Carols — special songs which are sung for Christmas. In them it is sung about Jesus Christ and time of his birth. This songs apeared in Europe thousands years ago. But it were pagan songs which were sung around stone circles during the celebration of the Winter solstice. The tradition of their execution has remained only for Christmas.

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  Wreaths. One of the main traditions of these weeks – wreaths with the candles having special value. The wreath is usually carried out from a juniper, with four candles established on a circle. Three candles of violet color and one pink. On Christmas in the center of a wreath establish the fifth candle. It is symbolizes Jesus Christ — "Light to the World".

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  Christingle. Cristinglе is the traditional symbol of Christmas in Britain. The name designates him "Christ's Light" which has come at this world. They say that cristingle has been entered by Society of Anglican church on assistance to children.

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  Christmas log. For Christmas holiday the christmas log was brought in the house only by the head of the family. Further to a log addressed as the living being, watered it with honey, wine, strewed with grain. After that the christmas log was located in the center or the furnace and was set fire. The christmas log had to burn twelve days and nights.

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  Christmas dinner. The traditional Christmas dinner in Great Britain surely includes a turkey with potatoes and other vegetables. After a dinner the Christmas pudding – the sweet pudding consisting of a large number of dried fruits and which is often poured with the burning brandy follows. Other traditional dish in Great Britain is a Christmas cake.

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  The raised festive mood reigns in Great Britain about a month. It is really whole festive season. So on an equal basis with traditional wishes "Merry Christmas!” and "Happy New Year!" it is possible to hear "Have a Happy Holiday Season". In cards, sms or chats often use Xmas – Merry Xmas ‘N Happy New Year!

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  Christmas Day, December 25, is probably the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday. Traditionally all relatives and friends give each other presents. So, before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present

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  In general, people get prepared for this holiday very carefully. They decorate their houses in the traditional way. Christmas trees are set up in houses, in the streets and churches. They are always decorated with fairy lights, angels and small toys. In addition, little packets with nuts, candies and special biscuits are hung on the tree. Presents are put around the tree and artificial «frost» is scattered over the branches.

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  On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them: oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn't behave properly Santa Claus can put there a piece of coal as punishment .

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  Besides the Christmas tree, holly and mistletoe are used to decorate the house. Branches of holly are put up behind pictures and mistletoe is hung over doors, so the young people have a chance to kiss the girls under it, plucking each time a red berry from the mistletoe. It is said that the girl who was not kissed under it at Christmas would not get married that year

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  Carol singing is an essential part of Christmas. No church or school is without its carol service. Carols may be traditional or with some variations that express different feelings. Carols were used for the first time during Christmas in the fifteenth century.

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  Usually children come around in the evening to the front doors and start singing carols and people who live in these houses give children candies, nuts, pies and so on, to thank them for carol singing.

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  A typical Christmas lunch includes turkey with cranberry sauce and pudding. Every young woman in each household helps to stir the Christmas pudding, if she wishes to be married that year. Usually a coin or two are hidden inside the pudding and part of the fun is to see who finds it.

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  After the lunch they go to the sitting room to listen to the Christmas speech of the Queen, shown on TV

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  So, Christmas is a merry family holiday for all the people of Great Britain. Christmas comes but once a year.