Holidays in Great Britain.
There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in
other European countries. They are: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday,
Easter Monday, Spring Bank Holiday, May Day and Summer Bank Holiday. Public
holidays in Britain are called bank holidays, because the banks as well as most
of the offices and shops are closed.
The most popular holiday is Christmas. A big Christmas tree
stands in Trafalgar Square. Central streets are beautifully decorated.
Christmas is a family holiday. Relatives usually meet for the big Christmas
dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding. And everyone gives and receives
presents. The 26th of December, Boxing Day, is at home and watch football.
New Year's Day is less popular in Britain than Christmas.
But in Scotland, Hogmanay is the biggest festival of the year.
Besides public holidays there are some special festivals in
Great Britain. One of them takes place on the 5th of November. On that day, in
1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James
I. He didn't succeed. The King's men found the bomb, took Guy Fawkes to the
Tower and cut off his head.
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Holidays in
Russia.
There are many national holidays in Russia. People all over
the country do not work and have special celebrations.
The major holidays are: New Year's Day, Christmas, Day of
the Defender of Motherland, Women's Day, May Day, Victory Day, Independence
Day.
New Year's Day is the first holiday of the year. It is very
popular. There is a New Year tree in every house and in the streets. People see
the New Year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the New
Year with wine glasses of sparkling champagne and say toasts "Happy New
Year". People consider New Year's Day to be a family holiday.
Christmas is a renewed holiday in our country. It's
celebrated on the 7th of January. The holiday is connected with the wonderful birth
of Jesus Christ.
Day of the defender of Motherland is celebrated on the 23rd
of February. We congratulate our fathers, grandfathers and young men with
little presents.
Women's Day is celebrated on the 8th of March. We
congratulate all the girls, mothers and grandmothers with this holiday.
Victory Day is the greatest national holiday in our
country. On the 9th of May 1945 the Soviet Army defeated the German fascists.
We lost 30 million people during this war.
Independence Day is a new holiday in our country. On the
12th of June, 1992, the first President of Russia was elected.
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