British Holidays — Британские праздники

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3. Public holidays and celebrations in Great Britain — Выходные дни и праздики в Великобритании There are only 6 public holidays in GB. Those are days on which people need not go into work. These are days: Christmas Day, Boxing day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Spring Bank Holiday and Late Summer Bank Holiday. Most of these holidays are of religious origin, though it would be right to say that for […]...
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5. Топики на английском каникулы, Holidays — Праздники There are many national holidays in the world, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. For example in Russia the major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Victory Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People greet the new year with champagne and listen to the […]...
6. Christmas. Рождество Christmas is Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. For millions of Christians throughout the world it is the happiest and the busiest time of the year. No one knows the exact date of Christ’s birth but most Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25. The word Christmas comes from Christes masse, an early […]...
7. Holidays In Great Britain. Праздники в Великобритании There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays, because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops […]...
8. Halloween. Хэллоуин Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o’-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities. Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a […]...
9. Поздравления и пожелания на Рождество на английском / Christmas Greetings and Wishes Wish you a Merry Christmas and may this festival bring abundant joy and happiness in your life! Желаю Вам веселого Рождества! Пусть этот праздник принесет много веселья и счастья! May this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout! Пусть в это Рождество и весь […]...
10. Топик по английскому праздники, Holidays in Russia — Праздники в России January 1 — New Year’s Day. The New Year holiday is very popular. In every house there is a firtree. The presents are supposed to be sent by Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. People usually see the New Year in sitting round a festive table. They are addressing New Year’s greetings and good wishes […]...
11. Рождество, английские праздники топики Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25. Many people look on Christmas as the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but really the tradition goes back to the earliest of times. In those days the sun meant so much to primitive man that when it began to go lower each day till December […]...
12. First Foot The first visitor to enter a house on New Year’s morning is commonly known in Great Britain as the First Foot. In Yorkshire he is sometimes called the Lucky Bird, in the Isle of Man, the Quaaltagh. Wherever he appears, he is a personage of great importance. He may be a chance caller, or a […]...
13. Рождество в Австралии, австралия топики английский Most Australians have been dreaming of a white Christmas for centuries. But the traditional European Christmas is just a myth for Australians. Santas wearing thick woollen clothes don’t fit with Australia’s thirty-degree heat. Thankfully things are changing fast. Now they have their own Christmas, Australian style. Australia is a country which is largely made up […]...
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15. Рождество топик на английском, Christmas Day — Рождество Every country has its own customs and traditions. English people are proud of their traditions and they keep them up. It is difficult to speak about England without speaking about its holidays. Christmas Day is among them. All English people celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. What kind of holiday is it? It is […]...
16. Поздравления на Хэллоуин на английском / English Halloween Cards Хэллоуин — праздник вампиров, ведьм, привидений и прочей нечисти — который еще совсем недавно широко праздновался лишь в США, теперь приобретает все большую популярность и в других странах. Его отмечают в ночь 31 октября. Эта ночь отмечает переход к зиме. Считалось, что в это время души умерших посещают свои прежние дома, чтобы погреться у огня. […]...
17. Halloween — День всех святых Halloween, name applied to the evening of October 31, preceding the Christian feast of Hallowmas, Allhallows, or All Saints’ Day. The observances connected with Halloween are thought to have originated among the ancient Druids, who believed that on that evening, Saman, the lord of the dead, called forth hosts of evil spirits. The Druids customarily […]...
18. Christmas in Great Britain. Рождество в Великобритании For many British families Christmas is the most important holiday of the year. It is a combination of the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, and the traditional winter holidays. On the Sunday before Christmas many churches hold a carol service where special hymns are sung. Most families decorate their houses with coloured paper […]...
19. Xmas HjThe word «Christmas» is derived from the words «Christ’s Mass» — the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But although Christmas is undoubtedly a Christian celebration, it is also true to say that it is an unusual combination of pagan and Christian festivities. A Christmas tree stands in everybody’s living room at Christmas, shining […]...
20. Christmas Day — Рождество The word «Christmas» is derived from the words «Christ’s Mass» — the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But although Christmas is undoubtedly a Christian celebration, it is also true to say that it is an unusual combination of pagan and Christian festivities. A Christmas tree stands in everybody’s living room at Christmas, shining […]...
21. Топики по английскому holidays, Holidays in Russia — Праздники в России There are many national holidays in Russia. The major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Women’s Day, May Day, Victory Day and Independence Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People see the new year in at midnight to the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen […]...
22. Holidays In Russia. Праздники в России There are many national holidays in Russia, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. The major holidays are: New Year’s Day, Women’s Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. People see the new year in at midnight on […]...
23. Christmas In Ukraine. Рождество в Украине Christmas is a wonderful holiday, it’s a feast of Christ’s birth and it’s celebrated on the eve of 7th of January. In the mid-4th century it was established by the Roman Catholic church as a separate feast and was celebrated on 25 December according to the Julian calendar. In the 10th century with the introduction […]...
24. British Celebrations English people celebrate Christmas and Scottish people celebrate New Year. That’s why New Year’s Day is celebrated by very few people in the South of England; but in some parts of the North, and everywhere in Scotland, it is a family holiday. In England families and friends gather on Christmas Eve for celebrations the next […]...
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26. New Year in England In England the New Year is not as widely or as enthusiastically observed as Christmas. Some people ignore it completely and go to bed at the same time as usual on New Year’s Eve. Many others, however, do celebrate it in one way or another, the type of celebration varying very much according to the […]...
27. Holidays in Ukraine — Праздники на Украине We have many holidays in Ukraine but I would like to tell about the main of them. The New Year is my favourite holiday. It is merry to decorate the New Year Tree, to dance near it and to receive presents. Then in a week there is Christmas. In Ukraine it is an old and […]...
28. My favorite holiday — Мой любимый праздник Many great holidays and anniversaries are celebrated in our country. On the 1st of May there is May Day — the holiday of spring and labour. On the 8th of March there is Women’s Day — the holiday of all women and girls. We celebrate Day of Independence of Russia on the 12th June and […]...
29. Русские традиции Топик — Topic Russian traditions Россия — уникальная страна, которая сохраняет национальные традиции, уходящие корнями не только в христианскую религию, но и в язычество. Христианство дало России такие великие праздники как Пасха и Рождество. А язычество — Масленицу. Древние традиции передаются от поколения к поколению. Новый Год — самый большой праздник для русских. Считается, что как встретишь Новый Год, так […]...
30. Биография Michael Jackson, биография Майкла Джексона Michael Joseph Jackson, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and philanthropist. He began his career as the lead singer of the Motown act, The Jackson 5, in the 1960s, and made his first solo recordings in 1971 as part of the Jackson 5 franchise. Jackson began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and […]...
31. Is watching TV bad for children? Вредно ли детям смотреть телевизор? Everything consists of goodness and badness. People cannot evaluate something only by its benefit or only by its harmfulness. This is why I disagree with the point that watching television is bad for children. I admit that if the children do not watch TV properly, such as watching television excessively or seeing something unfit for […]...
32. Биография Jesus Christ, биография Иисуса Христа Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianity’s central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. In Islam and the Bahá’í Faith, he is regarded as a major prophet. The primary sources about Jesus are the four canonical Gospel accounts, which depict him as a Jewish preacher, […]...
33. Топик по английскому праздники, American Holidays — Американские праздники There are a number of holidays in the USA which are celebrated every year. Here are some of them. The 1st of January is New Year’s Day. People do not go to bed until after midnight on December 31. They like to see «the old year out and the new year in». Many people give […]...
34. Scotland — Шотландия Scotland is one of four parts of the GB. In area Scotland is more than half as big as England. The principal cities of the country are: its capital Edinburgh and the main industrial center Glasgow. Scottish towns look very different from English towns. Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, is one of Britain’s most attractive cities. […]...
35. The 8th of March. 8 марта — Международный женский день There are many holidays in our country, the 8th of March is one of them. It is a happy and nice holiday. It is a good tradition in our country to give presents and flowers to women on this day. Each family celebrates this spring holiday. In the morning men go to the shops or […]...
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38. Scotland: The Land Of Legends. Шотландия — страна легенд If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that geographically it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located. It is a vast territory of about 79,000 square kilometres, but the population of Scotland is only five million people. If […]...
39. Seasons It is very nice in spring. The sky is often blue. The sun shines brightly in the sky. It is warm. It sometimes rains, but the rain is warm and pleasant. Spring is a hard time for those who live in the country. There is a lot of work to do in the fields. Sometimes […]...
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