Holiday, festivals, traditions
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23.MO – Holidays, festivals and traditions
- important dates and days in ČR, England and USA
- comparisons
- similarities and differences
- favourite holiday
Osnova:
Vypsat svátky v ČR, poté nejdůležitější v Anglii a Americe
Porovnat
Zdůraznit rozdíly a shody
Můj nejoblíbenější svátek
Z ČR co nejvíce (podle datumů leden-prosinec) nejdůležitější Am., Angl.
Ty nejdůležitější svátky porovnat (Easter, Christmas, New Year, Halloween, Valentine´s day)
Zdůraznit mezi nimi rozdíly a podobnosti
Popsat můj nejoblíbenější svátek a jak ho slavíme: Vánoce
CZECH REPUBLIC:
First Sunday after full moon in spring: Easter – Christian festival, resurrection of God
Public holidays – people don´t go to the work
1. May: Labour day – international worker´s day
8. May: Liberation day – the end of W. W. II.
5. July: St. Cyril and Methodius day – priests who came to Great Moravia in 9th century to spread Christianity
6. July: Jan Hus Day – commemorates the death of Jan Hus, a religious reformer, efforts to stop corruption in the Catholic church, burned at the stake in 1415
28. September: St. Wenceslas day – Czech statehood day, patron saint of Czech Rep., death anniversary
28. October: Czechoslovak Independence Day – in 1918 the independent Czechoslovak rep. was founded
17. November: Struggle for freedom and democracy day – commemorates the student’s demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939 and the demonstration in 1989 which started the Velvet revolution
24.-26. December: Christmas – birth of Jesus
31.-1. January: New Year – late night celebration of new year
UNITED STATES:
Third Monday January: Martin Luther King Day – commemorates the birth of this civil rights chief leader in the USA
14. February: St. Valentine´s day
28. March: Easter day
Last Monday May: Memorial Day – all soldiers who died in service to the US
4. July: Independence Day – celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of free and independent USA
31. October: Halloween
11. November: Veterans day – honours all veterans of the US armed forces
The fourth Thursday November: Thanksgiving Day - celebrated in the whole of the United States in order to commemorate the arrival of a small group of colonists to New Plymouth in America
UNITED KINGDOM:
17. March: St. Patrick´s day – cultural and religious holiday celebrated in Northern Ireland
A Saturday in June: Queen´s birthday – she was born in April, but it is celebrated in June because of weather
5. November: Guy Fawkes day – they attempt to blow up parliament in 1605
11. November: Remembrance Day – we remember all those killed during the two major World Wars as well as other conflicts
25. December: Christmas day
26. December: Boxing day
31. December: New Year´s Eve
1. Easter:
a) CZ: In the CZ the customs include egg decorating and a tradition of spanking on Easter Monday.
In the morning, men spank women with a special handmade willow whip and pour cold water over them. The tradition says that women should be spanked in order to be healthy and fertile.