Holidays in UK, USA, CZ

HOLIDAYS IN THE UK

TROOPING THE COLOUR

• June

• queen’s official birthday ceremony

• Royal standard is flown from Buckingham Palace

• Union Flag is flown from public buildings.

REMEMBRANCE DAY

• 11th November

• take place at Cenopath in London

• two minutes of silence at 11 AM

• symbol: red poppy

Christmas

• 12-Day festival starting on 24th December - Christmas Eve

• Finishing on 6th January - feast of Epiphany

• befure christmast children write letters to Father Christmas

• They opent their present early morning on Christmas day 25th December

• For dinner - roasted turkey and plum pudding

• Boxing day (26th December) is also a holiday-gentry give little gift boxes to their severants

GUY FAWKES’ NIGHT

• 5th November 1605

• unsuccessful attempt to blow up Guy Fawkes

• Bonfires - a "guy" is burned there Fireworks

MAY DAY

• the first Monday in May

• people put a tall maypole in the centre of town

• popular in Qxford – at 6AM a choir sings a hymn to spring

HALLOWEEN

• 31st October 4

• it was believed that at this night evil spirits would come out and everyone would stay at home

• nowadays people have parties, children wear costumes, they crave pumpkins

• traditional food - Apples, pumpkins, baked potatoes and toffe

• traditional games - apple bobbing

ST. VALENTINE DAY

• 14th February

• named after Christian martyr who died because he had wedded many couples in the times of war when marriages were forbidden

EASTER

• Maundy Thursday the Queen gives Maundy Money to the poor

• good Friday – hot cross buns are eaten with butter

• Sunday Easter – people go to church, wearing smt new

• Easter egg hunt, egg rolling

• Easter Monday – is a holiday in the UK

BURNS NIGHT

• 25th January

• birthday of Robert Burns

• typical dishes (haggis, potatoes, turnip) Bagpipes, dances, kilts

EISTEDDFOD

• first week in August

• in Wales, festival of music, literature and arts

THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

• 12th August – 2nd September

• festival of Scottish music and dancing

• typical sports - tossing the caber, throwing the hammer or tug-of-war

HOLIDAYS IN THE USA

EASTER

• April 14th (asi)

• Christian holiday but people celebrate the secular side of Easter

• Easter bunny – person in costume brings egg candy..,

• Egg Hunt looking for eggs,

• Huge Easter Egg hunt in Washington – new clothes symbol of new life,

• Easter parades-

Christmas

• During this period another two holidays are celebrated - Hanukkah (Jews), Kwanzaa (African heritage)

• it is not national holiday in USA

• most shops are closed on Christmas day

• Symbols: Santa Claus, Gifts, Traditional Food, Christmas Decoration, Holly, Ribbons, Decorated Houses

Halloween

• 31th October

• lost its religious meaning

• celebrates witches, goblins, ghost

• Jack-o-lantern : carved pumpkin with candle

• Trick-or-treating

SAINT PATRICK DAY

• 17th March

• Christian a cultural holiday

• people dresses green, eat green food

• shamrock, leuprechens

• symbol : green shamrock (holy trinity)