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OTÁZKA Č. 12 - HOLIDAYS IN UK AND USA

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HOLIDAYS IN UK AND USA

UK

14 FEBRUARY – ST. VALENTINE´S DAY

It´s lovers´day. Young people send Valentine cards, sometimes anonymously, and exchange gifts. The card have funny, loving contents.

1 APRIL - ALL FOOLS´S DAY

It´s named after the custom of playing practical jokes and tricks on people.

MARCH – APRIL – EASTER

Spring feast of the Christian Church.

Good Friday commemorates Jesus crucifixion while Easter Sunday commemorates the Ressurection of Jesus.

Originally it was a festival celebrating the spring

Eggs and rabbits are traditional symbols of Easter in the British. Chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs are given to children as presents or are hidden for the Easter morning "egg hunt."

1 MAY - MAY DAY

Political parties of the left hold processions and public meetings.

MARCH 17 – ST. PATRICK´S DAY

It´s a public holiday in Ireland because St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. It´s celebrated by the Irish all over the world. People often wear green shamrocks on this day.

MARCH – APRIL – EASTER

Easter is a religious festival but many people welcome it as the beginning of spring. Eggs and rabbits (signs of fertility and new life) are traditional symbols of Easter in the British Isles. Chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs are given to children as presents or are hidden for the Easter morning "egg hunt."

Aside from eggs, the best-known English Easter food is probably the hot cross bun.

Easter Sunday in the British Isles is traditionally marked by church services. Afterwards Easter eggs are exchanged and eaten. Easter parades were once an important tradition, during which people would wear their new clothes - the ladies in particular would show off their new "Easter bonnets" - as another sign of spring's renewal.

Pussy willows are also a traditional Easter symbol in England, representing the end of winter and the season of new growth.

2ND SUNDAY IN MAY – MOTHER´S DAY

It honours all mothers. We give them some gifts or flowers.

3RD SUNDAY IN JUNE – FATHER´S DAY

It honours all fathers.

31 OCTOBER – HALLOWEEN

Children celebrate it by dressing up in Halloween costumes with masks over their faces. They go to their friends and neighbours houses and they knock at the door. When people come to door, children say „trick or treat“ which means „give us a treat or we will play a trick on you“ . The people treat the children with sweets, fruit or money. People give parties on Halloween.

24 DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS EVE

A lot of people spend the day shopping. Children await the arrival of Father Christmas or Santa Claus and his reindeer stopping outside their chimney. They hang up their stockings at the end of beds and wait for their presents. Larger gifts are found under the Christmas tree.

25 DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS DAY

In the morrning children unwrap the presents. At noon they have their traditional Christmas dinner – roast turkey with stuffing, roast potatoes and Christmas pudding.

26 DECEMBER – BOXING DAY

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