Презентация по английскому языку "Праздники". В ней описаны праздники России :новый год, Рождество , 23 февраля , 8 марта, день знаний , день учителя, пасха, масленица, день независимости, день победы, день святого Валентина. В презентации сравнивается то, как эти праздники отмечали раньше и как их отмечают сейчас.
State holidays include:
State holidays include:
The New-year’s Day (the 1st of
The New-year’s Day (the 1st of
January)
January)
Defender of Motherland Day (the
Defender of Motherland Day (the
23rd of February)
23rd of February)
Constitution Day (the 12th of
Constitution Day (the 12th of
December)
December)
Women’s Day (the 8th of March)
Women’s Day (the 8th of March)
May Day (the 1st of May)
May Day (the 1st of May)
Independence Day (the 12th of
Independence Day (the 12th of
June)
June)
Religious holidays are
Christmas (the7th of January)
Easter
Shrovetide
St.Valentine’s Day (the 14th of
February)
Profession and
honoured holidays are
• The Day of
Knowledge (the
1th of
September)
• The Teacher’s
Day (the 5th of
October)
Personal and family holidays
are
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Wedding days
Days of graduation
New Year’s Day
The tradition of celebrating of
New Year’s Day is very old,
and goes back to pagan
(язычество) past. It
represented an important
event the weakening
(ослабление) winter and the
close coming of the spring.
As centuries passed, it
changed it place in calendar
and was celebrated in spring
(when the new agricultural
year began) and in September
(after the harvest (уборка
хлеба) had been reaped). But
Peter the Great ordered to
celebrate it on the 1st of
January) decorating houses
and rooms with evergreen
plants and making fireworks.
Nowadays
New Year’s Day is
celebrated on the 1st of
January. People are
very busy. They send
postcards and buy
presents for their
families and friends,
decorate their houses
and prepare a festive
dinner. On this day
people wish each other
«Happy New Year».
There is a lot of
dancing and eating.
Women’s Day
It is an
international
holiday.
Women’s Day
stated in Europe
in 1911, and it was
for the first time
celebrated in
Russia in 1913.
Nowadays
• Women’s Day is the
day when men
congratulate girls and
women, give them
presents and flowers,
and do the
housework.
Victory Day
It is the day when people
remember the heroic deeds
of the grandfathers during
the Great Patriotic war. This
holiday is celebrated all
over the country. On this
holiday the parade of the
veterans of the Great
Patriotic war is held in the
Red Square
Independence Day
Independence Day
On the 12
On the 12thth of June in
of June in
1991 the first President
1991 the first President
of Russia was elected.
of Russia was elected.
Christmas
The Christmas story
comes from the Bible. An
angel appeared to
shepherds (пастухи) and
told them that a Saviour
(спаситель) had been
born to Mary and Joseph
in a stable in Bethlehem.
The wise men from the
East followed star which
led them to the baby Jesus
to whom they paid homage
(клятвенное обещание),
presented gifts of gold,
myrrh (мирра).
Nowadays
It is a day when Christians celebrate the birth
of Jesus Christ.
Easter
On this day the Revival of Jesus Christ is
celebrated. The date of Easter changed every
year. Traditional gifts are coloured eggs.
Shrovetide
• The Pagans believed
that spring was a
sweet young girl and
needed their help to
overcome winter. So
they burned figure of
winter and made
pancakes which
symbolize the sun
being round and hot.
Nowadays
• This holiday is loved by everybody. It is a holiday
when people see winter off and greet spring. The
tradition of celebrating Shrovetide is coming back
as a merry holiday. It is celebrated during a
whole week and so its complete name is butter
week or cheeseweek.
There are meaning of this week:
• Mondayseeing in (встреча)
• Tuesdaymaking advances (заигрывания)
• Wednesdaydelicacies (лакомства)
• Thursday – big Thursday (великий четверг)
• Fridaymother –in law evening (тёщин вечер)
• Saturday –daughter –in law gathering
(золовкины
посиделки)
• Sundayseeing off (проводы).
• The week is followed
by Lent (пост). That’s
why people want to eat
and drink at pleasure.
The traditional dish is
pancakes. Shrovetide
is celebrated with out
door parties, shows
and the guy of winter
burnt in the end.
St.Valentine’s Day
The holiday has come from the English
speaking countries. There are many
legends about St.Valentine. Some people
say he was a priest who married lovers
against the Roman (римский) laws. Others
don’t agree with this. They say that this
day, February, 14, was the day when young
Romans chose their sweethearts
(возлюбленные) for the year and
exchanged the tokens (знаки) of love.
Since then the day has become very
popular.
Nowadays
St.Valentine’Day is a
day of those who are in
love. Chocolate and
flowers are popular
gifts on this day.
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