Презентация на тему по английскому языку National symbols of the United Kingdom

England

St. Andrew's Cross, the flag of Scotland

St. Patrick's Cross,

the flag of Ireland

is regarded as England's national day. On this day

some patriotic Englishmen wear a rose pinned to their jackets. A red rose is the national emblem of England from the time of the Wars of the Roses (15th century)

England

The Tudor rose (the Rose of England) was adopted as a national emblem of England around the time of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) as a symbol of peace. It is a symbol in that it merged the white rose of the royal house of York and the red rose of the royal house of Lancaster.

regarded as Scotland's national day. On this day some

Scotsmen wear a thistle in their buttonhole. As a national emblem of Scotland, thistle apparently first used in the 15th century as a symbol of defence.

The thistle has been the national emblem since it was adopted by King James III, in the 15th century. Тhe thistle is an ancient Celtic symbol of nobility of character

is considered as a national day in Northern Ireland

and an official bank holiday there. The national emblem of Ireland is shamrock.

Shamrock is a three-leaved plant similar to clover. An Irish tale tells of how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

the church festival of St. David, a 6th-century monk

and bishop, the patron saint of Wales. The day is regarded as the national holiday of Wales, although it is not an official bank holiday. On this day, however, many Welshmen wear either a yellow daffodil or a leek pinned to their jackets, as both plants are traditionally regarded as national emblems of Wales.

The daffodil and the leek are symbols of Wales.