Презентация на тему по английскому языку 2So many countries, so many traditions

The Queen is only person in Britain with

two birthdays. Her real birthday is on April 21st, but she has an ”official” birthday, too. That’s on the second Saturday in June- there is a traditional ceremony called The Trooping of the Colour.

Guards, march in front of her. At the front

of the parade is the flag or “colour”.

Thousands of Londoners and visitors watch Horse Guards Parade.

And millions of people at home watch it on television.

in Scotland


HOGMANAY

31 of December. Preparations begin in December when shops

are full of people buying gifts.

midnight

best
time of the year to have
fun and enjoy yourself.

May Day.
May Day is

the day when people celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of Spring.

held festivals on 1 May.

around the maypole.

years ago.
Now it is celebrated in many different countries

in spring.

Mother’s Day

support, love, care and guidance which mothers provide.

of a special dinner, either home cooked or in

the favourite restaurant.

St.Andrew
St. Andrew's Day (the 30th of November) is

regarded as Scotland's national day. On this day some Scotsmen wear a thistle in their buttonhole. The Order of the Thistle is one of the highest orders of knighthood. It was founded in 1687, and is mainly given to Scottish noblemen (limited to 16 in number).

St.George

St. George's Day falls on 23
April and 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).

St.David
St. David's Day (the 1st

of March) is 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.

is considered as a national day in Northern Ireland

and an official bank holiday there.
Irish people all over the world celebrate St Patrick's Day in New York, Chicago and Boston in the USA because lots of Irish people live there.

St. Patrick's Day