Презентация на тему British traditions and customs

English. I learn
English because I want to
read

books in original. I like
listening to music and reading books. I am
interested in British traditions and
customs and I know some British
traditions but I’d like to know more about
them. So the theme of my
scientific work is “The British traditions
and customs” . I hope that this work will help
me to learn more about culture and
traditions of Great Britain. after all
so it is interesting - to work over the project.

Boxing Day
31 December New Year's Eve
First Saturday in January
Second

Saturday in January

Annunciation
Easter
1 May
8 May Furry Dance
29

May Oak Apple Day
First Friday after the last Monday in May
Cotswold Olympic Games

variously celebrated on different days of the week, including

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Therefore, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. The Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastern. The goddess, Eastern, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit. As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians. Today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with the modern version of real Easter eggs -- those made of plastic or chocolate candy.

24 to Friday 30 July
Whitstable Oyster Festival and Blessing

of the Waters
19 - 23 July Swan Upping on the River Thames

time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often

refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice, or that take place on a day between June 21 through June 24, and the preceding evening. The exact dates vary between different cultures. The term is almost never used to refer to astronomical mid-summer, approximately August 5.