Презентация на тему Happynewyear

to tell you about the favourite holiday of Russian

people. On the 31st of December we always celebrate the New Year’s Eve. And the 1st of January is the New Year’s Day.
 
The New Year holiday is very popular in our country, especially with children. In every house there is a fir-tree. The presents are supposed to be sent by Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. People usually see the New Year is sitting round a festive table. They are addressing New Year’s greetings and good wishes to one another. They are raising their wine glasses filled with sparkling champagne.
This tradition goes back to an ancient time. In 1700 Peter the Great opening the window on the West ignored the old tradition and introduced the Julianian calendar that started with the approximate date of the birth of Jesus Christ. Peter ordered to celebrate the New Year on the 1st of January. And since time we always celebrate this holiday on the 1st of January.

And I tell you about this holiday. The Russian

Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January. The holiday is connected with the wonderful birth of Jesus Christ as it is described in the Holy Bible.
On that day, about 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem .
When Jesus was born, wise men from the East came to worship him. They gave the Child presents-gold, frankincense and myrrh. That’s why people nowadays try to please their friends and relatives giving them Christmas presents.
To my mind Christmas-tide is a very interesting period. It is from January the 7th (Christmas) till January the 19th (Epiphany). It was established by the Church in honour of the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ. At the period people used to walk wearing fances costumes and singing songs, they went from house to house giving and receiving gifts and treats.
And I want to tell you about Russian Shrovetide. It is the last Sunday before the Lent that proceeds Easter. It is celebrated as the Farewell-to-Winter Festival. On the day people have fun. They ride a troika, climb a pole for a gift.
Eating pancakes on that day is a pagan tradition. It is connected with glorifying the sun: pancakes are oval as the sun. Father Frost and Spring the Beauty are the main characters of the festival. In some regions people burn the figure of the Winter. On this day people say goodbye to
winter and welcome spring.