Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday is held in March on the fourth Sunday in Lent. On this day sons and daughters present their mothers with gifts. On this day children of all ages return to their homes.

There are fewer public holidays in There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other Great Britain than in other European countries. They European countries. They areare::Christmas Day,Boxing Christmas Day,Boxing Day,New Year`s Day,Good Day,New Year`s Day,Good Friday,Easter Monday,May Friday,Easter Monday,May Day,Spring Bank Holiday and Day,Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Bank Holiday.Summer Bank Holiday.

St. Valentine’s Day

Halloween

Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

St. Valentine’s Day is held St. Valentine’s Day is held on the 14on the 14thth of February. It of February. It is the day when people is the day when people

send gifts and valentines send gifts and valentines to their sweethearts. to their sweethearts.

Valentine is a colourful Valentine is a colourful card with a short love card with a short love

verse composed by the verse composed by the sender. It is a kind of a sender. It is a kind of a love-token. People who love-token. People who send Valentine cards do send Valentine cards do

not sign them. Those who not sign them. Those who get them must guess who get them must guess who

the sender is.the sender is.

Halloween is the holiday Halloween is the holiday on the eve of All on the eve of All Saints’ Day. Saints’ Day. “Halloween” means “Halloween” means “holy evening”. “holy evening”. Halloween spirits.Halloween spirits.

Christmas is celebrated on Christmas is celebrated on December 25.December 25.

On Christmas Day people usually On Christmas Day people usually stay with their families and stay with their families and give each other presents.The give each other presents.The most popular holiday is most popular holiday is Christmas.Every year the Christmas.Every year the people of Norway give the city people of Norway give the city of London a present.It is a big of London a present.It is a big Christmas tree and it stands in Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square.Central Trafalgar Square.Central streets are beautifully streets are beautifully decorated.decorated.

Since that day British celebrate Since that day British celebrate the 5the 5thth November.They burn November.They burn a dummy,made of straw and a dummy,made of straw and old clothes,on a bonfire ahd old clothes,on a bonfire ahd let off fireworks.let off fireworks.

This dummy is called a This dummy is called a ««guyguy»» (like Guy Fawkes) and (like Guy Fawkes) and children can often be seen in children can often be seen in the streets before the 5the streets before the 5thth of of November saying, November saying, ««Penny Penny for the guyfor the guy.».»If they collect If they collect enough money they can buy enough money they can buy some fireworks.some fireworks.

New Year`s Day is less New Year`s Day is less popular in Britain that popular in Britain that Christmas.But in Christmas.But in ScotlandScotland,,Hogmanay is Hogmanay is the biggest festival of the the biggest festival of the year.year.

In England New Year is not In England New Year is not so popular as in so popular as in Russia.Every Famile Russia.Every Famile celebrates it in its own celebrates it in its own way.way.