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Holidays in Britain
People in England celebrate New Year without gifts and not always
with the family. There are no traditional dishes for this
celebration. English mistresses usually prepare an apple pie. In
Scotland the meeting of New Year is more important holiday than Christmas. With the first clocks
blow the head of the family open the door and holds it before last blow so he lets out old year from
the house and lets in new.
On that day people buy or make
valentine cards and send them to
people they love. They don’t sign
their cards.
St. David's DayMarch 1st is a very important day for Welsh people. It’s St. David’s Day. He is the
national saint of Welsh. On this day the Welsh wear
daffodils in the buttonholes of their coats and jackets.
The 17th of March is a national holiday in Ireland – St. Patrick
Day. People send greeting cards and wear shamrock. A
shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland.
Mother’sDayOn this day people in the
family try to help their mother in anyway they can and give
them presents.
English children like this day very much. They play jokes and tricks on other people:
other children, parents, friends and school teachers.
Easter is the most important church festival. People send each over Easter cards. Eggs are important part of Easter because they mean spring
and new life.
On the 31st of October there is a nice holiday –
Halloween. People put pumpkins on the windows sills. They cut eyes, noses
and mouths on the pumpkins and put candles
into them.
On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all
in England – Christmas!People give each over
presents and send Christmas cards.