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The evangelical legend says that on this day Jesus came to John the Baptist with the request baptize him in the river Jordan.

17.06.2018

St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of Love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with a bow and arrow.

Almost in every culture in the world there is a celebration of thanks for rich harvest. The Thanksgiving began as a feast of thanksgiving almost four hundred years ago.

Every year on February 14 Earthlings sent tens of millions of cards decorated with traditional hearts, roses, kittens, kissing angels or doves. Selling boxes of delicious chocolates, red roses with meter connected touching bears and bunnies, velvet pillow with confessions and wishes, chains and pendants. On this day, many offer their passions, hand and heart, and all that is attached to these gifts by default. The court chronicler Samuel Pepys, an English judge in the late 17th century. Recorded that on 14 February lovers can share souvenirs: gloves, rings and candy. It so happened that a gift for Valentine's Day should include some sweets in the shape of hearts, cake, candy, cookies, cakes, chocolate. Valentine's Day is celebrated as a lovers' holiday, on February 14 in Europe from the XIII century. In the United States - since 1777 in the CIS (open) - in the early 1990s.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes. t’was his intent to blow up King and Parliament.

Easter is a religious holiday. It is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming Jesus Christ to life again. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the year.

On her accession on 6 February 1952, Elizabeth became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon. At present, Elizabeth is Queen of Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Patrick’s day. Every year on March 17th, the Irish people honor their patron saint, Patrick. Saint Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland.The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon.

Every year during the week before 11 November, people all over Britain wear a little red paper poppy. They do this to commemorate Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day, which takes place each year on 11’ November to remember the millions who died for their country. Poppy Day is on this date because World War I ended in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

Apple day is a British festival, it has already become a good tradition since 1990. It is celebrated on the 21-st of October.

the English Catholic nobleman, was born in York, the best-known participant of Powder plot against English and Scottish King James I in 1605.

St. Valentine's Day is the day of sweethearts. This day people show their friends, relatives and beloved that they care and love them. People send candies or flowers to those whom they love. Most people send «valentines», greeting cards named after St. Valentine's letters written from prison. Valentines can be sentimental and romantic, or funny and friendly. Valentines can be anonymous. Valentines can be heart-shaped or have hearts on them. People buy valentines or make them themselves.

Every Christmas British people are presented a big Christmas tree by Norway. They put it up in Trafalgar Square in London. Streets and houses are decorated with lights.

Mime is the use of movements of your hands or body and the expressions on your face to tell a story or to act sth without speaking; a performance using this method of acting.

During invasion of Romans into Britain also St. Valentine's Day there was introduced. In England this holiday began to be accompanied by secret delivery of gifts, selection of couple for a lot. This day give sweets, soft toys, jewelry, and, certainly, an emblem of this holiday is the heart.

The history of Halloween began many times ago in the lands of modern Britain and Northern France. This territory was inhabited by Celtic tribes. They divided the year into two parts - winter and summer. Throughout the winter the Sun God was a prisoner of LORD OF THE DEAD, and THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS.

Презентация по английскому языку «День рождения королевы Англии Елизаветы II».

We all know that Great Britain has a lot of different festivals. They are amazing performances, which can attract anybody! I would like to describe some of them.

Презентация к уроку английского языка "Boxing Day".

St. Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day is a very well known Irish national holiday, which is celebrated not only in Ireland but all around the world. It falls on the 17th of March.