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Great Britain and its symbolic

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Great Britain
and its symbolic

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Of
England
( aUnited
direct red
cross on
white
Flag
of the
Kingdom
ofthe
Great
field is a cross Св. Georg), Scotland (a white
Britain and North Ireland, or as him it
crossbuck on the blue field is a cross Св.
is
accepted
to name,
«Union
Jack»,
is
Andrey)
and Ireland
(a red
crossbuck
on the
combination
three
white field is of
a cross
Св.crosses
Patrick).of
A patron
modern
saints
flag was finally formed to 1801. Correlation
of parties of flag 1: 2.

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A national emblem of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and North Ireland is an
official coat of arms of the British
monarch.

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It is the shield supported from four
parts from one side by the rising gold
crowned lion with the turned mask, and
from other - by white unicorn,
symbolizing Scotland.

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In obedience to mythology, an unicorn is a very
dangerous animal, therefore he is constrained
by a chain. However in this chain there is the
hidden political implication: she symbolizes that
England has Scotland in a submission.

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National hymn of Great Britain «God
Save The Queen» is one of the eldest
national anthems. The author of hymn is
the English poet Henry Carey.
The feature of this hymn is that music of him was used as national hymns in many
states of Europe. During XIX of century this melody was a hymn in 23 countries
with a monarchist rule, including in Russia to creation of the first Russian hymn
"Goodness, keep" Tsar!

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Signs and
superstitions
are in Great
Britain

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Among the Britishs there are many superstitious people, that regularly
believe in signs, and try to tune the life under them.
We will begin with signs in a promiscuous manner:
1. To secure support of mrs. of success on a whole month, it is needed to
begin his first day according to "rabbit rabbit rabbit".
It can be pronounced in a plural, or with prefix "white", but him it is
certainly needed to repeat three times and necessarily in a rumor.

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2. Brings success to the Britishs and black lady-cat. In our country, and in
many corners of the world, black lady-cat, running across a road - to
trouble, and in England glad fluffy favourites.

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3. The symbol of success in the United Kingdom is a quadrifoliate
clover. Clover in general plant positive, his petals correspond to Vera,
Nadezhda and to Love, and fourth sheet - to Success.

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4. To provide itself luck it
is possible tying a boot to
the machine of newlywed/pls. A custom was
formed a long ago enough,
it was before tossed a boot
in the coach of married,
and that, whose boot
gained end, became a
lucky person. Sometimes
instead of wedding
ceremony use birth of
child.

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5. The British have me and
method to incur on itself the
large inflow of monetary
resources. For this purpose it is
needed to catch falling leaves
in autumn.

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We will pass to bad. A failure waits those, who :
1. Passed under a stair. Where this superstition went from, it unknown
certainly. There is a version, that all by guilt comparison of stair, walls
and earth with a triangle, and number 3 symbolizes Triuneness of
God. Passing under a stair, you violate this triangle and incur on itself a
hoodoo. And if you will become the witness of trip of black cat under
a stair, then trouble exactly not to pass!

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2. Will break up a mirror. There is a popular belief in Britain,
that our twin that watches after us lives on other side of mirror.
Breaking up a mirror you will expose to him suffering, and and
itself in concert.

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3. To put new boots on a table. It can attract death in a house.

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3. To put new boots on a table. It can attract death in a house.
4. 2 will see or 3 crows at one bout. Crows are the birds respected in
England. Legend has it that day, when all crows will abandon Тауэр, an
end will come the United Kingdom.

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5. Will see a bat. These animals in Britain not in honour, they are
considered the companions of witches. Scream of bat too bad sign.

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6. Opened an umbrella in an
apartment. Such action will
bring a failure to both the
man and place, where it was
done. Also in fine weather it
is possible opening of
umbrella to incur rains.
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