Презентация на тему _Holidays in Great Britain_ 5-6 класс

1. Holidays in Great Britain

2. The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland

Great Britain is the country
famous for its ancient history,
customs and holidays.
I would like to tell you about
holidays in Great Britain

3. Public Holidays

Public holidays in Great Britain are called
bank holidays.
They are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New
Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday,
May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and Summer
Bank Holiday.

4. Christmas in Great Britain

People celebrate Christmas on
the 25th of December.
They do a lot of things. They
decorate the house, bake
some tasty things, sing carolstraditional Christmas songs and
dance.

5. A Special Present

Every year the people
of Norway give the
city of London a
present. It is a big
Christmas tree and it
stands in Trafalgar
Square.

6. Beautiful Houses

Central streets and all houses
are decorated.
People decorate their
houses with banners, angels,
bells, lights and wreaths.

7. Special Food For Christmas

Brits usually eat the
main Christmas meal
at lunchtime or early
afternoon on
Christmas Day.
Christmas Pudding
Christmas Turkey
Roast Potatoes

8. Children Hang Stockings

The fun starts the night
before, on the 24th of
December. Children
decorate their beds with
stockings, hoping that
Father Christmas will come
down the chimney and fill
them with toys and sweets.

9. Boxing Day

The 26th of December,
Boxing Day, is an extra
holiday after
Christmas. This is the
time to visit friends and
relatives or perhaps sit
at home and watch
football.

10. Good Friday

On Good Friday,
Christians remember
the day when Jesus
was crucified on a
cross. Good Friday is
the Friday before
Easter Day.
The date of Good
Friday changes every

11. Why do we eat Hot Cross Buns ?

The pastry cross on top of the
buns symbolises and reminds
Christians of the cross that
Jesus was killed on. The buns
were traditionally eaten at
breakfast time, hot from the
oven.

12. Easter in Great Britain

Easter is the most
important festival in the
Christian church year. It
begins with Good Friday.

13. Easter Rabbit

Easter eggs, Easter
Rabbit and sending
Easter cards are
tradition not only in
Britain. The cards are
often in green or yellow
or show baby animals,
because lots of animals
are born in spring. This
tradition goes back to
the 19th century.

14. Egg Rolling

In some areas "egg
rolling" is still popular
today. People take
the eggs to the top
of a hill and roll them
down. The first egg to
get to the foot of
that hill is the winner.

15. May Day

May Day is traditionally
a public holiday in the
UK celebrated on the 1st
of May. Many of the old
customs celebrating
new life and fertility
survive to this day,
including Morris dancing
and dancing around
the maypole.

16. Spring Bank Holiday

Spring Bank
Holiday falls on the last
Monday in May. Spring
Bank Holiday became
a holiday in 1967 when
it replaced Whit
Monday as a public
holiday in the UK.

17. Summer Bank Holiday

Summer Bank
Holiday is a public
holiday in 4
constituent
countries. Schools
and most business In
London the Notting
Hill Carnival is held.
es are closed.

18. Guy Fawkes Night

The British
celebrate the 5th
of November. They
burn a dummy,
made of straw and
old clothes, in a
bonfire and let off
fireworks.

19. Thanks for your attention