Holidays and TraditionsHolidays and TraditionsForm 8-BForm 8-B

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We Want to KnowWe Want to Know • what holidays are celebrated in both what holidays are celebrated in both

countriescountries• about holidays and traditions in Great about holidays and traditions in Great

Britain and UkraineBritain and Ukraine• what peculiarities some holidays have what peculiarities some holidays have

in Great Britain and Ukraine in Great Britain and Ukraine

Interesting Facts We KnowInteresting Facts We Know• Only 6 public holidays Only 6 public holidays

are too observed in are too observed in Great Britain:Great Britain:

• ChristmasChristmas• Boxing Day Boxing Day • Good FridayGood Friday• Easter MondayEaster Monday• Spring Bank HolidaySpring Bank Holiday• Summer Bank HolidaySummer Bank Holiday

Holidays in UkraineHolidays in Ukraine• February – St. Valentine’s February – St. Valentine’s

DayDay• January – New YearJanuary – New Year• March – Women’s Day, March – Women’s Day,

Shevchenko DayShevchenko Day• April – Easter, Fool’s DayApril – Easter, Fool’s Day• May – Victory DayMay – Victory Day• June – Constitution DayJune – Constitution Day• August – Independence DayAugust – Independence Day• September – the Day of September – the Day of

KnowledgeKnowledge• December – St. Nicholas’ December – St. Nicholas’

Day Day

Holidays in Great BritainHolidays in Great Britain• January – New YearJanuary – New Year• February – St. Valentine’s February – St. Valentine’s

DayDay• March – Good FridayMarch – Good Friday• April – Easter, All Fool’s DayApril – Easter, All Fool’s Day• May – May DayMay – May Day• June – Spring Bank HolidayJune – Spring Bank Holiday• August – Late Summer August – Late Summer

Bank HolidayBank Holiday• October – HalloweenOctober – Halloween• November – Remembrance November – Remembrance

DayDay• December – Christmas, December – Christmas,

Boxing DayBoxing Day

We Were Greatly Surprised to We Were Greatly Surprised to KnowKnow

• New Year, Christmas, Easter, April New Year, Christmas, Easter, April Fool’s Day, St. Valentine’s Day are Fool’s Day, St. Valentine’s Day are celebrated in Great Britain and celebrated in Great Britain and Ukraine.Ukraine.

In Ukraine people don’t exchange In Ukraine people don’t exchange presents on Christmas Day as it is in presents on Christmas Day as it is in

Great Britain.Great Britain.

Traditional Christmas DishesTraditional Christmas Dishes

• Great Britain – Great Britain – turkey and puddingturkey and pudding

• Ukraine - kutyaUkraine - kutya

Main HolidaysMain Holidays

• In Great Britain – ChristmasIn Great Britain – Christmas• In Ukraine – New Year In Ukraine – New Year

Easter EmblemsEaster Emblems• In Ukraine – krashanky and pysankyIn Ukraine – krashanky and pysanky• In Great Britain – chocolate eggsIn Great Britain – chocolate eggs

On New Year in On New Year in London in London in Trafalgar Trafalgar Square Square

someone someone usually falls usually falls

into the into the fountainfountain

What We Know NowWhat We Know Now• Holidays and traditions in Great Holidays and traditions in Great

Britain and UkraineBritain and Ukraine• Peculiarities of some holidaysPeculiarities of some holidays• Traditional holiday dishesTraditional holiday dishes• Easter emblemsEaster emblems

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Країна мрій, 2002.Країна мрій, 2002.• Гужва Т.Н. Англійські розмовні теми. – Гужва Т.Н. Англійські розмовні теми. –

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