Ағылшын тіліндегі BRITISH HOLIDAYS тақырыбы (топик)

Every year British people celebrate their national, traditional and religious holidays. Many of them are quite old, important and well-known. Most of public holidays in the United Kingdom are known as Bank holidays because banks are closed on these days. They are: New Year’s day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Shrove Tuesday (or Pancake day), May Day, Spring Bank holiday (in May), Summer Bank holiday (in August), Christmas Day (December, the 25th) and Boxing Day (December, the 26th – the day of exchanging Christmas presents). In fact, in Scotland they don’t celebrate Easter Monday. On May Day people dance all day long waving their white handkerchiefs to ward off evil spirits. Spring and Summer Bank holidays are really popular in the UK. The British take short trips to the country or to the seashore and have much fun with their families and friends.

Besides, there are some national holidays which are celebrated locally, in separate places. For instance, Scottish people have Hogmanay (or New Year’s Eve - December, the 31st), Burns’ night (January, the 25th) and St. Andrew’s day (November, the 30th). Northern Irish people celebrate Orangemen’s Day (July, the 12th) and St. Patrick’s day (March, the 17th). The national holiday in England is St. George’s day (April, the 23rd) and in Wales - St. David’s day (March, the 1st). People of Northern Ireland celebrate Orangemen’s Day with parades and marches to commemorate the Battle of Boyne in 1690. Burns’ Night celebrates the life and work of a world-famous poet Robert Burns and his contribution to the Scottish culture.

The British also celebrate St. Valentine’s day, Halloween, Guy Fawkes’ night (or Bonfire night), Remembrance Sunday (in November), Mothering Sunday (in March), Father’s Sunday (in June) and April Fool’s day. In the evening of November, the 5th (Guy Fawkes’ Night) British people burn a dummy of Guy Fawkes who attempted to destroy the Houses of Parliament in 1605. The dummy is made of straw and old clothes and put on a bonfire. On Remembrance Day (or Armistice Day) people wear red poppies in their pockets to commemorate all British soldiers being killed in the two World wars.

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