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1411367061_59216.doc holidays in great britain plan: 1. the entry 2. holidays in great britain 3. the conclusion 4. the list of literature the entry there are fewer public holidays in great britain than in other european countries. they are: christmas day, boxing day, new year's day, good friday, easter monday, may day, spring bank holidays and summer bank holidays. the most popular holiday is christmas. every year the people of norway give the city of london a present. it's a big christmas tree and it stands in trafalgar square. central streets are beautifully decorated. before christmas, groups of singers go from house to house. they collecet money for charity and sing carols, traditional christmas songs. the fun starts the night before, on the 24th of december. children hang stockings at the end o their beds, hoping that father christmas will come down the chimney during the night and fill them …

ey for charity. there are a lot of very popular british christmas carols. three famous ones are: “good king wenceslas”, “the holly and the ivy” and “we three kings”. each year, hundreds of thousands of people all over the world send and receive christmas cards. most of people think that exchanging cards at christmas is a very ancient custom but it is not right. in fact it is barely 100 years old. the idea of exchanging illustrated greeting and presents is, however, ancient. so the first commercial christmas card was produced in britain in 1843 by henry cole, founder of the victoria and albert museum, london. the handcoloured print was inscribed with the words ’a merry christmas and a happy new year to you’. it was horizontally rectangular in shape, printed on stout cardboard by lithography. a traditional feature of christmas in britain is the christmas tree. queen victoria’s husband, …

another name for father christmas in britain – santa claus. that comes from the european name for him – saint nicholas. in the traditional story he lives at the north pole. but now he lives in big shops in towns and cities all over britain. well, that’s where children see him in november and december. then on christmas eve he visits every house. he climbs down the chimney and leaves lots of presents. some people leave something for him, too. a glass of wine and some biscuits, for example. at christmas everyone decorates their houses with holly, ivy colourful lamps. in britain the most important meal on december 25th is christmas dinner. nearly all christmas food is traditional, but a lot of the traditions are not very old. for example, there were no turkeys in britain before 1800. and even in the nineteenth century, goose was the traditional meat at …

tmas. it is meant for children, but adults enjoy is just as much. it is a very old form of entertainment, and can be traced back to 16th century italian comedies. there have been a lot of changes over the years. singing and dancing and all kinds of jokes have been added; but the stories that are told are still fairy tales, with a hero, a heroine, and a villain. in every pantomime there are always three main characters. these are the “principal boy”, the “principal girl”, and the “dame”. pantomimes are changing all the time. every year, someone has a new idea to make them more exciting or more up-to-date. december 26th is boxing day. traditionally boys from the shops in each town asked for money at christmas. they went from house to house on december 26th and took boxes made of wood with them. at each house people …

oup of young people. and another popular way of celebrating the new year is to go to a new year’s dance. the most famous celebration is in london round the statue of eros in piccadilly circus where crowds gather and sing and welcome the new year. in trafalgar square there is also a big crowd and someone usually falls into the fountain. every year the people of norway give the city of london a present. it’s a big christmas tree and it stands in trafalgar square. also in central london, oxford street and regent street always have beautiful decorations at the new year and christmas. thousands of people come to look at them. in britain a lot of people make new year resolutions on the evening of december 31st. for example, “i’ll get up early every morning next year”, or “i’ll clean, my shoes every day”. but there is a …

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1411367061_59216.doc holidays in great britain plan: 1. the entry 2. holidays in great britain 3. the conclusion 4. the list of literature the entry there are fewer public holidays in great britain than in other european countries. they are: christmas day, boxing day, new year's day, good friday, easter monday, may day, spring bank holidays and summer bank holidays. the most popular holiday is christmas. every year the people of norway give the city of london a present. it's a big christmas tree and it stands in trafalgar square. central streets are beautifully decorated. before christmas, groups of singers go from house to house. they collecet money for charity and sing carols, traditional christmas songs. the fun starts the night …

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