Holidays and Celebrations in English-speaking countries

Adriana Chochelová 6.A

Easter• First Sunday after the first spring full moon• Celebrating resurrection of Jesus• Children get color eggs and sweets from Easter

Bunnies

Christmas• 25th December (24th is Chrstmas Eve)• Commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ• It was banned for some time in England (1643)• Carols, presents, christmas tree

Halloween

• 31th October• „The night when ghists, whitches and fairies are

active“• Celtic origin (Scotland) when the summer ended• Carving Jack-o-Lanterns of pumpkins• Costumes and Trick-or-Treating

Celebrity costumes

Thanksgiving• 2nd Monday of October (Canada),4th Thursday of

November (USA) • Celebrating the harvest after the first winter in America• Feasting, family reunions, prayer• Trukey with Sweet potatoes,Pie

Independence day• 4th July• Celebrating adoption of the Declaration of

Independence (1776)• Fireworks, Parades, Barbecue• Speaches

Saint Patrick‘s Day

• 17th March• Patron of Ireland• Converted the pagan Irish to christianity• Green color, shemrock, magic

New Year‘s Eve• The night between 31th December and 1th January• Parties, Family reunions, Parades, Fireworks• “Ball drop“ https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHNuHU3

Other celebrations• Valentine‘s Day (14th Faburary)• Columbus day (13th October)• Veteran‘s Day (11th November)• Queen‘s Birthday (21st April)• Australia Day (26th January)• Waitangy Day (6th Faburary, NZ)• Martin Luther King‘s Day (3rd Monday of January)

Thanks for Attention• Sources- wikipedia.org- Maturitní Otázky z angličtiny- Internet friend from America- Googled pictures