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Потапова Евдокия Михайловна

Учительница английского языка

Сунтарской СОШ№1 имениА.П.Павлова

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Hello participants and juries! Let me introduce myself my name is Ivanova Sveta. I am the schoolgirl of the 8th class of Suntar secondary school No. 1.

I would like to tell you about birthday’s celebration in the different countries. Birthday is a favorite festival of most of people. And it isn't casual, after all in day of the birth of people celebrates a miracle of life, pleasure of the terrestrial existence. The birthday man is the center of the general attention, receives gifts and receives congratulations.

In honor of the birthday sing songs, dance, play different funny games, in other words have fun and rejoice. It happens very often, if the birthday person is a child, he dressed in a smart suit, bake a cake or a pie and put candles in it. The child should blow out the candles the first time and make a wish.

Russia birthdays are not celebrated until the nineteenth century. Most popular birthday party, when the guests were treated to a loaf of bread, pies and cakes, danced and sang songs.

Germany – candles are left burning for the day. A member of the birthday child’s family wakes up at sunrise and lights the candles on the birthday cake. There are as many candles as the age of the birthday child plus one for good luck. The candles are left burning all day long

In the United Kingdom on the day of the birth is considered to send out invitations in advance, for two months. In birthday cake, the British put a coin for luck and as a symbol of wealth. People, who celebrates 80, 90 and 100 receive a personal greeting from the Queen.

Denmark – Flying Flags. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while they are sleeping so they will see them as soon as they wake up.

Holland – Crown Years. Special year birthdays such as 5, 10, 15, 20, 21 are called “crown” years. The birthday child receives an especially large gift on a crown-year birthday. The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with seasonal or paper flowers and balloons.

In Japan despite everything, after all, the most unfortunate birthday men live in Japan as there Birthday in general can't be celebrated. There congratulate the child's parents that they made a peculiar feat – gave birth to the child. It is three, - five and seven-year-old kids for whom arrange "City-Guo-San". Gifts in Japan can be given only when to the person 60, 70, 79, 88, 99 years are executed.

China is the birthday child greets his parents respectfully and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.

In Vietnam birthday can be celebrated in New year which is called "Tet".

Only in Ireland the birthday man is overturned headfirst and struck about a floor on time for each lived year and on time – for luck. The hero of the occasion is lifted highly and sharply lowered on a floor. And there are so so much times, how many years to the birthday man. Plus an excess throw on good luck.

In Jamaica the birthday man meaning that he became more senior, strew with "dust of centuries" which role is carried out usually by flour. Friends and guests always try to strew the hero of the occasion unexpectedly.

In Mexico it is accepted to break a traditional pinyata. It is a cardboard or paper figure of an animal with ribbons which is filled with sweets and suspend or indoors, or on the street on a tree. The birthday man is given out a stick, tie with a scarf eyes and untwist. After that it has to break a pinyata to reach sweets.

In that part of Canada that is closer to the Atlantic Ocean, there is a tradition to make "ambushes" on birthday men and to smear with something their noses (most often oil) – that troubles and misfortunes kept at.

Traditions of celebration of birthday in the different countries are very interesting. I was born on February 12 and always I celebrate this day. In advance I do invitations for my best friends. I decorate the house with posters, multi-colored balloons . Together with mother we prepare a holiday table: salads, pastries, sweets and huge pie. We always insert candles on age. At the appointed time my friends with a smile and gifts come. We sit down at the table, we enjoy a meal, we play different games.

Thanks for attention!