Презентация к уроку английского языка "Рождество и Новый год в Британии"

Считается, что Новый год в Англии менее важен, чем Рождество, но это не совсем так. Рождество – религиозный праздник, который обычно проводят в кругу семьи. Новый год – праздник светский, и мероприятия этого дня отличаются от рождественских. Из статьи вы узнаете, как отмечают Новый год в Великобритании.

New year and Christmas in England

When they celebrate

• In the UK, New Year`s Day celebrated on the night of December 31 st to January 1st. The date of the celebration of the new year was determined in 1752 and until then the parish was celebrated on Christmas Day on December 25 th .

Christmas in the UK

• Christmas for the people of the United Kingdom is the biggest national holiday. It is celebrated on January 25th. They prepare for Christmas in advance - they decorate houses, decorate Christmas trees, buy gifts and prepare family dinners. According to tradition, children get up early, because at night Santa Claus left gifts in specially hung huge socks.

London Hew Year parade

• Traditionally, London hosts the New Year's parade, which is called the largest in the world. It was first held in 1987 to collect donations for local charities. Since then, the London New Year's Day Parade has been held every year. It starts on Piccadilly Street and runs through all the major streets and squares of the city. This is a noisy and colorful spectacle: among the procession participants you can see dancers, acrobats, musicians, sports fans. Thousands of people line up to watch the parade. Some parts of the route are only accessible to spectators with tickets. The parade is broadcast on English television.

New Year's resolutions

• People often make the decision to change their lives with the advent of the new year. (New Year's resolutions) - these are the promises that every person makes to himself on the eve of the holiday. Often promises are written in special sections of the diary or in beautiful notebooks. In the pre-New Year period, articles on how to correctly make a list of promises in order to fulfill them become popular.

Yorkshire rabbits

• In Yorkshire, a few seconds before midnight, it is customary to see off the outgoing year with the words "black rabbits, black rabbits, black rabbits." The first words in the new year should be "white rabbits, white rabbits, white rabbits." In some parts of England, it is customary to call rabbits at the beginning of each month, and not just on New Year's Eve. It is believed that this will bring good luck.

New Year's table

• The British New Year's Eve dinner usually consists of one main meat dish and a variety of appetizers: cheeses, flatbreads, canapes. Roast goose or turkey is served as the main dish, garnished with potatoes and Brussels sprouts. There will definitely be pudding, meat and sweet pie on the table. The traditional English New Year's drink is punch, which consists of alcohol and tea with lemon, sugar and spices.