Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Рождество и новый год в Ирландии"

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR IN IRELAND

• It is unlikely that in modern Europe there is another country like Ireland, where the attitude to Christmas is so important. Some festive traditions in Ireland have been honored for several centuries, which can cause great admiration among tourists who came here on Christmas Eve.

• Ireland does NOT work at Christmas. Almost all shops, bars, public transport, restaurants, government offices and taxis take days off from December 24 to 26. Everything you need for a celebration in Ireland is prepared in advance. The only place you can go on Christmas in Ireland is the church.

• December 24. On this day, the Irish clean and decorate houses for the new year and Christmas. In Ireland, it is still customary to put 9 carrots under the Christmas tree - a treat for each of the reindeer from Santa Claus's magic sleigh team.

• Mistletoe flowers have become an alternative to the Christmas tree in recent years in many Irish homes. This is explained by a careful attitude to nature. Cheerful Irishmen on this occasion say that there are enough Christmas trees for everyone and on the street

• On Christmas Eve, a candle is lit by the youngest member of the family, which symbolizes the hospitality of the house. You need to put this candle next to the window facing the street so that all passers-by can see that kind people live in this house.

• Plum pudding is considered the main dish of the Christmas table. It consists of 13 ingredients that symbolize Christ with His disciples. The pudding is doused with brandy and set on fire, which should convey the suffering of Christ.

• The day after Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day (known as Boxing Day in the UK and some other countries), is also very important in Ireland. Like in the UK, football matches and horse racing meetings are traditionally held on St. Stephen's Day.

• In the end, the weekend is over, and most often December 31st and January 1st for an ordinary Irishman are the most ordinary working days, and the New Year's Eve itself is reduced to evening gatherings with friends.

• The Irish have New Year's superstitions. In the first minutes of the New Year, it is necessary to drive away all evil spirits from your home. You need to do this by tapping a dried piece of bread on the walls of the house, accompanying the knock with sharp shouts or the universal prayer "Our Father".

• The series of winter holidays in Ireland ends on January 6th, when Catholic Baptism is celebrated, or as it is commonly called in the country – A Little Christmas - Nollaig na mBan, if in Irish. The holiday has another name - Women's Christmas.

• As for the "farewell" to the holidays, it is on January 6th in Ireland that it is customary to remove Christmas trees and all other Christmas decorations.

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