Презентация "Holidays in Russia"

Holidays of Russia

There are many holidays in Russia when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. .The major holidays are: New Year's Day, Women's Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day.

New Year's Day.

The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes beating at12 o'clock.There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with coloured lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people consider New Year's Day to be a family holiday. But the young prefer to have New Year parties of their own.

A renewed holiday in our country is Christmas. It is celebrated on the 7th of January. Christmas is the holiday of the birth of Jesus Christ, which is celebrated on the 7th of January. Before Christmas Eve, people tidy their houses. The food for Christmas is prepared some days in advance, with turkey, stuffed pork, pies, pastries and sweets for children.It's a religious holiday and a lot of people go to church services on that day.

Christmas .

Women's Day

On the 8th of March we celebrate Women's Day when men are supposed to do everything about the house. They give presents and flowers to their mothers, sisters and doughters.

Victory Day

The greatest national holiday in our country is Victory Day. On the 9th of May, 1945, the Soviet Army and its allies completely defeated the German fascists and the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War ended. Many veterans take part in the military parade and lay wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Radio and television broadcast popular war songs. A lot of guests from different countries of the . world come to Moscow to participate in the celebrations.

Independence Day

Independence Day is anew holiday in our country. On the 12th of June, 1992, the first President of Russia was elected.

Easter

We also celebrate Easter.

Easter is the most important holiday of the year. On Saturday children dye Easter eggs to add to the Easter basket which will be blessed in church. It also includes pysanka, salt, paska, sausage and ham. In the evening people go to church for the Easter mass, which lasts all night.

People like to celebrate Shrovetide (a Pancake Week). In Russian Shrovetide is called Maslyenitsa. It is one of the most ancient festivals of Slavonic people.

They wore different costumes. Some people were on the stage and showed other people a funny performance. They sang Russian songs, organized different competitions like - who can lift a weight up. People also could dance, ride a horse. And of course all people ate a lot of tasty pancakes that were round and golden like the sun. At the end of the celebration, people burnt a straw dummy of the Shrovetide Maid.

Shrovetide

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