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THE BRITISH ISLES
The British Isles is the name for a collection of about 4000 islands, including Great Britain and Ireland. The name, the British Isles, is usually only seen on maps.
Great Britain, known as Britain or GB, is the name for the largest of the islands in the British Isles. It includes England, Scotland and Wales.
The United Kingdom or UK is a political term which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. All of these countries are represented in Parliament in London and the abbreviation UK is used on most official documents produced by Parliament.
Everybody from the UK is British, but be careful: only people from England are English. People from Wales think of themselves as Welsh; people from Scotland as Scottish; people from the Republic of Ireland as Irish and the people from Northern Ireland as either British or Irish.

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Английские нравы и обычаи
Общественные праздники
Рождество- самый важный праздник в году
«Первая нога» в новогоднюю ночь
Ведьмы и привидения

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN

House of Parliament
Big Ben
Houses of Parliament
Elizabeth II
The Queen-
The double-decker bus
London taxis are called
black cubs.

STREET FURNITURE
There’s no place like home
telephone box
the lamp-post
This bench was brought
to London in1847.
pillar box

Britain Round the Calender
There are only six public holidays a year in Great Britain:
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
Late Summer Bank Holiday
Britain Round the Calender

CHRISTMAS
Santa Claus
Christmas tree
Christmas cards
Presents for members of the family
Sock or stocking for presets
Big turkey dinner
Christmas pudding
Christmas message from the Queen
CHRISTMAS

NEW YEAR IN BRITAIN
The luckiest type of first footing is tall, dark man with a piece of coal and a glass of water.
On New Year’s Day people make New Year’s resolutions.
NEW YEAR IN BRITAIN

HALLOWE’EN
31st October
They say ghosts and witches come out on Hallowe’en. Children make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have Hallowe’en parties and dress as witches and ghosts.
HALLOWE'EN