Some holidays and Special days in England

New Year's Day
New Year’s Day is celebrated on the first of January. New Year’s Day is not very popular. There is a funny New Year’s tradition : the First Foot. He must be a man. The first visitor should bring food, drink and a piece of coal into the house for good luck. People visit their friends, organize parties, there is a lot of dancing and eating.
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Christmas Day
Christmas Day is celebrated on the twenty - fifth of December. Christmas Day is a favourite family holiday.
People buy or cook many tasty things. Children decorate Christmas tree with toys,balls and lights.
People say : «Merry Christmas» or
«Christmas greetings».There are
beautiful Christmas decorations in the street. The traditional Christmas meal is a roast turkey and Christmas
pudding.
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Halloween
Halloween is celebrated on the thirty - first of October. They say ghosts and
witches come out on Halloween.
Children make lanterns out of pumpkins.
Some people have
Halloween parties
and dress as ghosts,
witches, skeletons
and black cats. On
Halloween children ask «Trick or Treat?».
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Easter
Easter is celebrated in April. At
Easter people go to the church and
wear new clothes. People colour eggs.
Children eat chocolate Easter eggs.
Sometimes parents hide them in the
house or in the garden and children look
for them.
Easter is one
of the favourite
family holiday.
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Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is celebrated in March. On Mother’s Day children help their mothers in the garden, in the house and give or send them postcards and presents.
On Mother’s Day children say :
«Happy Mother’s Day».
Mother’s Day is celebrated in March. On Mother’s Day children help their mothers in the garden, in the house and give or send them postcards and presents.

Father's Day
Father’s Day is celebrated in June. On Father’s Day children send their fathers and grandfathers and great – grandfathers cards or presents. Children say : Happy Father’s Day.
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Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine’s Day is
celebrated on the fourteenth of
February.Sometimes sweets and
red roses are given as a sign of
love. People decorate rooms with
big red roses and give chocolate
to sweethearts, friends and family.
People say : «Will you
be my Valentine?» or «Best
wishes for a happy Valentine’s
Day.»
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Halloween
Mother's Day
Easter
Saint Valentine's Day
Father's Day
New Year's Day
Christmas Day
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What holiday is it ?
This holiday is celebrated on the first of January.
1) Easter
2) New Year's Day
3) Christmas Day
4) Halloween

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This day is a favourite family holiday
1) Christmas Day
2) Mother's Day
3) Father's Day
4) Halloween
What holiday is it ?

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On this day people decorate the streets and houses
What holiday is it ?
1) Christmas Day
2) Easter
3) Halloween
4) Father's Day

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Is it Mother's Day ?
1) Yes
2) No

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The symbol of this holiday is a tree
What holiday is it ?
1) Christmas Day
2) Easter
3) Father's Day
4) Halloween

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Is it Easter or Father's Day ?
1) Father's Day
2) Easter

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You know British holidays very well!
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