Czech Holidays and Traditions Číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0479 Číslo materiálu VY_32_INOVACE_IVA_DVORAKOVA_CZECH_Holidays_AND_Traditions_20 Název školy Střední škola služeb, obchodu a gastronomie Hradec Králové Ročník Třetí, čtvrtý Vzdělávací oblast Anglický jazyk Vzdělávací obor Fotograf, Kosmetické služby, Zahradnictví Tematický okruh Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí Téma Czech holidays and traditions Jméno autora Mgr. Iva Dvořáková Vytvořeno dne 09.12.2013 Metodický popis (anotace) Prezentace seznamuje studenty s nejznámějšími českými svátky a tradicemi. Je vytvořena v programu Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.

Christmas preparations baking Christmas cookies decorating Christmas tree – candles, balls, chains, stars, ornaments decorating flats or houses with Christmas symbols proper housekeeping

Christmas December 24th – Christmas Eve Christmas dinner – fish or lentill soup, carp or schnitzel and potato salad then Father Christmas brings presents , put them under the Christmas tree and rings the bell to let children know about the presents unwrapping presents going to church to midnight mass December 25th, 26th – other Christmas holidays

Advent wreaths Pict.1

New Year New Year´s Eve – time of parties and celebration families get together or people go out to celebrate with friends fireworks, music, dancing, alcohol, champagne New Year´s Day also the day of break-up of Czechoslovakia and foundation of the Czech Republic in 1993

Easter as at Christmas there are big preparations – cleaning, cooking, baking, painting eggs, men make willow plates, decorating with Easter symbols and decorations Easter Monday kids go from house to house, sing Easter carols and get eggs and sweets men go from house to house in the morning, beat women slightly with their plates and also sing carols, they get something to eat and shots of alcohol, they usually get very drunk women stay in their home and host the visitors

Easter eggs Pict.2

Other holidays Labour Day – May 1st Liberation Day – May 8th Saint Cyril and Methodius – July 5th Jan Hus Day – July 6th (church reformer) St. Wenceslas Day = Czech Statehood Day-Sept.28th Independent Czechoslovak State Day - October 28th Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day – Nov. 17th Saint Nicholas - December 5th

Saint Nicholas in prague Pict.3

Použité obrázky: Pict.1. FRETTIE. commons.wikimedia.org [online]. [cit. 9.12.2013]. Dostupný na WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_tree_in_Czech_Republic.jpg?uselang=cs Pict.2.CHEVA. commons.wikimedia.org [online]. [cit. 9.12.2013]. Dostupný na WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Velikono%C4%8Dn%C3%AD_vaj%C3%AD%C4%8Dka_malovan%C3%A1_voskem.jpg?uselang=cs Pict.3. CHMEE2. commons.wikimedia.org [online]. [cit. 9.12.2013]. Dostupný na WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikulas_a_cert_v_Praze_(5).JPG?uselang=cs

Použité zdroje: Holidays in the Czech Republic. Bridge. Maturita Special. Praha: Bridge Publishing House, 23.01.2012, Vol.15, Issue 05-06, p.49. MK ČR E 7634