Gymnázium, Obchodní akademie a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Hodonín Festivals in the UK and USA (common) 1

Číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Číslo materiálu VY_32_INOVACE_RoI_AJ_4OAEL_18 Autor Mgr. Ivana Rosmanová Tematický celekAnglický jazyk – využívání on-line slovníků a testů Ročník 4. Datum tvorby Anotace Tento DUM rozšiřuje znalosti o nejznámějších svátcích v anglicky mluvících zemích. Tato část pokrývá oblast svátků společných v obou zemích (UK + USA). Metodický pokyn Prezentaci lze použít v rámci přípravy pro 3. část ústní MZ. Studenti se seznámí a prohloubí znalosti kulturního dění v anglicky mluvících zemích. Pro tento DUM je ve třídě nutný data projektor. 2

Holidays and festivals in the United Kingdom & the United States (common) 3

New Year´s Day – 1st January making New Year´s resolutions St. Valentine´s Day – 14th February lovers´ day sending anonymous cards (Valentine cards), exchanging gifts (flowers, chocolates, teddy bears etc.) All Fools´Day – 1st April playing practical jokes and tricks on other people 4

Easter – March / April = movable holiday beginning of spring, new life religion – Jesus Christ crucified (= died on the cross) – Good Friday resurrected (= brought to life again) – Easter Sunday symbols – easter eggs, Easter Bunny – egg hunt for children 5

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Mother´s Day – second Sun in May honouring all mothers 7

Halloween – 31st October old Celtic holiday (from 1200 BC), end of year, believed the souls of dead come back to earth later Christianized = All Saint´s Eve – honouring the dead symbols – jack-o´-lanterns = pumpkins with carved scary faces and candle lit inside 8

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children – dressing up in costumes, e. g. witches, ghosts, goblins, skeletons - “Trick or treat.“ = “Give us a treat (candies, fruit, little money) or we will play a trick on you (soaping windows).“ adults – parties 10

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Remembrance Day (UK) / Veterans´ Day (USA) – 11th November honouring soldiers killed in WWI and II and veterans of all wars – parades, silences end of WWI in 1918 symbol – red poppies worn on clothes 12

Christmas – 25th – 26th December preparations, symbols – decorating houses, trees, hanging mistletoe, preparing presents, singing carols 4 13

24th Dec. = Christmas Eve – not a holiday before going to bed children hang up Ch. stockings - believe Santa Claus / Father Christmas comes down the chimney and fills the stockings with little presents 5 14

25th Dec. = Christmas Day unwrapping presents under Ch. tree Ch. dinner – roast turkey with stuffing, roast potatoes, Ch. pudding (sort of cake with dried fruit, nuts) cracker = 6 15

pudding often served with flames (after pouring brandy over it), old custom – silver coin in one pudding = brings good luck 78 16

26th Dec. = Boxing Day in the past tradition to give postmen, milkmen, dustmen etc. little sums of money collected in their boxes visiting, going to parties 17

New Year´s Eve – 31st December parties, dancing, singing, staying up late till midnight, welcoming new year, drinking a toast, fireworks at midnight – traditional song Auld Lang Syne (by Robert Burns – Scottish national poet) London – Trafalgar Square with Christmas tree – main party this day in Scotland – called Hogmanay 18

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