Decide if the statesments are true or false. Mark only TRUE facts. May Day is synonymous with International Workers Day or Labour Day in a number of countries. English celebrations of May Day date back to the 18th century. In the UK, dancers carrying ribbons sometimes dance around a "maypole" in a circle. In the UK some dancers wear bells and carry handkerchiefs. In Ireland, May Day is celebrated as the feast of Bealtaine or Mary’s Day. From a seaside village in Cornwall, a ship is covered with flowers and sent into the sea. In many English villages, boys run through the streets with cows. In Scotland, late on the evening of 30 April, people run into the North Sea, sometimes naked. In Rumania, a number of students wear their student caps. In Scotland, the outside parts of most houses are decorated with flowers. In Germany, people light bonfires. In French history, King Charles was given the flower lily of the valley as a lucky charm. Now loved ones may be given small bouquets of this flower.
Задание

Decide if the statesments are true or false. Mark only TRUE facts.

  • May Day is synonymous with International Workers Day or Labour Day in a number of countries.
  • English celebrations of May Day date back to the 18th century.
  • In the UK, dancers carrying ribbons sometimes dance around a "maypole" in a circle.
  • In the UK some dancers wear bells and carry handkerchiefs.
  • In Ireland, May Day is celebrated as the feast of Bealtaine or Mary’s Day.
  • From a seaside village in Cornwall, a ship is covered with flowers and sent into the sea.
  • In many English villages, boys run through the streets with cows.
  • In Scotland, late on the evening of 30 April, people run into the North Sea, sometimes naked.
  • In Rumania, a number of students wear their student caps.
  • In Scotland, the outside parts of most houses are decorated with flowers.
  • In Germany, people light bonfires.
  • In French history, King Charles was given the flower lily of the valley as a lucky charm. Now loved ones may be given small bouquets of this flower.