Задание

Match the description and the name of the holiday

People celebrate this holiday on the 14th of February. People buy or make cards and send them to people they love. They don’t sign their cards – you must guess who sent the cards to you. Boys and girls, husbands and wives, relatives and friends send cards to each other.

On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England. People give each other presents and send cards. Presents for children are in their stockings.

The traditional English dinner on this day is roast turkey and pudding.

English children like this day very much. They play jokes and tricks on other people: other children, parents, friends, relatives, school teachers. One is to tell someone that something is wrong with his dress when in fact all is in order.

English people celebrate this holiday on the 31st of December. Some people have a party. The party usually begins at eight o’clock in the evening. There is a lot of dancing, eating and drinking. There is an interesting tradition: in Scotland you can go “first footing”. The Scots believe that the First Foot brings luck to the family.

People in the family try to make it a day off for Mother and help her in any way they can. On that day they visit their mothers and give them some presents.

On the 31st of October in Great Britain there is a nice holiday for children. People put pumpkins on the windowsills. They draw eyes, noses and mouths on the pumpkins and put candles into them. So the pumpkin looks like a face. Children dress up in funny clothes. They go from house to house and say “trick or treat”. People give them sweets, fruit, cakes, cookies or money.

In November in America there is a great holiday. Families come together for the day. They decorate the houses with autumn’s fruit and flowers and eat traditional American food: roast turkey and pumpkin pie.

English people celebrate this holiday in April or at the end of March. They celebrate it as the start of spring or a religious festival. In England it is time to give and get presents.

Children get chocolate eggs or rabbits. You can buy them at any sweet shop.

The 17th of March is a national holiday in Ireland. People send greeting cards. On that day people wear a shamrock. A shamrock is a plant with three leaves. It is the national emblem of Ireland.

Mother’s Day

New Year

Halloween

Easter

April Fool’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day

Christmas

St. Valentine's Day

Thanksgiving Day