Holidays and Traditions

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

1. Match the holidays with the pictures.

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1. New Year
2. Halloween
3. Christmas
4. Birthday
5. St Valentine’s Day
6. Easter
7. Whit Sunday
8. Victory Day
9. Day of the Ukrainian Cossacks
10. Knowledge day

2. Write true answers to the questions.

1.                      Do you like holidays?
2.                      What is your favourite holiday meal?
3.                      What holidays do you really look forward to?
4.                      What is your favourite holiday song?
5.                      What special dishes are associated with your favourite holiday?
6.                      What special clothing/customs are associated with your favourite holiday?

3. Wich word is odd? Choose and explain.

1. Christmas, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Monday, Easter.
2. Carol, present, Easter egg, the Christmas tree, star.
3. Balloon, cake, bunny, candle, invitation, card.
4. Paska, a bunny, Easter egg, Easter basket, Independence Day.

4. Match the parts of sentences.

5.  Read and translate. Compose six questions to the text.

Holidays in Ukraine

Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history.
Some holidays come on the same date, some are movable.
New Year's Day is very popular all over the world. It is my favourite holiday.
We celebrate the first day of Christmas on the 7th of January. On the 6th of January people cook much food because the day after we must not work. On this day we have a sacred supper or Kolyada. It begins when the first star lights up. As the legend says, this star announced the birth of the God's Son. We celebrate Christmas for three days. In the evening a group of boys comes. They sing songs. By these songs they congratulate on holiday.
Another religious holiday is Easter. It is movable. In Ukraine we have special attributes of Easter: Easter eggs, we call them "krashanka" and Easter cakes "paska". It is a very nice spring holiday.
Victory Day is on the 9th of May. It is a sacred holiday for every Ukrainian citizen. We are thankful to our grandfathers for the victory.