Holidays in English-speaking countries

What holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

Rabbits, eggs, hats, chickens are the symbols of this Holiday.

On this day people have a special dinner with roast lamb, potatoes and vegetables. They also give ach other chocolate eggs and greet each other with the words:

- Crist is risen!

- He is risen indeed!

On this day families colour eggs and put them into green, yellow and pink baskets.

Next morning children are busy with hunting eggs and chocolate bunnies.

This activity is a traditional holiday pastime which is still popular in Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Isle of Man. It takes place on Sunday or Monday, and consists of rolling coloured, hard-boiled eggs down a slope until they are cracked and broken after which the players eat them. It happens at...

According to the legent this Saint brought Christianity on Pagan Island and rid Ireland of snakes.

This plant is a symbol of St. Patrick's Day.

What colour of clothes do people wear on St. Patrick's Day?

It is a mythological creature known as a magical dwarf who have been in Irish

tales and myths for years. Old stories tell the tale of the dwarf who is a shoemaker and keeps a pot of gold hidden.

This holiday is celebrated on December 25. It is the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday. Traditionally all relatives and friends get together and give each other presents.

Most families have a Christmas symbol in their house for Christmas. The decorating of it is usually a family occasion, with everyone helping. The symbols were first popularised the UK by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. Prince Albert was German, and thought that it would be good to use one of his ways of celebrating Christmas in England.

These are normally hung up by the fire or by the children's beds on Christmas Eve.

The most popular desert for Christmas is .....

Women’s Day commemorates …

The Day of Christ’s Resurrection is called …

On New Year’s Eve most people ... (choose all the possible variants)

St David's Day is a British festival which is predominantly celebrated in which country?

"Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot." Which building did the traitor Guy Fawkes unsuccessfully try to destroy in 1605, leading us to celebrate each anniversary by letting off fireworks?

"Trick or treat" refers to ...

This day commemorates the Italian navigator who landed in the New World on 12 October 1492.