Задание: прочитайте тексты и заполните таблицу, опираясь на пример: Celebration Data Symbols Tradition Например: Christmas the 25th of December 1. Christmas tree 2. …. 3. …. 1.…

Задание: прочитайте тексты и заполните таблицу, опираясь на пример: Celebration Data Symbols Tradition Например: Christmas the 25th of December 1. Christmas tree 2. …. 3. …. 1. decorate tree with toys, balls and lights 2. … 3. …. On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England – Christmas. People send X-mas cards to their friends and relatives. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and lights. Children wake up early to find stockings full of small presents on their bed. The colours most closely associated with the Christmas season are: red, white and green. On the 14th of February there is St. Valentine’s Day. People send Valentine’s cards to someone they love. Usually they don’t sing them – you must guess who sent cards to you. On this day, people send Valentine cards to their husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends. You can also send a card to a person you do not know. The 17th of March is a national holiday in Ireland – St. Patrick’s day. On that day people wear a shamrock. A shamrock is a plant with three leaves. It is the national symbol of Ireland. St. Patrick was a man who had wonderful power. He cleared Ireland of snakes In April or at the end of March English people celebrate Easter Day. On Easter Sunday children get chocolate eggs and rabbits. Many modern Easter symbols come from ancient time. The egg was a symbol long before the Christian era. The Easter bunny is also originated in pre-Christian time. On the 31st of October there is Halowe’en. The symbol of this holiday is "Jack o'lantern". People make it from a pumpkin. Children like Haloween parties, they put on witch’s and  ghost’s dresses. They go “trick or treat”.