Презентация на тему Holidays

paper bags. Their costumes hinged On safety pins, Go haunt a

night
Of pumpkin grins.

The month is amber, Gold and brown. Blue ghosts of smoke Float through the town. Great V’s of geese Honk overhead, And maples turn A fiery red. Frost bites the lawn, The stars are slits In a black cat’s eye Before she spits.

31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of

Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration.

this world and the Otherworld became thin on this

day, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home while harmful spirits were warded off.

whole world Is completely dark. The clock strikes twelve, You

hear it chime, Not one single person Is awake at this time. No other color Than black is to see.

as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. They are said

to be used to scare off demons. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.

Legends tell of witches gathering on this night, arriving

on broomsticks, to celebrate a party hosted by the devil. Superstitions tell of witches casting spells on unsuspecting people, transform themselves into different forms and causing other magical mischief.

witches are making Their witches’ brew.

December 25 began in the fourth century, probably in

336. The Catholic Church was in need of a holiday, which would have eclipsed the rival pagan rituals with her, threatening to the same Christian existence. Despite the fact that the celebration of the birth of man in those days was considered unpopular and even obscene, church leaders decided that since they compete with the Gentiles, then create a similar celebration will be quite appropriate. Although Jesus probably was born in spring or autumn, the Catholics agreed to declare the day Christ was born December 25, as the Romans were pagans celebrated one of their major holidays - the birthday of the sun god - it is in December. The word Christmas was formed from the words Cristes Maesse or Christ's Mass

Christmas tree. They say that the first Christmas tree

decorated with candles burning, Martin Luther himself. Since then, the president of the United States every year solemnly lights the Christmas tree lights on this (remember the good old "One, two, three - Christmas tree burn!").

exactly as many days have passed since the birth

of Christ before baptism. In colonial America at that time it was decided to organize parties and weddings. It is interesting that the New Year while almost did not pay attention. Now "Christmas season" begins right after Halloween and ends with a family dinner on December 25 and the distribution of gifts. Follow-up after Christmas week lost its significance as the most fun and enjoyable week of the year - the majority of Americans, it is only one or two days a week.

It always gathers thousands of people to celebrate the

New Year, Christmas tree is installed. As early as 1841 in England, Queen Victoria issued a decree to permit the establishment of the main tree. The last decades of the Christmas tree delivered from Norway as a sign of gratitude for the assistance of Norwegians in the British release of Norway from Nazi occupiers during World War II. After Trafalgar Square each year passes the London New Year's parade, which is considered the world's largest New Year's national march. In this parade uchuvstvuyut more than ten thousand people. Among them are a lot of musicians, dancers, clowns and acrobats. Just during the New Year in London is Chinese parade, which also involved many musicians and dancers. And in Chinatown run big, spectacular fireworks, attracting hundreds of local residents

day for children in the theaters make representations on

the subjects of the old English fairy tales. Lord of Chaos leads the noisy pageant, which involves fairy-tale characters: Hobby Horse, March Hare, Humpty Dumpty, Punch and others. Before going to bed young Englishmen put on the table a plate for the gifts they bring in the New Year's Eve Santa Claus, and the shoes are put hay is a treat for burro.

selling toys: whistles, tweeters, masks, balloons. In England there

was a tradition of exchanging New Year's greeting cards. The first Christmas card was produced in London in 1843.

heralds the famous bell Big Ben. True beat, he

starts a little before 12:00 and it does so quietly at first, because covered with a blanket, and it prevents him from apparel to show their full strength. But at midnight the bell stripped, and they start beating loudly proclaiming the people of the New Year. By the way, according to tradition, before ringing the bell the British open rear doors of houses, and then open the doors to let in the new year. With the fight bell lovers, not to give up next year, after the manner of kissing under the mistletoe branch, which is for the British magical tree. She, in addition to the traditional Christmas tree, decorated with English at home. Bunches of mistletoe everywhere - on lamps, chandeliers and table. Considered to be "for good luck" kiss the person standing in the middle of the room under the mistletoe.

celebration of love, of life, of Friendship. It's the

time to thank God for wonderful friends, and to bring to their lives as much magic as they bring to ours... So here's celebrating our Friendship and praying that its magic continues forever. Happy New Year!

New Year... It's a time to look back and cherish warm memories
Of happy times gone by...
It's a time to look ahead, and dream bright dreams
Of days yet to come...
A special time for remembering people like you!
Have a Splending Year!