Holidays and Feasts – maturitná téma (angličtina)

 

 Téma: Holidays and Feasts

 Predmet: Angličtina

 Zaslal(a): Edyy

 

• During the whole year we celebrate many feasts.
• Private/family celebration
  • Birthday, nameday, anniversary of wedding, graduation, driving lessons, promotion and other.
• Religious
  • Christmas, Easter or in other countries for example Ramadan.
• Bank holidays
  • Státní svátek
  • Because in 1871 got it bank workers.
• Commemorating some events

 

Significant feasts

28^thSeptember

• It is St. Wenceslav’s day.
• He is patron of Czech Republic.
• He was murdered by his brother in 935 in Old Boleslav.

 

28^thOctober

• It is a bank holiday.
• Foundation of independent Czechoslovakian republic.

 

31^stOctober

• Day called Halloween.
• It is a day when small children dress up scary costumes of witches, wizards or ghosts and they are going from house to house.
• They say „ Trick or treat “ ,which means that they want some sweets otherwise they will do some troubles.
• It is celebrated in England, USA and some families celebrate it also in Czech Republic.

 

1^stNovember

• It is All saint day and we remember people, who died.

 

5^thNovember

• Guy Fawkes Night
• Special day in England.
• Guy Fawkes was a member of group of Catholic conspirator and he wanted to blow up the English Houses of Parliament.
• He failed.
• It is commemorate with many fireworks all around the country.

 

11^thNovember

• Remembrance day
• They commemorate veterans of wars.
• It is celebrated in UK and USA

 

Fourth Thursday of November

• Thanksgiving day
• People hold this tradition as thank for good harvest.
• When first settlers arrived in America, they haven’t got enough food during cold winter.
• Native Americans helped them to survive.

 

17^thNovember

• It is remembered each year in honour of student demonstrations against Nazis in 1939 and in honour of demonstrations against communism in 1989.

 

6^thDecember

• Nicolas Day
• Czech tradition celebrated in the evening.
• People dress as St. Nicolas, Devil and Angel and they from house to house to find out if small children had good behaviour during the year.
• If yes, they get a small pack of sweets and if no, they could be taken to hell.

 

31^thDecember

• New Years Eve
• People celebrate the end of the old year and the welcome new year.
• There are many fireworks.

 

1^stJanuary

• New Years Day
• People usually relax after long night.
• Some people make new year resolution.

 

25^thJanuary

• Burns night
• It is celebrated in Scotland.
• Robert Burns was Scottish poet, who collected songs and folk.
• He was born on this date.

 

27^thJanuary

• Australian Independence Day
• It is a bank holiday.

 

6^thFebruary

• Waitangi day
• National holiday in New Zealand.
• Peace between Maori and the English.

 

14^thFebruary

• Valentine’s Day
• It is the day of lovers.

 

17^thMarch

• Patrick’s day
• Patron of Ireland, who brought Christianity.
• Symbol of this holiday is green shamrock.

 

Christmas

• 24^thDecember – 26^thDecember
• Christmas Eve, Christmas day and Boxing day (Money from boxes are given to poor people).
• Different from Czech Republic
• In USA they have Christmas dinner (Turkey with cranberry cream and stuffing).
• In the morning they unwrap presents and watch TV.
• In England are Christmas more traditional.

 

Easter

• Christian most important holidays.
• They celebrate crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
• It is on the first Sunday after a full moon at spring.
• Ugly Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday, Easter Sunday.
• Making whipping canes, decorating eggs, baby animals.