Anna Koldová, C4A TRADITIONS, FEASTDAYS, HOLIDAYS IN ESC AND IN OUR COUNTRY

Why we should still keep traditions? They are important for some reasons Children should know what happened Family together

1.National – New Year, Mother’s Day… 2.Religious – Christmas, Easter… 3.Family – Birthday, Name day

BRITAIN Valentine’s Day ( 14 February) St. Patrick’s Day ( 17 March) Father’s Day ( on the third Sunday of June) Halloween ( 31 October) Guy Fawke’s Night ( 5 November) Christmas and New Year (25 and 31 December)

The USA Martin Luther King Jr. Day ( on the third Monday of January) President’s Day ( on the third Monday of February) Independence Day ( 4 July) Columbus Day ( on the second Monday of October) Thanksgiving (on the fourth Thursday of November) Christmas and New Year ( 25 and 31 December)

The Czech republic Easter Monday (April, March) Liberation Day (8 May) Cyril and Methodius Day (5 July) Jan Hus Day (6 July) St. Wenceslas Day (28 September) Day of an independent Czechoslovakia (28 October) Christmas Eve and New Year (24 and 31 December)

Halloween 31 October Trick-or-treating, sweets Costumes

Christmas in ESC 25 December in the morning Santa Claus Christmas dinner (turkey, pudding) Christmas stocking

Christmas in the Czech republic 24 December in the evening Jesus Christmas dinner (carp, potato salad)

Easter in ESC on the first Monday after the first spring full moon Egg Hunt Who finds the most is the winner Easter buns

Easter Egg Roll The USA, Washington D. C. In front of the White house Egg rolling down the hill Barack Obama

Easter in the Czech republic on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon Whisking girls, giving colorful eggs and sweets Baked lamb a whip