2. Creator: Goncharuk Danila School № 311 Form: 6 Consulter: English teacher – Evdokimova Tatiyana Petrovna Saint – Petersburg 2013

3. Holidays in the UK Holidays - it's a part of the culture of any country. In order to understand better other people, it’s not enough to know only the language of the people, it is important to become familiar with its history and culture.

4. Christmas in the UK - the most striking and popular winter holiday. This is a major religious festival of Christians all over the world, which is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas Day is traditionally celebrated on December 25. It is a public holiday in many countries, including the UK. Holidays related to Christmas : Advent Christmas Eve Boxing Day New Year Christmas

5. St. Patrick's Day - Irish historical holiday. It is celebrated in honor of the saint patron of Ireland - St. Patrick. According to legend, St. Patrick drove all the snakes from the island, and brought Christianity to Ireland. By tradition, in St. Patrick's Day costume parades are held with brass bands. During this holiday all around is green – green clothes, green gifts. It’s celebrated not only in Ireland St. Patrick's Day,

6. Trifoliate clover has been a symbol of Ireland for a long time. With shamrock St. Patrick explained the concept of the Holy Trinity Leprechaun - little man, dressed in green clothes. This image comes from the Irish folklore

7. Easter - one of the main festivals of Christians. Easter Bunny (rabbit) symbolizes abundance and fertility. Easter - the Resurrection of Christ – is the oldest Christian holiday. Erected in honor of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter egg is considered the symbol of the Resurrection, because it is born a new living thing. Easter

8. Elizabeth II's full name - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. She was born April 21, 1926, London - Queen of Great Britain from 1952 to the present. Elizabeth II's birthday

9. Birthday is celebrated by a ceremonial parade in Whitehall, where you can see the Royal Family, guests and spectators. During the ceremony, the Queen inspects the troops and after that it gives a great ball.

10. Halloween is celebrated all over the world at the end of October, the last day of the month. At night people decide to dress up in costumes of evil spirits and organize masquerades..

11. In the evening children go from house to house and play trick-or-treat There is a tradition to produce pumpkin- lighting and ask for sweets

12. This holiday is similar to the 8th of March in Russia. Today British children in this day give their mothers flowers and perform them their handmade gifts. Mother's Day is an international festival in honor of mothers. Mother's Day

13. Victory Day is the day of the victory in World War of 1941-1945. It is celebrated on May 9. May, 9 in England it’s a normal working day. The Victory Day in England isn’t celebrated, but people remember it. Everybody should remember this day, remember those, who gave us the future. Victory Day

14. There are a lot of holidays in England, but I told you about basic.

17. The resources of used information: Site: http://yandex.ruhttp://yandex.ru Student’s book, 5-6 form, by Biboletova Название конкурса «Детский международный конкурс презентаций «Holiday Parade. Парад праздников» Название сайта: http://pedsovet.su