1. Great Britain: a Country of Traditions

2. Do you know any British Holidays and traditions? Look and guess

4. May Day

6. The Trooping of the Colour

8. The state opening of parliament

10. Highland Games

12. Guy Fawkes Day

14. Carol Singing

16. St David’s Day

18. Swan Upping

20. Up-Helly-Aa

21. What holidays are celebrated in each season?
Up-Helly-Aa Swan Upping St David’s Day Carol Singing Guy Fawkes Day Highland Games The state opening of parliament May Day
The Trooping of the Colour
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn

22. Check yourselves Winter Spring Summer Autumn Up-Helly-Aa Carol Singing
St David’s Day
May Day
Swan Upping
Highland Games
The Trooping of the Colour
Guy Fawkes Day
The state opening of parliament

23. What are the traditions associated with?
Up-Helly-Aa
Carol Singing
St David’s Day
May Day
Swan Upping
Highland Games
The Trooping of the Colour
Guy Fawkes Day
The state opening of parliament
The Irish State Coach
Daffodils
The Queen’s swan keeper
The Vikings
Bonfires
Christmas
A striped maypole
Bagpipe music
Horse Guards’ Parade

24. Check yourselves Up-Helly-Aa Carol Singing St David’s Day May Day
Swan Upping
Highland Games
The Trooping of the Colour
Guy Fawkes Day
The state opening of parliament
The Vikings
Christmas
Daffodils
A striped maypole
The Queen’s swan keeper
Bagpipe music
Horse Guards’ Parade
Bonfires
The Irish State Coach

25. True or false? Carol singing is a very important part of May Day.
November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain.
In summer Welsh people organize Highland Games.
The queen opens Parliament every summer in Britain.
Many years the Queen of Britain has celebrated two birthdays a year.
May day is a yearly musical festival. It is the celebration of summer’s beginning.
St David is the national saint of Ireland.
Highland games include Scottish dancing.
Up-Helly-Aa is a party for the people of the Shetland Islands.
On May Day young women tried to win prizes with their bows and arrows.

26. Check yourselves
Carol singing is a very important part of May Day. - false
November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. - true
In summer Welsh people organize Highland Games. - false
The queen opens Parliament every summer in Britain. - false
Many years the Queen of Britain has celebrated two birthdays a year. - true
May day is a yearly musical festival. It is the celebration of summer’s beginning. - true
St David is the national saint of Ireland. - false
Highland games include Scottish dancing. - true
Up-Helly-Aa is a party for the people of the Shetland Islands. - true
On May Day young women tried to win prizes with their bows and arrows. - false

27. What are your favourite holidays and traditions?