Christmas Christmas Boxing Day Halloween St. Valentine’s day Guy Fawkes Day Easter All Fool’s Day Hogmanay St. Patrick’s Day St. George’s Day
Martin Luther King’s Day Martin Luther King’s Day The Presidents’ Day Labor Day Independence Day Columbus Day Thanksgiving Washington’s birthday Memorial Day
Christmas Christmas Father Christmas / Santa Claus Christmas Pudding / sweets Stockings Decorations Presents / Christmas Tree Christmas Carols Roast Turkey Crackers
Halloween Halloween Costumes – ghosts, skeletons, witches, vampires, etc. Trick or treat Decoratins, parties carving Jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins
Guy Fawkes Day Guy Fawkes Day most famous British traitor 1605 tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I also called Bonfire Night bonfires, fireworks, and burning effigies
Independence Day Independence Day commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 each city organizes its own ceremony parades, band concerts and firework displays
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving national holiday in the USA and Canada first celebrated by the Pilgrims settlers in Massachusetts in 1621 Native Americans taught them how to plant corps and hunt
1/ English holiday when banks and shops are closed 1/ English holiday when banks and shops are closed 2/ Holiday which celebrates the patron saints of Ireland 3/ A holiday that honours all fathers 4/ It is a day of racial equality and nonviolence 5/ Holiday that honours the saint of England
6/ A holiday that honours all working people. 6/ A holiday that honours all working people. 7/ A day when you can play jokes and tricks on people 8/ A night when children make effigies and there are lots of bonfires 9/ A night when you sing Auld Lang Syne. 10/ A day that honours those killed in two world wars.
Halloween Halloween St. Valentine’s Day Hogmanay Easter Guy Fawkes Day Christmas Boxing Day St. Patrick's Day The Queen´s Official Birthday Independence Day
What holidays do we celebrate and the English don’t? What holidays do we celebrate and the English don’t? How those celebrations differ? What are the differences between Czech and British Christmas? How do you prepare for Christmas? Is there some holiday you would like to include into our national holidays?
1. How is All Fool’s Day celebrated? 1. How is All Fool’s Day celebrated? 2. How do British spend their Bank Holidays? 3. How is the Queen’s Official Birthday celebrated? 4. Describe Halloween. 5. What do you know about Guy Fawkes Day? 6. Is the any difference between British and American Christmas Holiday? 7. What typically American holidays can you name? 8. What is Hogmanay? 9. Which historically important event commemorates the Independence Day?