Guy Fawkes Night Guy Fawkes Night is an annual celebration on the
evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the
discovery of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of
November 1605. This was a terrorist plan by a man
called Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of
Parliament in London, England. Soldiers found Guy
Fawkes in the basement of the building preparing
explosives and arrested him before he could do any
damage.
The main part of the celebration involves building
large fires in the open air and putting a model of Guy
Fawkes on top. The Guy Fawkes model is usually
made of old clothes stuffed with newspaper. At the
same time, fireworks are let off.
It is mainly celebrated in the United Kingdom and also
in former British colonies including New Zealand,
parts of Canada, and parts of the British Caribbean.
Answer the questions:
1.What do the people celebrate on the 5th of
November?
2. What did Guy Fawkes do?
3. Where did the soldiers find him?
4.
What is The Guy Fawkes model made of?
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2. I was going upstairs and fell down (Я поднимался по лестнице и упал)
3. Teacher wrote problems on blackboard (учитель написал примеры на доске)
4. I'm afraid of downstairs, it's very dangerous (я боюсь спускаться по лестнице, это очень опасно)
5. Today I passed my exams (сегодня я сдал мои экзамены)
6. I'm always cleaning my teeth at bathoroom (я всегда чищу зубы в ванной комнате)
7. My granny loves this armchair (моя бабушка любит это кресло)
8. Do you understand the importance of your education? (Ты понимаешь важность своего образования?)
9. Bookcase is full of different books (книжный шкаф полон разных книг)
10. Football is my passion (футбол - моя страсть)
11. Our classroom is very clean and attractive (наш класс очень чист и привлекателен)
12. My bedroom is filled with toys (Моя спальня забита игрушками)
The word "Christmas" is derived from the words "Christ's Mass" - the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But although Christmas is undoubtedly a Christian celebration, it is also true to say that it is an unusual combination of pagan and Christian festivities.
A Christmas tree stands in everybody's living room at Christmas, shining its good cheer around the room. Sitting on the very top of the tree is a silver star surrounded by tiny lights. All the branches are hung with silver bells, tinsel and sparkling lights. Around the base of the tree lie the gifts and toys wrapped up in bright colourful paper.
The Christmas tree has spread its influence around the world. In fact America adopted it before it found its way to England early in Queen Victoria's reign. Now every Christmas British people are sent a huge fir tree from Norway which stands in Trafalgar Square, in the centre of London, shining down on all the people who gather on Christmas Eve.
In pre-Christian times evergreens, trees that remain green throughout the year. were worshiped in Northern Europe as symbols of eternal life. Mistletoe, hung up as a Christmas decoration is a symbol of love and reconciliation.
Holly, a well-known Christmas decoration today, has Christian associations. In Norwegian, Swedish and Danish, holly is known as "Christ's thorns", the legend being that Christ wore a crown of holly thorns before his death. Some people have seen associations between the word "holly" and "holy".
Giving presents goes back to Roman Saturnalia when good luck gifts of fruit, pastry or gold were given to friends on New Year's Day. In Britain the traditional day to give presents until relatively recently was December 26th and not as it is today, Christmas Day. December 26th is now known as Boxing Day, for it was then that the priests of the Middle Ages opened alms boxes to give to the poor.
Not all Christian customs and traditions are of ancient origin. Although various people have claimed to have designed the first Christmas card. William Egley, an English artist, seems to have the best claim. In 1842 he designed his own card and sent it to one hundred of his friends. Today three billion are sent annually in the United States alone.