Year tradition:
That is - you vel
of the New Year
citor who comes in
the First Foot".
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There is an interesting New Year
Scotland1 you can go “first footing”. That is
friends, so you are the “first foot” of the N
their houses. In Scotland the first visitor who
a house on New Year's morning is “the First
The Scots2 believe that the First Foot brings
the family for the New Year.
In Scotland the First Foot must be a man (or a boy
not a woman! And he must have dark hair.
First Foot brings luckt

Many countries in the world and each has its customs. Here are some of them. In Japan and South Korea celebrating the 14th of February is different from those in Western countries. On this day, only women make gifts to men, and in most cases give chocolate. In the 1980s, the Association of confectioners Japan successfully launched a new holiday on March 14, the so-called «White day», when the response gifts are expected from men, and they should be more valuable than a month ago. In addition to these dates Koreans invented a «Black day» on April 14, when men and women are not receiving gifts, go to a restaurant and eat black noodles in a sign of mourning for his одиночеству.Недалеко from the border with Tibet in China has a small ethnic group мосуо of 40 thousand people, which is sometimes called «the Kingdom of women». In their peasant environment without traditional family, and all adults have complete freedom of choice and change of partners. Instead of marriage, there is a custom in which a man visits the home of his mistress at night, secretly or openly. At that in the morning he should go, and subsequently does not have any rights to educate their children as heads of houses are women, and the inheritance goes exactly through the female line. As a rule, men care about their children sisters that live under the same roof.

I learn English at my school. I started learning English when I was 8 and I was in the second form. I have been learning English for 5 years. I can speak and read English very well. At my English lessons I like translating texts from Russian into English and do our grammar tasks. My teacher helps me to study English. I like to study English. It is really great to find out about English people, cities and events.  When I study new words I repeat them many times aloud. At our English lessons we speak English, play games, read and translate texts. I like to discuss relation between people. Usually it is easy for me to do my English homework. I like to write projects. It is difficult for me to learn English poems and songs by heart but I try. I have a very good English - Russian dictionary at home. I haven't ever visited an English speaking country. English is very important in my life. English teaches me to think, to speak, it helps me to find friends. I know that English will help me in my future profession. I like English very much.   Я учу английский язык в школе. Я начал учить английский, когда мне было 8 лет, и я был во втором классе. Я изучаю английский в течение 5 лет. Я могу говорить и читать по-английски очень хорошо. На уроках английского языка мне нравится переводить тексты с русского на английский и выполнять грамматические задания. Мой учитель мне изучать английский язык. Мне нравится учить английский язык. Это действительно здорово  узнавать о жизни английского народа, городах и событиях. Когда я изучаю новые слова, я повторяю их много раз вслух. На наших уроках английского языка мы говорим по-английски, играем в игры, читаем и переводим тексты. Я люблю обсуждать отношения между людьми. Как правило, это легко для меня выполнить домашнее задание. Мне нравится писать проекты. Для меня сложно учить английские стихи и песни наизусть, но я стараюсь. У меня есть очень хороший Англо-русский словарь дома. Я никогда не бывал в англоязычной стране. Английский язык является очень важным в моей жизни. Английский учит меня думать, говорить, это мне найти друзей. Я знаю, что английский язык мне в моей будущей профессии. Мне очень нравится английский.