Vocabulary:

rite of passage	перехідний обряд (ритуал, пов’язаний зі зміною соціального статусу)
carnival ['kɑnɪv(ə)l]	карнавал
occasion [ə'keɪʒ(ə)n]	подія; випадок, оказія
spectacular [spek'təkjʊlə]	захоплюючий
come alive, to	збуджуватися, оживитися (про натовп)
cherish ['ʧerɪʃ], to	пестити (спогади)
vividly remember, to	пам’ятати у найдрібніших деталях

Useful phrases:

1. What I liked most about it was…

2. It was the most…I’ve ever…

3. On the whole, it was extremely impressive / good fun

4. It was rather disappointing.

5. It went on a bit too long.

6. It was absolutely huge / fascinating / exhausting!

7. Looking back, what I remember best was…

2. Additional questions and discussion:

1. Define “memorable event”.

2. How do you write a composition on a “memorable event”?

3. Which episodes in your life do you remember most vividly?

4. Have you recorded memorable events?

5. Would you like to revisit exciting moments in your life? Have you done so?

6. Does investment in experience pay the best interest?

7. Which event would you like to experience?

8. Do you celebrate major Ukrainian or foreign festivals?

9. Do you have family celebrations of events? How do they usually proceed?

III. Write short answers to questions in task II.

Topic 22. Public holidays and festivals of Canada.

Public holidays in Canada are legislated at the national, provincial and territorial levels. Many of these holidays are observed nationwide, but each province and territory has its own holidays as well.

While major Christian holidays such as Christmas and Good Friday are officially observed, other religious holidays are widely accepted as well. For example, some school children and employees take days off for Jewish holidays, Muslim holidays, or Eastern Orthodox observances according to the Julian calendar. While not normally taken off work, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, and Father's Day are traditionally observed by Canadians. The Celebrate Canada series is a collection of important cultural days beginning with National Aboriginal Day on June 21, and followed by St-Jean Baptiste Day on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, and concluding with Canada Day on July 1.

A statutory holiday (also known as "general" or "public" holiday) in Canada is legislated either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government. Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. Among major nationwide statutory holidays there are:

• New Year’s Day (January 1) – celebration of the first day of the Gregorian calendar.

• Good Friday (Friday before Easter day) – commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus.

• Canada Day (July 1) – celebration of Canada's 1867 Confederation and establishment of dominion status.

• Labour Day (first Monday of September) – celebration of economic and social achievements of workers.

• Christmas Day (December 25) – celebration of the birth of Jesus.

In addition to the nationwide holidays listed above, the following holidays are mandated by federal legislation for federally regulated employees. All banks commemorate these holidays, and they are statutory in some provinces and territories:

• Easter Monday (Monday after Easter day) – celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

• Victoria Day (Monday on or before May 24) – celebration of the birthday of the reigning Canadian monarch; however, the date does not change with the change of monarch, being instead fixed on the birthday of Queen Victoria, the sovereign at the time of Canadian Confederation and establishment of Dominion status in 1867.

• Thanksgiving (second Monday in October) - a day to give thanks for the things one has at the close of the harvest season.

• Remembrance Day (November 11) – commemoration of Canada's war dead. Anniversary of the armistice ending World War I in 1918.

• Boxing Day (December 26) - a secular holiday with mixed and uncertain origins and definitions.

Besides, the listed holidays each province and territory may have its own holidays.

Canada is diverse and vast, and the festivals that they celebrate reflect this. From a cowboy hoe-down to sophisticated cultural events, Canadian festivals and events attract visitors worldwide: