английский / Миральда Ивановна / 3. UK People and events – традиции Великобритании

There are many national holidays in GB. British People like and keep up national holidays, many of them are dated to ancient times. Holidays are: Boxing day, New Year’s day, St. Valentine day, Good frifay, Easter Monday and Christmas Day. I would like to talk about Christmas. It’s one of the most popular holiday in GB. Every year people of Norway give the city os London a present. It’s a big Christmas tree. It’s placed at Trafalgar squire. The main street s of London are beautifully decorated. Before Christmas some groups of singers go from house to house. They collect money for charity and sing Christmas songs. Traditionally on the 24^th of December people decorate their trees, children hung stokings at the end of their beds hoping that they will be given a toy or sweet. Christmas if also a family holiday. Relatives often go to vesit each jther for the dinner. This time is good for meeting with relatives and friends to watch a films or football match.