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May Day - раздел Философия, Устные разговорные темы по английскому языку May Day Is Not Celebrated In Britain To The Same Extent That It Is In Many Ot...

May Day is not celebrated in Britain to the same extent that it is in many other countries. It became a public holiday only in relatively recent years and falls on the first Monday of May (and not on 1 May).

In previous centuries. May Day, which marked the Spring festival, was a potent pagan symbol and was widely celebrated. Today, in many towns and villages you can still find remnants of the old traditions. Often a local girl is chosen and crowned "Queen of the May", and people dance around a May Pole - a tall pole with colored ribbons attached to the top - on the village green. However May Day is chiefly celebrated as simply a day off work by the majority of the working population.

At the end of the month there is another public holiday called Whitsun which was
originally a holiday to celebrate the religious festival of Pentecost.

potent – могущественный

pagan – языческий

remnants – следы; пережитки

ribbons – ленты

Pentecost – пятидесятница, троицын день

Whitsun – неделя после троицына дня

 

As you read the article, find out the answers to these questions:

1. What do druids, travelers and hippies have in common?

2. What happens to people who don't give children a "treat" on 31 October?

3. What is "guy"?

4. What is another name for Father Christmas?

5. What is sometimes the surprise in a Christmas pudding?

6. When and where might you be given a lump of coal?

 

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