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Easter in Great Britain — Пасха в Великобритании

Easter is a very popular holiday in Great Britain. At Easter the British celebrate the idea of the new birth by giving each other chocolate Easter eggs, which are opened and eaten on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday bakers sell hot cross buns. Easter Monday is a holiday and many people travel to the seaside for the day or go and watch one of the many sporting events as football or horse racing. Egg — rolling is a traditional Easter pastime which is still popular in Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Isle of Man. It takes place on Easter Sunday or Monday, and consists of rolling coloured, hard-boiled eggs down a slope until they are cracked and broken after which the players eat them. In some parts of Britain the competitions take place and the winner is a player whose egg remains longest undamaged, but usually the fun is just rolling and eating. This is the older form of the custom, since egg-rolling does not appear to have been a game to be lost or won.

Пасха в Великобритании

Пасха

— это очень популярный праздник в Великобритании. На Пасху британцы празднуют возрождение, даря друг другу пасхальные шоколадные яйца, которые открываются и съедаются в пасхальное воскресенье. В Страстную Пятницу булочники продают горячие булочки в форме креста. Следующий после Пасхи понедельник выходной, и многие люди едут на морское побережье на целый день или идут на какое-нибудь спортивное соревнование — футбол или прыжки. Катание яиц — это традиционное развлечение на Пасху, до сих пор популярна в Северной Англии, Шотландии, Уэльса и на острове Мэн. Игра происходит в пасхальное воскресенье
или понедельник, и заключается в том, что раскрашенные, сваренные в крутую яйца катают по наклонной поверхности, пока они не разобьются, после чего игроки едят их. В некоторых областях Британии устраивают даже соревнования, и побеждает игрок, чье яйцо дольше всего остается целым, но чаще удовольствие предоставляет сама игра. Это просто традиция, а не игра, где должны быть победители и побежденные.

Великдень у Великобританії

Великдень — це дуже популярне свято у Великобританії. На Великдень британці святкують відродження, даруючи один одному великодні шоколадні яйця, що відкриваються і з’їдаються у великодню неділю. У Страсну П’ятницю булочники продають гарячі булочки у формі хреста. Наступний після Великодня понеділок вихідний, і багато людей їдуть на морське узбережжя на цілий день чи йдуть на яке-небудь спортивне змагання — футбол чи стрибки. Катання яєць — це традиційна розвага на Великдень, що дотепер популярна в Північній Англії, Шотландії, Уельсу і на острові Мен. Гра відбувається у великодню неділю чи понеділок, і полягає в тому, що розфарбовані, зварені в круту яйця катають по похилій поверхні, поки вони не розіб’ються, після чого гравці їдять їх. У деяких областях Британії влаштовують навіть змагання, і перемагає гравець, чиє яйце довше всього залишається цілим, але частіше задоволення надає сама гра. Це просто традиція, а не гра, де повинні бути переможці і переможені.

Questions:

1. What do the British at celebrate Easter?
2. What is Easter Monday and how do people spend it?
3. What is egg-rolling?
4. Who is the winner in such competitions?

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