Holidays and traditions
Every nation has its own customs and long-lived traditions. (ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ°ΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ)
There is a great number of exciting events which take place in every country throughout the year. (ΠΡΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°)
Traditions play a more important role in the life of the people. (Π’ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Ρ Π² ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ)
I think if we keep up our traditions, we preserve national history and culture. (Π― Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Ρ, Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉ, ΠΌΡ ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΡ)
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions. (ΠΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ)
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State holidays usually relate to state history and impotent events of the country. (ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡΠΌ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Ρ)
Such holidays unite people, make them feel proud of their nation. (Π’Π°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ, Π·Π°ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΎΡΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄)
For example, in my country there are state or public holidays such as Constitution Day, New Year’s Day, the International Women’s Day, May Day, Victory Day, Independence Day and others. (ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ, Π² ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ
State organisations, banks and companies do not work on these days. (ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ, Π±Π°Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠΈ Π΄Π½ΠΈ)
People spend holiday time with their families and friends; they go to theatres or exhibitions, or go to city centre where there are usually folk festivals and concerts in the open air and celebrate with other people. (ΠΡΠ΄ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡΠΌΠΈ; Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° Π²ΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠΈ, ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡ Π² Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡ, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΡΡΡ Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΌΠΈ)
I think that some like holidays are in many other countries. (ΠΡΠΌΠ°Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π°Ρ )
New Year’s Day is the major family holiday for many Russians. It is a national holiday in Russia, on which most businesses and public offices are closed. Schools and universities are closed too. (ΠΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ ΠΠΎΠ΄ — Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ . ΠΡΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ, Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ² Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΡΡ. Π¨ΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅.)
Religious holidays include Christmas, Easter and some others. There is also a pagan holiday — Shrovetide or Pancake Day. (Π Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠΎΠ·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ, ΠΠ°ΡΡ Ρ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠ΅. ΠΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠ°ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ)
Preparation for Christmas are always pleasant: buying gifts, sending Christmas cards and decorating Christmas tree with small, bright-colored lights. Churches hold a special Christmas services. Christmas starts in the morning with the smell of cookies, cakes, chocolate and cinnamon. (ΠΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊ Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΎ: ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠΏΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ², ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΠ³Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ. Π¦Π΅ΡΠΊΠ²ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ±Ρ. Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ Ρ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΈΡΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΡ , ΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Π΄Π° ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ.)
I like also to prepare for Easter with my family: we colour and decorate Easter eggs, cook Easter cakes and paskha, attend a church service. (Π― ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π»ΡΠ±Π»Ρ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΠ°ΡΡ Π΅ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ΠΉ: ΠΌΡ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌ ΠΠ°ΡΡ Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΉΡΠ°, Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΠ°ΡΡ Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡ Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ±Ρ.)
Shrovetide is very fine holiday in Russia. It is the time to say goodbye to long cold Russian winter. (ΠΠ°ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ° ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΡΡ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡ Π·ΠΈΠΌΡ.)
People cook and eat very many pancakes, go to city centre where there is a fair with folk concerts, outdoor traditional games and funs. In the end of this holiday people burn in effigy of winter. (ΠΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΈ Π΅Π΄ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π±Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ², ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π°, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° Ρ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π·Π°Π±Π°Π²Π°ΠΌΠΈ. Π ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ ΡΠΆΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ Π·ΠΈΠΌΡ.)
Family holidays include birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and other family celebrations. Different families have different traditions of celebrations. (Π‘Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π΄Π½ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΠ²Π°Π΄ΡΠ±Ρ, ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ»Π΅ΠΈ. ΠΈ Π΄Ρ. ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π°.)
My favourite family holiday is New Year’s Day. A week before the celebration we decorate a New Year tree with colourful glass balls and toys. My family usually has the New Year dinner. When the clock strikes midnight, we give each other presents. Later, we watch TV and relax and go outside to watch fireworks. (ΠΠΎΠΉ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΠΎΠ΄. ΠΠ° Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»Ρ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΡ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠ°Π΅ΠΌ Π΅Π»ΠΊΡ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΆΠΈΠ½. ΠΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΡΡ, ΠΌΡ Π΄Π°ΡΠΈΠΌ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π΄ΡΡΠ³Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΠΎΠ·Π΄Π½Π΅Π΅ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΌ Π’Π ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ΄ΡΡ Π°Π΅ΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΌ Π½Π° ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΉΠ΅ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΊΠΈ)
Another celebration which I like is my birthday. (ΠΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Ρ Π»ΡΠ±Π»Ρ — ΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΠΠ )
Usually my friends and I get together, have a party either at my flat or in a cafe and then go’ for a walk. I like getting presents and having fun. (ΠΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡ ΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅, ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡ Π² ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΊΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅, Π° Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΌ Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΡ. Π― Π»ΡΠ±Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ.)
I think that holidays and traditions are important because they connect people and give them an opportunity to have fun and enjoy themselves. (ΠΡΠΌΠ°Ρ, ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΠΌ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ.)