And who tells me what kind of holiday Christmas is.
Ответы студентов:
S1: Christmas is a favorite and happy holiday for English children.
S2: Christmas is a religious holiday. On this day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who was very kind and loved children very much.
S3: I think Christmas is a family holiday. Families come together to share their happiness and exchange gifts.
What do you know about Christmas?
S 4.: The most popular holiday in Great Britain and America is Christmas. They celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. There are a lot of traditions connected with Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It’s a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. Most families decorate their houses with a Christmas tree, buy gifts for the family and friends, write Christmas cards. In England almost every family receives more than 60 Christmas cards.
T: Предвкушение праздника порой приятнее, чем сам праздник! Чтобы растянуть это удовольствие, люди заранее готовят украшения к Рождеству. К празднику можно нарядить не только традиционные ёлки и венки, но и испечь какую-нибудь вкуснятину.
What traditional Christmas meals do you know?
S5: The traditional Christmas meals are roast turkey and Christmas pudding. In England people make Christmas pudding before Christmas. All the family stir the pudding and make a wish. It’s a traditional meal which people cook for Christmas party. They think that if they all take part in mixing it, they will be happy. When the pudding is hot they put 5-penny pieces in it, and sometimes little silver charms- a horseshoe, a button and a ring. A horseshoe means a happiness and good luck, a button-wealth, a ring-marriage.
Студенты занимают свои места за празднично накрытым столом и начинается праздничное чаепитие с небольшими элементами традиционной английской чайной церемонии.
Задаётся вопрос:. What do you know about holiday crackers?
S2: If there are children in the family people usually have Christmas crackers. Inside them there are many surprising things. cneltyn показывает изготовленные дома хлопушки). When you pull them they make a bang, and you’ll see a paper hat, a small toy or a piece of paper where the jo kes or wishes are written on.
В это время появляется «Брюнет», чтобы показать традицию «First Foot»
(Артём Коровкин)
Артём рассказывает на английском языке о традиции «First Foot»
The first visitor to enter a house on New Year's morning is commonly known in Great Britain as the First Foot. In Yorkshire he is sometimes called the Lucky Bird, in the Isle of Man, the Quaaltagh. Wherever he appears, he is a personage of great importance. He may be a chance caller, or a man on some errand unconnected with the anniversary or he may be the ceremonial First Foot who comes on purpose to let the New Year into the house and bring good luck to the family. Whichever he is, he is traditionally supposed to influence the fortunes of the householders in the following twelve months, both by the gifts he brings and by his own character and appearance. Hence it is essential everywhere that he should be an individual with certain definite qualities, though what these are varies a little from one region to another.
In Scotland and northern England, the custom of First-Footing in the early hours of January 1st is still kept up with great vigour. The First Foot comes as soon as possible after midnight has struck. He brings symbolic gifts of food or fuel or money as tokens of prosperity in the year that has just begun. Sometimes, instead of these presents, or in addition to them, he carries a bunch of evergreens as a promise of continuing life. Nothing must be taken out of the house before these gifts have been brought in, nor should any one go outside until he has arrived. He must be admitted by the front door and, since he is a luck-bringer, he must be hospitably entertained with food and plentiful supplies of wine or spirits.
Студенты обсуждают и задают Артёму вопросы по данной традиции. Так как он «принёс удачу» по традиции, то его усаживают на самое лучшее место и угощают чаем.
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