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UNIT SEVEN
CUSTOMS AND HOLIDAYS
THEMATIC VOCABULARY
1. 
Symbolic calendar days of rest and celebrations
: holidays; 
festivals; bank holidays; public holidays.
2. 
Types of holidays
: international; national; local; family; politi-
cal; cultural; seasonal; religious; ethnic.
3. 
Activities in observance of holidays
: to mark; to observe; to 
celebrate; to commemorate; to honour; to recognize an occasion, a 
date; to keep, to preserve a tradition; to organize, to hold, to sponsor 
a parade, a demonstration; to give a party (to throw a party) (
colloq
.), 
to demonstrate labour solidarity; to have a family get together; 
merry-making; to give presents (
BE
), gifts (
AE
); to send greeting 
cards, Valentine cards; to go treat or tricking; to ask a penny for the 
guy; to have bonfires; to lay wreaths.
4. 
Constituent parts of national celebrations
: New Year tree 
decorations (
BE
); trimmings (
AE
); small lights; ornaments; fairy-
lights; baubles; glitter; evergreen; wreaths of evergreen; garlands; 
holly; mistletoe; fir-cones; bonfires; fireworks; the flying of flags, bal-
loons and paper streamers; horns; party-poppers; Santa Claus and his 
reindeer; Father Frost and Snow Maiden; dressing up; fancy dress 
balls; witches; ghosts; jack-o’-lanterns; stockings (for presents).
5. 
Gifts
: toys (dolls, a set of building blocks, teddy-bears); boxes 
of candies or cookies (
AE
); boxes of sweets or biscuits (
BE
); chocolate 
(Easter) eggs; sugar mice; red roses (for Valentine’s Day).
6. 
Special celebration foods
: the Christmas bird (turkey or goose); 
the Christmas pudding; chocolate log; mulled wine; mince pies; cake; 
Easter eggs; the Thanksgiving turkey and a pumpkin pie; pancakes; 
roasted chestnuts.
7.