Festivals in Britain

Guy Fawkes?s night (Bonfire Night)

• In 1605, Guy Fawkes´s plan was discovered. Together with other Catholics, Guy Fawkes wanted to ¹ blow up the British Parliament and kill the king. It was called „the ² Gunpowder plot“.
• The plan failed and they were ³ executed.

• ¹ blow up /blou ap/ portlatib
• ²gunpowder /,ganpaudər/ porox
• ³ execute /´,eksikju:t/ bajarmoq

Today it?s a very noisy festival. It?s held on 5 November and people burn a model of Guy Fawkes?which is made of old clothes.

• Today it?s a very noisy festival. It?s held on 5 November and people burn a model of Guy Fawkes?which is made of old clothes.
• There are lots of fireworks, too.

• A model of Guy Fawkes

Pancake Day

• It?s in February. People race with frying pans and pancakes. They throw them in the air and eat lots of pancakes, of course.

Halloween

• It?s a great feast of Pegan Celts. Some people believe they can commune with the dead. The feast is full of mischief, fortune telling and masquerades

• On the 31 October children dress up as witches, ghosts and monsters and people have parties.

• feast /fi:st/ bayram fortune telling /,fo:t∫u:n teliŋ / folbinlik
• commune /kə,mju:n/ kommuna, jamoa mischief /,mist∫if/ zarar
• masquerade /´ma:skə,reid/ maskarad, niqoblanish

Queen?s birthday

• The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year. Her actual birthday is on 21 April and her official birthday is on a Saturday in June because of better weather for the Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour.

Saint Valentine?s Day

• St Valentine?s Day, also known as Valentine?s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated on 14 February. The day is associated with romantic love. People send cards and gifts like roses and chocolates in a red satin, heart-shaped box to someone they are in love with. The cards are not signed.

Saint Patrick?s Day

• The first St Patrick?s Day took place in the USA. St Patrick?s Day is a time for parties. It?s also a time for fun celebrations. People often dress up in green on St Patrick?s Day. We celebrate this feast on 17 March and the symbol for St Patrick?s Day is gold or leprechauns.

• Thank you for your attention!

• This presentation is made by 204-group of student Shakhzod Urinboev