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April Fool's Day
In England, April Fool's Day is linked with spring, with the return of the sun
and warmth. In Scotland an old name for April Fool's Day is April-cuckoo. On this day, people play harmless jokes and pranks on friends and family.
Some jokes are played on larger groups of peo­ple. For example, one April 1, some time ago, a well-known TV commentator introduced a brief documentary film about spaghetti. He gave a description of the harvest in the spaghetti fields in Italy, with statistics about the previous year's crop, Bid there, before their very eyes, the viewing publ­ic saw Italian farmers picking long strands of spaghetti off trees. Many of the viewers were completely taken in.
The Veteran Car Run
This annual celebration provides the brightest and most exciting motoring spectacle of the year and a wonderful opportunity to see fine old cars running along the road in all the glory of paint and polish. The veteran cars taking part must be at least 60 years old. The owners, drivers and passengers wear the costumes of that period to harmonize with their vehicles, which one could call museum pieces. The London-Brighton Run is not about speed but quali­ty of performance.
2.Comprehension Questions
1 What does the Stratford Jubilee celebrate?
2. What does Eisteddfod celebrate? Is English an important language at Eisteddfod?
3. In which area of Britain is New Year's Eve especially popular?
3.Discussion Questions
1 Which holidays of Great Britain do you also
celebrate? Are any of your holidays similar to theirs?
(For example, is there is an Uzbek "Eisteddfod"?)