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MASLENITSA CARNIVAL RUSSIA

Maslenitsa carnival or 'Blini Week' is a festival that takes place in Moscow around the end of February. This fun festival celebrates the end of winter and the beginning of spring. For this reason, all the festival-goers eat blini (pancakes), which symbolise the sun (round, golden and warm). At the end of the carnival week, there is a big bonfire to say a final goodbye to winter!

Ireland ST PATRICK'S DAY

St Patrick's Day is on 17th March. It is a religious and national feast that celebrates St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. There are big parades in every town. People pin a shamrock on their clothes and some kids paint shamrocks on their faces. There are marching bands, dancers, and all sorts of floats. People on the floats throw sweets to the crowds. Later, people eat Irish stew, a dish of lamb or beef with vegetables. Yummy! In the evening there are Irish music concerts and fireworks displays.

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• symbolise • golden • bonfire

Project

THINK! Portfolio Think of a special celebration in your country.

• When is it? • What do you wear?

• What do you celebrate?

• What do you eat?

1 Look at the pictures and read the title and the headings. What do you know about these festivals? What else would you like to know about them? Think of three questions.

Listen, read and see if you can answer them.

Подумайте об особом празднике в вашей стране.

Ответ:

3

When is it?

New Year's Day is on January 1st, but we celebrate it on the night of December 31st to January 1st. (Новый год приходится на 1 января, но мы отмечаем его в ночь с 31 декабря на 1 января.)

What do you wear?

People usually wear nice clothes for the celebration, like dresses or suits. (Обычно люди надевают на праздник нарядную одежду, такую как платья или костюмы.)

What do you celebrate?

We celebrate the start of a new year, new beginnings, and hope for a better future. (Мы отмечаем начало нового года, новые начинания и надежду на лучшее будущее.)

What do you eat?

We often eat "Olivier" salad, mandarins, and drink sparkling cider or champagne. (Мы часто едим салат "Оливье", мандарины и пьем игристое вино или шампанское.)