There are
many national holidays in Russia, when people all over the country do not work
and have special celebrations. The major holidays are: New Year's Day, Women's
Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day. The greatest national holiday
in our country is Victory Day. Many veterans take part in the military
parade and lay wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Radio and television
broadcast popular war songs.
Probably
the most widely celebrated holidays in the United States of America are
Thanksgiving, Independence Day and Christmas. Thanksgiving Day is marked on the
fourth Thursday of November. On this day Americans thank their God for his
blessings. Families gather together for a traditional dinner which includes
roast turkey and pumpkin pie.
There are fewer public holidays in
Great Britain than in other European countries. They are Christmas Day, Boxing
Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday,
and Summer Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays,
because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops are closed.
The most favourite holiday is
Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present.
It's a big Christmas tree and it stands in the Trafalgar Square.