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    Maturita Card 57: Holidays

    zzWhat are national / public / bank holidays? a lot of green beer / Valentine’s Day (February 14th)
    A public / national holiday is a non-working day to celebrate love / Mother’s Day / Father’s Day to
    / day off during the year. Public holidays are often honour parents / Labor Day to show respect for
    special days to observe / celebrate / commemorate workers / Memorial Day to remember those killed in
    a significant person or historical / religious event. On battle / war. Celebrations usually include barbecues
    these days most people have a paid day off work and / parades / firework displays / sporting events.
    schools / banks / shops are closed. Public holidays are
    zzWhat are some British holidays?
    called bank holidays in the United Kingdom / Canada.
    Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (December 26th)
    zzWhat national holidays are celebrated in and is a bank holiday. Most people usually relax
    the Czech Republic? / spend time with families / friends / eat Christmas
    In the Czech Republic we celebrate / observe: leftovers / watch sport / go shopping. Good Friday
    • January 1st: New Year’s Day and the restoration is a Christian holiday, remembering Jesus’ death on
    of the independent Czech state the cross / crucifixion. Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire
    • March or April: Easter Night) is observed / celebrated / remembered
    • May 1st: Labour Day, which celebrates working on November 5th and commemorates the failed
    people Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried
    • May 8th: Liberation Day, which celebrates the end to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Traditionally
    of the Second World War in 1945 people put on firework displays / light bonfires.
    • July 5th: Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Day; they
    zzWhat are some holidays in other English
    brought Christianity to Great Moravia
    speaking countries?
    • July 6th: Jan Hus Day; he was a Czech church
    reformer who was burnt at the stake for his beliefs In Australia, they celebrate Australia Day on
    • September 28th: St Wenceslas’ Day; he is patron January 26th, which commemorates the founding
    saint of the Czech Republic / establishment of the first colony in Australia by
    • October 28th: the foundation / establishment of the British. People go to the beach / have a barbecue
    Czechoslovakia in 1918 / watch fireworks. Anzac Day on April 25th is a serious
    • November 17th: Struggle for Freedom day, which remembers the soldiers who have died in
    and Democracy Day, which remembers battles / wars. In Canada, they celebrate Canada Day
    / commemorates the student demonstrations on July 1st with various events like parades / carnivals.
    / protests against the Nazi regime in 1939 and Thanksgiving isn’t just an American holiday; on
    protests in 1989 that led to the fall of communism October 12th Canada celebrates “Turkey Day”, too.
    • December 24th, 25th and 26th: Christmas zzDo families keep to / carry on / follow
    zzWhat is your favourite holiday and why? How traditions in your country? Do you think that
    do you celebrate it? keeping traditions is important?
    I really like / love Christmas / Easter because I think traditions are disappearing here because young
    the whole / entire family comes / gets together. At people don’t care about traditions any more / there
    Christmas we bake biscuits (BrE) / cookies (AmE) is too much commercialization of holidays / people
    and eat a feast / huge meal / family dinner / special are too busy / times are changing. I think traditions
    dinner of fried carp and potato salad. We decorate are still kept / followed, especially in the countryside
    a tree with glass / straw ornaments and exchange because people have closer relationships there.
    / give each other gifts / presents. At Easter we I think it is important to respect / remember / follow
    decorate eggs and the boys go around and whip traditions because they are part of our culture / they
    girls with willow sticks and get eggs in return / we unite us and should be passed down / handed down
    don’t observe any traditions and just enjoy the time to the next generation / our children.
    off. New Year’s Eve is really great because there are zzWhat other special occasions / events are
    a lot of parties / there are firework displays. important to you? How do you celebrate them?
    zzWhat are some American holidays? I think birthdays / name days / graduations
    The most popular holidays in the US are Independence / anniversaries / weddings are very special occasions
    Day on July 4th / Halloween on October 31st / big events. My friends and I / In my family we
    / Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November have cake and ice cream / a party / play games / go
    / Christmas on December 25th. In America they also dancing / celebrate in a pub. For weddings, some
    celebrate St Patrick’s Day (March 17th) by drinking people have a religious ceremony in a church, others
    have a civil ceremony / get married in a town hall.
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