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1、BritishHolidaysandFestivalsGeneralIntroductionGoodmorningeveryone,todayourgroupwillintroduceyouBritishholidaysandfestivals.Holidaysandfestivalsmeanpeoplehaveoneorseveraldaysofffromschoolingorworkingtocelebrateaspecialevent.Holidayandfestivalscanusuallyreflectacountry’shistor
2、ical,social,religiousdiversity.BritainisaChristiancountry.Holidaysincludereligiousandnon-religiousholiday,whichprovideanopportunityforfamiliesandfriendstogettogethertoexchangegoodwishesandenjoyeachothers’company.FamiliarHolidaysandFestivalsComparedwithChina,Britainhascommonh
3、olidaysandfestivals.Letmebrieflyintroducetwoofthem,whichareactuallyinternational.NowYear’sday,thefirstdayoftheyearonthemodernGregoriancalendarinancientRome.InBritain,itiscelebratedwithfireworksandparadestosaygoodbyetothepastyearandwelcometheNewYear.Oneofthemostpopulartraditi
4、onsiscalled“thefirstfooting”.Accordingtothecustom,afamilyisblessedwithgoodluckandprosperityifatalk,good-lookingmaleenterthroughthefrontdooraftertheNewYeararrives.So,hisfirststepis“thefirstfooting”.ThesecondfestivalisLaborDay,fallingonMay1annually.DatingbacktoJuly,1889,itwass
5、etbytheSecondInternationaltomemorizelaborunionmovement,whichadvocatedeighthoursforwork,forrecreation,andforrest.Next,letmygroupmembersshowmoreBritishholidaysandfestivalsindetails.Valentine’sDayWhenitcomestotheValentine’sDay,whatwilloccurtoyou?Thechocolate?Abunchofrose?Alovin
6、gcard?Orthecryingofsingledogs?TheValentine’sDaycandatebacktothe270AD,theRomantimeAtthattime,theRomanwaslackofmenSotheRomanemperordecreedthatallmenmustjointhearmyandnomencouldgetmarried.Besides,allcouplesmustbeseparated.Thus,manylovershadtobreakupreluctantly.AmercifulChristia
7、nwassympatheticabouttheloversanddecidedtodisobeytheking’srules.HisnameisValentine.Heheldmarriageforlovers.Butbeforelong,itwasrevealed.ThekingwassoangrythatsentencedhimtodeathTocherishthisbraveChristian,whodiedfortheloveofmanypeople,thedayhewasexecutedwasnamed‘Valentine’sDay’
8、Andbeforelong,itbecameoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinthewesternworld.Ontha
