3. Winter Holidays in Russia January: 1 New Year's Day 7 Christmas 13 Old New Year 19 Epiphany

4. Shrovetide Farewell-to-Winter Festival. Late February – early March. People have a carnival, ride troika, play snowballs, climb a pole for a gift, wear fancy costumes and eat pancakes.

5. Army’s Day Army’s Day is one of few days of a calendar when the strong half of mankind receives the legitimate right to accept from women of a congratulation, gratitude and of course gifts.

6. Women's day The international women's day is celebrated on the 8 th of March, a day when all men and boys congratulate favorite sisters, mums and wives.

7. Easter Easter — the most ancient Christian holiday; the major holiday of divine service year. Easter — the most ancient Christian holiday; the major holiday of divine service year. It is established in honour of Jesus Christ revival.

8. Victory Day Victory Day is a holiday of victory of Russia over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. It is marked on May, 9th.

10. Christmas Day The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It’s a happy holiday for many people in different countries. Some week before Christmas English people are busy. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, colored balls and little colored lights.

11. New Year's Day Not all English people celebrate the New Year. People celebrate it on the 31 st of December. A lot of people go to Trafalgar Square to see the Christmas tree. A lot of people go to Trafalgar Square to see the Christmas tree. When Big Ben strikes twelve they drink a toast to the New Year.

12. St. Valentine’s Day The 14 of February is St. Valentine’s Day. The day of the year when friend and lovers show their affection with candy cards and flowers.

13. The pancake week The pancake week is a naughty and cheerful farewell to winter and a meeting of the spring bearing revival in the nature and solar heat.

14. Mother’s Day In Britain the fourth Sunday in Lent, on which people give cards and presents to their mothers to show their love for them.

15. April Fool’s Day In April there is a day for fun – April Fool’s Day. It’s on the first of April. English children like this day very much. They play jokes and tricks on other people.

16. Father’s Day In June English people celebrate Father’s Day. On that day children send cards and give presents to their fathers.

17. Halloween October 31 st is a very special holiday for children. Children make face on pumpkins and put a candle inside. These pumpkins are called jack-o’-lanterns.

18. Alexandra Yudina 8 Form Teacher of English: Cherepanova N. L.