1. “The USA. Holidays and Traditions”.
Муниципальное бюджетное образовательное учреждение Перевозского муниципального района Нижегородской области Перевозская средняя общеобразовательная школа
Страноведческая конференция по английскому языку «Диалог культур: Россия и США» . Презентация
“The USA. Holidays and Traditions”.
Выполнили: учащиеся 6 «а»класса
Дорофеев Илья, Закурин Антон
Учитель: Стожаров Д.А.
Перевоз
2013

2. Holidays and Traditions in the USA
New Year Day
President's Day
Memorial
Day
Independence
St' Valentine's Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving Day

3. Halloween
Halloween is
a festival that takes
place on October 31.

4. activity for children is
The main Halloween
activity for children is
trick-or-treating.
Children

5. Jack-o'-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side.
Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside.

6. Many ghosts met
on October 31 to
worship the devil.
Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween

7. St. Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day is a religious holiday, which is celebrated in Great Britain, in many European countries and in the USA.

8. Cupid, the Roman God of love

9. Valentine was a Christian priest in the Roman Empire 300 years after death of Jesus Christ

10. On this day, people send presents or flowers to those whom they love, people send «valentines», greeting cards, named after St. Valentine's letters written in the jail.

11. Thanksgiving Day

12. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving day in autumn 1621
The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving day in autumn 1621.They sailed to America from Plymouth, England in September,
1620.

13. The Native American Indians
The Indians taught the Pilgrims how to plant, fish, hunt and survive in America, to grow corn, pumpkins and use cranberries.

14. The Pilgrims were thankful and decided to celebrate it with a Thanksgiving feast.

15. Thanksgiving day in the fall
Thanksgiving day in the fall. It is celebrated on the last Thursday of November

16. Список использованных источников
festival.1september.ru
ru.wikipedia.org
alleng.ru
EngTopic.ru
Native-English.ru
iloveenglish.ru

17. Thank you!!!