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They keep their presents under it until Christmas Day. People often spend Christmas with their families. On Christmas Day they give presents to their friends and family. Whats Mrs. Robinson got? - Oh, how lovely! - lucky Mum! - Thank you, darling. - Oh, great! Poor old Dads got four pairs of socks! In the morning a lot of families go to church. They come back home and have a special Christmas dinner - roast turkey, stuffing, roast potatoes and Brussels sprouts. These are crackers. You pull at each end and inside theres a little present, a paper hat and a joke. Listen to this: "Where can you always find a cow?" - "In a Moo-seum". Moo-seum - understand? Oh! Sorry! They finish with a traditional Christmas pudding. Sometimes people put a silver coin in it. You dont eat it! It brings you good luck. After Christmas theres the last festival of the old year or the first one of the new year - New Years Eve. In Scotland they call it Hogmanay. All round the country people have parties. And at midnight everyone sings a traditional song - "Auld Lang Syne". In Trafalgar Square in London theres always a really big party.


Tasks

I. Fill in the greed where it is possible.

Name of the festival.
Date of celebration.









II. Match two columns.
Christmas dress up as ghosts and witches
Guy Fawkes night a lot of fireworks
Pancake Day cards
Halloween silver coin
St. Valentines Day beautiful red rose
pancake race
crackers
"guys"
going to church
III. Match the beginning of the sentence with its ending.

On the fifth of November every year British people remember Guy Fawkes
and race at the same time.