to wish them a happy new year. It is believed that its good luck if the first foot to enter someones house in the new year belongs to a tall, dark, handsome man. First footers carry a piece of coal with them as a good luck present.
Hogmanay is a great time for everyone. Its the best time of the year to have fun and enjoy yourself.
VII. Speaking
SS were to find out short information about some exotic (harvest) festivals.
SS present the information.
Oktoberfest (Bavaria)
Despite its name, the worlds largest 16-day beer festival starts mid-September. Towns and villages in Bavaria celebrate the harvest with processions and parades. Its time to sing and dance, taste the new seasons beer and to eat sauerkraut1, dumplings2 and white sausages.
1 sauerkraut - кислая капуста.
2 dumplings - клецки.
Moon cake festival (China)
This falls in September when people give thanks for the rice harvest and recall the successful rebellion against their Mongol rulers 1000 years ago. Families go to the nearest hill to light lanterns and watch the moon rise. When it appears, they eat moon cakes made of lotus and sesame1 and fruit.
1 sesame - кунжут.
Rice festival (Japan)
Many myths and traditions grew up around the all-important autumn rice crop. It was thought unlucky to eat the newly gathered rice until a ceremony had been held to honour the spirits, which guarded it. Processions and banquets marked the occasion and the emperor of Japan presented a portion at the sacred altar1. Today Japan marks the harvest with a public holiday when people celebrate the success of Japanese industry.
1 sacred altar - священный алтарь.
Holi (India)
Holi, a
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