People in England celebrate

New Year without gifts and not

always with the family. There
are no traditional dishes for
this celebration. English
mistresses usually prepare an
apple pie. In Scotland the
meeting of New Year is more
important holiday than
Christmas. With the first clocks
blow the head of the family
open the door and holds it
before last blow so he lets out
old year from the house and
lets in new.
 On that day people
buy or make valentine
cards and send them
to people they love.
They don’t sign their
cards.
March 1st is a very
important day for
Welsh people. It’s
St. David’s Day. He is
the national saint of
Welsh. On this day
the Welsh wear
daffodils in the
buttonholes of their
coats and jackets.
The 17th of March is a
national holiday in
Ireland – St. Patrick
Day. People send
greeting cards and
wear shamrock. A
shamrock is the
national emblem of
Ireland.
On this day people in
the family try to help
their mother in
anyway they can and
give them presents.
English children like this
day very much. They
play jokes and tricks
on other people:
other children,
parents, friends and
school teachers.
Easter is the most important
church festival. People
send each over Easter
cards. Eggs are important
part of Easter because
they mean spring and
new life.
On the 31st of October
there is a nice holiday
– Halloween. People
put pumpkins on the
windows sills. They
cut eyes, noses and
mouths on the
pumpkins and put
candles into them.
 On the 25th of
December there is the
greatest holiday of all
in England –
Christmas!
People give each over
presents and send
Christmas cards.