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Gymnázium, Obchodní akademie a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Hodonín

Gymnázium, Obchodní akademie a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Hodonín. Festivals only in the UK or USA. The UK only. Guy Fawkes Night=Bonfire Night 5th November.

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Gymnázium, Obchodní akademie a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Hodonín

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  1. Gymnázium, Obchodní akademie a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Hodonín Festivals only in the UK or USA

  2. The UK only

  3. Guy Fawkes Night=Bonfire Night 5th November • gunpowder plot (=spiknutí) - in 1605 – Guy Fawkes (+conspirators - catholics) tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament to kill the protestant king (James I) • result – unsuccesful attempt, discovered, Guy Fawkes executed • these days – fireworks displays, bonfires

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  5. St. David´s Day – 1st March • patron saint of Wales St. Patrick´s Day – 17th March • patron saint of Ireland • symbol – green (shamrocks, clothes, beer etc.) St. George´s Day – 23rd April • patron saint of England

  6. The Queen´s Official Birthday – Sat after 9th June • various ceremonies held, e. g. Trooping the Colour St. Andrew´s Day – 30th November • patron saint of Scotland

  7. The USA only

  8. Independence Day - 4th July • in 1776 Declaration of Independence signed • the USA established, 13 original colonies, independent from Great Britain 3

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  10. Thanksgiving – 4th Thursday in November • first celebrated in 1621 by Pilgrim Fathers, left England because of religious conflict • ship Mayflower, 102 settlers (=colonists), start of Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts) • these days – family holiday, parades - traditional dinner – roast turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie

  11. Thank the God and native Americans for harvest 5

  12. Martin Luther King´s Day – 3rd Mon in January • M. L. King – black civil-rights leader, nonviolent protests, killed in 1968 • famous speech “I have a dream…“ Lincoln´s Birthday – 12th February Washington Birthday – 22nd February

  13. Presidents´ Day – 3rd Mon in February • all US presidents honoured Columbus Day – 12th October • discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492

  14. Použité zdroje Použité obrázky: • Gunpowder Plot conspirators. [cit. 2. 11. 2012]. Dostupné na: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gunpowder_Plot_conspirators.jpg 2. Spectators watching fireworks display. [cit. 2. 11. 2012]. Dostupné na: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spectators_watching_fireworks_display_from_Flickr_user_KSDigital.jpg 3. Flag of the United States. [cit. 2. 11. 2012]. Dostupné na: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg 4. US Declaration independence. [cit. 2. 11. 2012]. Dostupné na: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Us_declaration_independence.jpg 5. The first thanksgiving. [cit. 2. 11. 2012]. Dostupné na: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_First_Thanksgiving_cph.3g04961.jpg

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