In Ukraine there are a lot of holidays. The most popular religious holidays are Christmas and Easter. In Ukraine Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January. In Europe and in the USA it is celebrated on the 25th of December. On Christmas people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Easter symbolizes the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Children like this holiday for traditional brightly painted eggs and special Easter cakes. There is one more holiday which is loved by everybody: children and adults. This is New Year's Eve. On the New Year night people go to dance, visit their friends or stay at home and watch TV. Ivan Kupala Day is one of the great and mysterious holidays signifying a celebration in honour of the "God of the Sun".
Exercise 8. Read and learn the new vocabulary:
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| customs
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| звичаї
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| historical events
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| історичні події
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| public
religious
individual (private)
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| публічний
релігійний
особистий (приватний)
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| cultural roots
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| культурні корені
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| to be connected with
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| бути пов’язаним
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| Easter
Epiphany
Trinity
The Day of Independence
The Day of Constitution
The Victory Day
Halloween
Valentine’s Day
April Fool’s Day
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| Пасха
Водохреще
Трійця
День Незалежності
День Конституції
День Перемоги
Хелоуін
Валентинів День
День сміху
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| a carol
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| колядка
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| a sermon
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| служба
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| costumes
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| костюми
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| movable
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| рухомий
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| the fullmoon
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| повний місяць
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| symbols
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| символи
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| a fir-tree
a decorated fir-tree
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| ялинка
наряджена ялинка
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| to welcome
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| вітати
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| hopes
expectations
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| надії
сподівання
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| to knock at
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| стукати в
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| champagne
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| шампанське
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| Catholic religion
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| католицизм
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Exercise 9. True or false:
| 11 1. In Ukraine there are a lot of holidays.
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| 2. 2. The most popular religious festivals are Easter and New Year.
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| 3. In Ukraine people celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December.
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| 2. 4. The symbols of Easter are Easter cake and painted eggs.
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| 5. On the New Year people decorate the Fir Tree.
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| 6. On the New Year children don’t get the gifts.
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| 7. Ivan Kupala is one of the mysterious holidays signifying a celebration
in honour of the “God of the Moon”.
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Exercise 10. Read and translate the text:
