Ivan Kupailo's Night

Ivan Kupailo's Night. A traditional summer festival in Ukraine. It is on July,7th. 1 On this night young people go to the forest to look for the fern flower which they believed to break into blossom only once a year. The flower was thought to bring happiness and good luck for the person who found it.

2 On Ivan Kupailo's Night young boys and girls make bonfires.They dance and sing round the fires, jump over them and bathe in the rivers. Fire and water were thought to be sacred things able to purify people.

3 The girls make wreaths of summer flowers and other plants and put them on the water. They expect their future husband to pick it up, find the girl and ask her to marry him.

4 The name of the festival comes from the god of plants in Slavonic mythology-Kupailo.

5 The legend says people held this festival when summer is at its prime, begging him to give them a rich harvest.

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1.Halloween is celebrated on the ....

a)31st of October                   b)3rd of November

c)25th of December               d)31st of November

2.Traditional colours of Halloween are .....

a)black and white           b)orange and yellow
c)orange and black         d)black and  red

3.The Halloween food is ......

a)apples                          b)bananas

c)pumpkin pie                 d)chicken soup

4.Halloween is...
a)a Ukrainian holiday       b)an American holiday
c)an Italian holiday           d)an African holiday

5.Who is this?

a)a ghost                      b)a grandmother
c)a witch                       d)Cinderella

6.What is Jack-o-lantern?
a)a boy                           b)a girl
c) a cat                           d)a pumpkin
7.Who is behind the pumpkin? 

a)a skeleton                   b)a vampire
c)a witch                         d)a ghost 
  
8. On Halloween children  go from house to house and ask for....
 a) sweets                        b)toys
 c)books                           d)flowers

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1.The English people  traditionally eat roast turkey on ... .

a) Mother’s Day                          c) New Year

b) Father’s Day                           d) on Thanksgiving Day

2.On this holiday children go from house to house in funny clothes and say „Trick or treat”. It is…

a) Halloween                               b) Mother’s Day

c) Easter                                      d) Father’s Day

3.On Thanksgiving Americans say THANK YOU for their

a)family                                             b)food

c)country                                           d)pets 

4.Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the...

a)2nd of November                  b)4th Thursday in November

c)4th Friday in October             d)27th 0f November

5.Orange colours stand for

a)pumpkin and flowers             b)pumpkin and fire

c)the sun and the moon            d)oranges and cheese

6.Halloween is celebrated on

a)31st of October                   b)3rd of November

c)25th of December               d)31st of November

7 On Halloween children dress in costumes and knock at the door asking for..

a)some good clothes          b)some good books

c)treat and small gifts          d)eggs and sweets

8.Do you know  Halloween words? Match the pictures and the words:

9.Which of these is not an autumn holiday?
a)Halloween                 b)Thanksgiving
c)Columbus Day          c) St.Patrick's Day

10.Traditional colours of Halloween are
a)black and white           b)orange and yellow
c)orange and black         d)black and  read

11.Traditional Jack-o-lantern is usually made of...
a)cheese                         b)apple
c)orange                        d)pumpkin

12.Read about Halloween. Fill in the missing words

On the thirtieth of  1., a lot of countries celebrate Halloween.  Halloween is one of   the oldest  2.. Today, most people think of Halloween as the time of costumes, 3. , and trick-or-treating.  Children put on costumes of ghosts, 4., skeletons. They go to different houses and ask for the 5. . People make jack-o-lanterns from the  6. and put it on the window to make bad spirits go away.

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Thankful Tree

A thanksgiving craft for family and kids to give thanks. This is a very easy project and involves only a few colorful papers and a pen. http://www.craftionary.net/thankful-tree-free-printable/

 

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Welcome to my small collection of wisdom quotations.Whenenever I feel down I turn to my book of quotes.I try to be selective in choosing quotes including only  those I find  interesting, meaningful, thoughtful.
 Start your day with a word of wisdom.

1.Everything takes longer than you think. Любое дело занимает больше времени, чем вы предполагаете. Murphy's law Закон Мерфи

2.Every solution breeds new problems. Каждое решение порождает новые проблемы. Murphy's law Закон Мерфи

3.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde Всегда прощайте ваших врагов, ничто не раздражает их больше. Оскар Уайльд

4. A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. Mark Twain                                                                       Банкир - это парень, который одолжит вам свой зонтик когда светит солнце, но хочет забрать его, как только начинается дождь. Марк Твен

5."There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."     Albert Einstein

6.Recognition is the greatest motivator.Признание-величайший мотиватор. Gerard C. Eakedale Жерар Экедэль

7.No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Доброта, даже самая маленькая, никогда не пропадает даром. Aesop                            Эзоп

8.Investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Инвестиции в знания всегда дают наибольшую прибыль. Benjamin Franklin           Бенджамин Франклин

9."The truth is more important than the facts." Frank Lloyd Wright

10.Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag. То имей, что можно всегда пронести с собой: знай языки, знай страны, знай людей. Пусть будет путевым мешком твоим - твоя память.                                 Alexander Solzhenitsyn Александр Солженицын.