RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVALS

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RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVALS

Remember the words

a festival - a holidaya carnival -?an eve - канунChristmas - РождествоEpiphany -КрещениеShrovetide – Масленицаtell fortunes – предсказывать будущееclimb a pole – забираться на столбfancy – необычный, причудливый

Make up sentences

Read the word combinations• have a carnival• tell fortunes• make a snowman• ride a troika• play snowballs• build a townlet• climb a pole for a gift• wear fancy costumes• sing carols

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

People … at Christmas-tide

Try to remember the words:

• pancakes – блины • straw scarecrows - соломенные чучела• to forgive offences - прощать обиды• to last - продолжаться• sour cream - сметана• caviar - икра

What do people do during this festival? What is the highlight of the festival?

week, holiday, February, winter, March, sun, straw, old, cheerful, rituals

56, Pushkin St. Perm

Russia

25 January 2011

Dear Mike, Thank you for your letter. In your letter you asked me to write about Shrovetide. You see, Shrovetide is an ancient Russian …, which dates back to the 9-th century. This holiday lasts for a … . Russian people celebrate it at the end of … or at the beginning of … They say "good-bye" to … in these days. It is an … tradition to cook pancakes. A pancake is the symbol of the … . Shrovetide is the most … of all Russian holidays. Each day of Shrovetide has its own … . Usually this holiday is celebrated in parks and squares. People dance, sing, toboggan, build ice sculptures. People prepare fires and burn … scarecrows of winter. On Sunday during Shrovetide, they forgive people for their offences. We like this old Russian tradition. I hope to hear from you soon. Yours sincerely, Lena.

56, Pushkin St. Settlement Oktyabrski

Perm territory Russia

25 January 2011Dear Mike, Thank you for your letter. In your letter you asked me to write about Shrovetide. You see, Shrovetide is an ancient Russian holiday, which dates back to the 9-th century. This holiday lasts for a week. Russian people celebrate it at the end of February or at the beginning of March. They say "good-bye" to winter in these days. It is an old tradition to cook pancakes. A pancake is the symbol of the sun . Shrovetide is the most cheerful of all Russian holidays. Each day of Shrovetide has its own rituals. Usually this holiday is celebrated in parks and squares. People dance, sing, toboggan, build ice sculptures. People prepare fires and burn straw scarecrows of winter. On Sunday during Shrovetide, they forgive people for their offences. We like this old Russian tradition. I hope to hear from you soon. Yours sincerely, Lena.

Let’s have a rest

1.There are many traditions in our country, 2.The Russian winter is full of poetry and magic, 3.Shrovetide lasts for a week, 4.During this holiday we don’t celebrate the beginning of spring, 5.People can eat pancakes on Shrovetide, 6.People dance, sing carols, build ice sculptures during the festivals, 7.Russian people have been celebrating this holiday since the 9-th century,

don’t they?can’t they? aren’t there?isn’t it?do we?doesn’t it? haven’t they?

Can you get the gift on the pole ?

B.M.Kustodiev . “Shrovetide”

Thank you! Good-by!

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