Оруджева Х.З., 617 школа, учитель

Санкт-Петербург,2007год

• Notting Hill Carnival• St. Patrick's Festival• Holi• Photos• Glossary

Notting Hill Carnival is a street carnival in the Notting Hill district of London. The carnival has been in existence since 1966 and takes place on the last weekend in August. It was the inspiration of the black immigrants from the Caribbean, particularly from Trinidad, where a great pre-Lenten carnival has been held for many decades. From simple beginnings, it has developed into a huge multicultural arts festival attended by up to two million people. Following the tradition of the Trinidadian carnival, great emphasis is placed on fantastic costume displays on fantastic costume displays and steel drum music. Calypso songs and soca (a mixture of soul and calypso) are also essential elements in the festivities. In addition to the lively procession of costume, soca, and steel bands which winds its way over a route of some 7.5 km of the area, the festival also plays host to the musicians playing reggae and hip hop, as well as hundreds of street stalls exotic foods and crafts from all parts of the world.

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1. In 1966:a) the first festival was held.b) the festival become popular.c) the Notting Hill district of London appeared

a) is over on the last weekend of August. b) lasts for a week in August.

2. The carnival

c) is held on the last weekend of August.

3. The most important part of this festival is:a) selling souvenirs.b) costume display and musicc) selling exotic foods

4. Besides food one can buy:

a) a small boatb) some hand-made things created in different countries.

c) exotic flowers.

St. Patrick’s Festival has been in existence since 1996. from a one-daycelebration it has developed into a 5-day festival, the biggest in the Ireland. It takes place in March in Dublin. Carnival of music, street theatre, fireworks and dances attract a lot of participants and spectators. The parade has become an essential element of the Festival.

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Holi , an important Hindu spring festival and, in western India where it (1) (connected) … with the wheat harvest, a harvest festival. It (2) (celebrate)… on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Phalguna. On the first day of his two-day festival, bonfires (3) (light)… effigies of Holika placed in the center to represent the triumph of virtue and religion over evil. On the second day of the festival people (4) (throw)… colored water and powder on each other. Holi is also a time of good will, when people pay or forgive debts, (5) (make up) … quarrels, and wish each other good luck.

1 b) is connected 1 c) is connecting 2 a) celebrated 2 b) celebrate 2 c) is celebrated3 a) light 3 b) is lit 3 c) are lit4 a) throw 4 b) threw 4 c) is thrown

5 a) made up 5 b) make up 5 c) have made up

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GLOSSARYGLOSSARY

• Lent – The period before Easter during which Christians traditionally eat less food or stop doing something that they enjoy

• Caribbean – the islands in the Caribbean Sea• to wind – to go with lots of bends and turns• Calypso – a West Indian song based on subjects of interest in the news • reggae – a kind of popular music from the West Indians with a strong

regular beat• soul – a type of popular music that often express deep emotions, usually

performed by black singers and musicians • Hip hop – a kind of popular dance music with a heavy regular beat and

spoken words• wheat harvest – урожай пшеницы• effigy – чучело• virtue - добродетель

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