depend on country's developement, standard of living, the way of life, people characters

  • different customs, celebrations, holidays in every country

SLOVAKIA

New Year's Day, New Years Eve - at midnight-fireworks, a lot of parties, and meetings,greetings, wishing all the best, new year's resolutions Valentine's Day - February 14th - sending love cards, usually funny cards, presents, flowers to friends and loves Easter - colourfull eggs, drenching with water and beating with willow canes, symbols - bunies, eggs, ribbons, chocolate All Fools Day - April 1st - making fun of our friends Morena - throwing Morena figurine into the water/river - as a symbol of leaving winter Shovertide - fašiangy, carnevals Errecting Maypole - to the center of the town or in front of the house, where young girl lives

  • is a present from boys, symbol their love
  • they get alcohol and doughnuts
Magic Night - on the 24th June - making fires on the top of hills Christmas - cutting apples, putting comdels in nutshels, christmas trees, presents, special food, cakes

  • special traditions-welcoming with bread and salt - hospitality
-in Spring-making wooden pipes -carve(vyrezavať) shepherd's fife(fujara)

  • thw way of life - shaking hand
  • playing football, ice-hockey, volleyball
  • young people go out on Frinday evening - to
the disco parties

  • drinking a lot of alcohol
  • eating habits - meal is with a lot of fat,
not very healty kitchen, do no eating of vegetables and fruit

Different holidays not celebrated in Slovakia

St.Patric's Day - celebrated on March 17

  • orriginaly from Ireland / he was patron of
Ireland/

  • people go to parade, wear something green and
they get together to party and sing Irish songs

  • in restaurant is served green beer and Irish
menu Mother's Day- the second Sunday of May Father's Day- June 18

Independence Day - July 4th

  • celebration(in America) of independence from
England

  • this date is written also on the book which is
held by Statue of Liberty in New York Halloween - October 31th

  • funny expecially for children
  • they wear special costumes, go from house to house,
sing and receive some sweets, chocolate

  • is a celebration of all witches, ghosts, skeletons..
  • masks from pumpkins - empty with wholes for eyes and
mouth with light inside Guy Fawkers Day - November 5th, in the history when G.F. was promised to kill King James I and open the Parliament, was executed

  • now - bonfires, Greworks, rochet, a lot of
noise, burning the figure of Guy Fawker Thanksgiving Day - celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November

  • thanking to the Indians who helped Pilgrims to
survive in very dangerous conditions after their coming to the America from England

  • popcorn or corn with turkey is eaten

THE BRITISH, their habits and traditions

  • are known for thier stickins to traditions, specific sense of
humor

  • they are not seem to be in a hurry, are seldom nervous
  • it do not mean that all the British are the same

1) British breakfast - lighter

2) Woman - do not stay at home and work in their houshold but they have their occupation 3) they like pets 4) Are interested in sport-rugby,footbal,dog race,golf,tennis 5) like spend the holiday at the countryside, picnick 6) teatime - have party or go to tearooms 7) in typical English family several generations live together-nowdays only parents and depended children live in the same house, when the young people are married they buy their own flat, husband and wife share the housework and responsibility for the household 8) the children, who leave the school at 16 and get a first job are independent. They spend the money on records, clothes, entertainment

  • also children, who stay at school until the age of 18 take a
job in a shop or baby-sitting

  • Saturday night is time for going out to parties or to disco