Different British and American festivals

Different British and American festivals

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In the childhood education curriculum, is determined as one of the objectives of the stage the "Participating in cultural events related to the countries where the foreign language is spoken" ie as teachers it is necessary that teach the customs and identity associated the language to be treated.

In the case of English, as we shall , every month's are British and American festivities that as teachers we need to know to inform students.

JANUARY·          New Year, 1^st of January

The first day of the year is also party. It is a time for looking forward and wishing for a new year ahead. It is also a holiday. People welcome the New Year on the night before. This is called New Year’s Eve. All over Britain there are parties, fireworks, singing and dancing, to ring out the old year and ring in the new. As the clock, Big Ben, strikes midnight, people link arms and sing a song called Auld Lang Syne. It reminds them of old and new friends.

Activities for doing in new year:

FEBRUARY

·          Valentine ’s Day ( 14^th of February)

Valentine's Day (Saint Valentine's Day) is an festival celebrated on February 14th. It is an important day for the people who are in love and express his love each other with cards, flowers or presents. .The children are young to fall in love, but you can do a lot of  activities that can be given away to friends or parents as well as her boyfriend / a.

MARCH

·          Saint patrick’s day (17th of March)

The national day of Northern Ireland is St Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He died on 17th March in AD 461 and this day has since been commemorated as St. Patrick’s Day. The national emblem or Ireland is the Shamrock because Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain how the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit could exist as separate parts of the same being. His followers took to wearing a shamrock in celebration. This day, all the people carry green clothes and drinking Guinness ( traditional drink or Ireland)

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