British Holidays
There are a number of holidays, which are
celebrated in
One of them is New Year's Day on the first of
January. It is not so popular in
The next holiday of the year is St. Valentine's Day. It is on the 14th
of February. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people
they love.
How did Valentine's Day start?
Some people think it started in
Another belief is that there were
two St. Valentines from
The other saint married couples
against the wishes of the Roman ruler.
It is celebrated on
February 14. Those who are in love exchange valentines — presents or cards with
some sweet words written on them.
Here's a possible message for your valentine:
Dear___ , / think
you are very sweet, wonderful and nice. I like you morning,
noon and night, and around the clock. I hope you will keep this card next to your heart. I
hope to see you around Feb. 14. Maybe you will kiss me. You are
a super person. Please be my valentine. From your secret
valentine.
JUST for FUN
The Love Letter
Once there was a boy who loved a
girl very much. The girl's farter, however, did not like the boy and did not
want their love to grow. The boy
wanted to write the girl a love letter on Valentine's Day, but he was sure that
the girl's father would read it first. At last he wrote this let to the girl.
The great love I said I have for you
is gone, and I find my dislike for you
increases every day. When I see you,
I do not even like the way you look;
the one thing I want to do is to
look the other way. I never wanted to
marry you. Our last conversation
was very dull and in no way has
made me anxious to see you again.
You think only of yourself.
If we were married, I know that I
would find
Life very difficult,
and I would have no
pleasure in living with you. I have a heart
to give, but it is not a heart
I want to give to you. No one is
more
demanding or selfish than you, and less
able to care for me and be of help to
me.
I sincerely want you to understand
that
I speak the truth. You will do me a
favor
if you consider this the end. Do not
try
to answer this.
Your letters are full of things that do not interest me.
Good-bye!
Believe me,
I do not care for you. Please do not
think
I am still your loving friend.
The girl's father read the letter.
He was pleased, and then gave the letter to his daughter,
The girl read the letter and was very happy. The boy still loved her!
Can you guess why she
was pleased? She and the boy had a secret way of writing to each other. She
read only the first line of the
letter, and then the third
line, and then the fifth line, and so on to the end of the
letter.
So, what did the original letter
read?
In March there is
Mother's Day. All
the children, little or adult ones, come to their mothers on that day to
express their love and gratitude.
In April there is
Easter. At Easter
children eat chocolate Easter eggs. Sometimes parents hide them in the ho-use
or in the garden and children have to look for them.
In June there is
Father's Day. On
Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and
presents.
On the 31st of October
there is a Halloween.
They say ghosts and witches come out on Halloween. People make lanterns out of
pumpkins. Some people have Halloween parties and dress as witches and ghosts.
The 25th of December
is Christmas Day.
It is one of the people's favourite holidays. People put Christmas trees in
their houses and decorate them. There are beautiful Christmas decorations in
the streets. On Christmas Eve everybody puts the presents under the Christmas
tree. People say that at night Father Christmas puts presents into the
stockings which children usually hang on their beds. The traditional Christmas
meal is roast turkey and Christmas pudding.