Nowadays more and more people are getting interested in customs and traditions of different countries. Is it so important, what do you think?
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1. Let`s talk about Belarusian customs and traditions. What can you tell me about your favourite holiday?
There are many countries and nations in the world and each of them has its own customs, traditions, national clothing and symbols, traditional food, holidays, festivals, ceremonies and so on.
Traditions and customs can be ancient and modern, funny and strange. They can be connected with historical events and religion, people`s private live but all of them are interesting and important. They make a nation special
Belarusian people celebrate a lot of holidays but only 8 of them are official days when people don’t work. They are: New Year’s Day, Christmas (both Orthodox and Catholic), the 8th of March, Radunitsa, Labour Day, Victory Day, Independence Day and the 7th of November (October Revolution Day).Speaking about Belarusian customs and traditions, I’d like to mention that though most Belarusians follow the traditions of Christianity, a lot in the culture of my country is from pagan beliefs. So, alongside with Easter or Christmas we celebrate Maslenitsa, Kupalle, Kolyady and Dozhynki.The list of Belarusian holidays is rather long. There are national and religious, family and professional holidays. There are also memorable dates, such as April,26 and June,22.
*My favourite holiday is New Year’s Day. I can’t say that my family celebrates it in an unusual way, but the beginning of a new year is always associated with new hopes and new plans and it makes this day special.
*There are many interesting traditions and customs in Belarus. For instance, there is a custom "masletitsa", which I like very much. It is a funny holiday, when we say "good bye" to the winter and meet the spring. On this day we cook pancakes, burn "maslenitsa", which is a big straw doll, and apologize to each other.
Do you agree that throughout many centuries of history, the Belarusian people created their unique and original culture? Give some examples.
Throughout many centuries of history, Belarusian people created its unique and original culture. Traditional folk customs and rites harmoniously interlace with Christian traditions.
Christians make up the biggest part of the population of Belarus. According to the Christian doctrine, Christmas and Easter are the main religious holidays, annually celebrated by millions of believers all over the country. In Belarus, all the Christian holidays are celebrated twice: by the Catholic and Orthodox religious calendars.
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Along with Christian holidays, such folk festivities of pagan origin as Kupalle and Maslenitsa are widely celebrated in Belarus. Folk games and traditional ceremonies are part of them. Popular festivals of folk music, dancing and national costumes are organized during many holidays celebration.
Belarusian people are proud of the country’s past and its traditional culture. Every summer, in Belarusian castles (in Lida, Mir, Novogrudok, Nesvizh, etc.) knights’ tournaments and international medieval festivals take place. They attract spectators and participants from many countries of the world.
What questions can you ask your British friend about their national traditions?
1.Do you usually observe your national traditions?
2.Do you find your national traditions special?
3. Which tradition in your country would you recommend a tourist to see?
What national souvenirs will you recommend a British tourist to buy?
What to bring from Belarus? What souvenirs can be found only here and nowhere else in the world?
Belarus has long been famous for its linen fabrics, unique products made of straw, clay and wood, valenki (felt boots) and hats made of sheepskin.
In Belarus flax has been cultivated since ancient times. Flax fibers were used to make fabrics, clothes, beautiful household items, toys for children.So you can buy linen clothes, tablecloths decorated with embroidery, table napkins, bath towels.
Belarusian grew fond of straw for its beauty and warmth. So straw figuries of animals and birds, flowers, hats, dolls and amulets, boxes and chests, pictures made of straw will be a nice present from Belarus.
Unique ceramics workshops have existed in different regions of Belarus from ancient times. Figures of animals and birds (European bison, beaver, stork), hand bells, magnet souvenirs, ceramic crockery are nice souvenirs from Belarus.
You can also bring:
Wooden Souvenirs (wooden boxes and chests, figures of people, animals birds.)
Valenki and Hats
Crystal and Glass
And Belarusian Candies and Sweets for example (zephyr, marmalade, chocolate by Krasny Pischevik, Kommunarka and Spartak.
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Nowadays more and more people are getting interested in customs and traditions of different countries. Is it so important, what do you think?
I absolutely agree that more and more people are getting interested in customs and traditions of different countries. There are many reasons for that. First of all, learning customs and traditions of other countries is just interesting and fascinating. It`s also very useful to know customs of other countries because it can help you to understand people from other countries better. Besides, knowledge of traditions can help you not to look silly or impolite when you talk to people from different countries.Besides it’s fun to learn new or sometimes strange things about this or that country learn more about it’s past. It makes you knowledgeable and more educated.
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