British holidays. Skobeleva Elena, from 8 fm.. Christmas. Christmas is very funny holiday. Christmas...

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British holidays.Skobeleva Elena, from 8 fm.

Christmas. Christmas is very funny

holiday. Christmas is celebrated in the 25 of December.

People set off firecrackers, decorate fir-trees with tinsels and baubles and give gifts to their relatives and friends on Christmas.

Message on Christmas Day.

Every year Queen Elizabeth II broadcasts her message on Christmas Day, and it is heard by millions of people all over the world. In England most people watch or listen to it whilst digesting their Christmas Dinner!

Socks. On Christmas Eve,

younger kids hang up their stockings on the ends of the beds or by the chimney for the Father Christmas.

Independence Day. In the United States,

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, in 1776, and declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Independence Day is commonly associated with…

…fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.