Holidays

Every country has its own  customs and traditions. I want to tell you about some holidays and traditions of my country.

All of us really love holidays. We usually celebrate them with a lot of food, presents and in big companies of relatives and friends.

There are three types of holidays in our country. They are family holidays, state holidays and religious holidays.

Family holidays include birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and others.

State or public holidays in our country include Constitution Day, New Year's Day, the International Women's Day, May Day.

The so-called religious holidays include Christmas, Easter and others.

But my favourite holiday is New Year, of course. It is a really wonderful holiday. People get ready for this holiday long before it. They buy New Year trees and decorate them. Every year a fairy-tale comes to every house and every family on New Year's Eve. Children and even grown-ups wait for this day because they believe that all their wishes and desires come true and different wonderful miracles happen on that day.

On New Year' s Eve people get together to see “the old year out and the new year in”. They eat tasty food, drink champagne, dance and have a good time together. They wish each other happiness and good luck in the New Year and put the presents under a New Year tree. Children like this holiday very much. They wait for New Year presents, which, they believe, Father Frost brings to them. Everybody is merry on that day and wishes the next year to be good and happy.

Our family prepares for this holiday long before. We buy and bring a beautiful New Year Tree. I like to decorate the Tree with toys, little colored lights, sweets and stars. My mother and grandmother prepare our holiday supper.
            We like to meet New Year at home with our relatives.
At 12 o'clock we sit at the table and say best wishes to each other. New Year is always connected with our new plans and dreams. It is a pleasant moment to get presents on the New Year. At night we watch TV, dance, make jokes and go for a walk with our friends.