Dictionary Prayer - мольбаPrayer - мольбаRequest – просьба Request – просьба Gratitude – благодарность Gratitude – благодарность Additional – дополнительныйAdditional – дополнительныйFloat – плаватьFloat – плаватьFailure – неудача Failure – неудача Release – отпускать Release – отпускать Goddess –богиня Goddess –богиня Kite – бумажный змейKite – бумажный змейWorship – поклоняться Worship – поклоняться Punch – удар Punch – удар

Happy New yearHappy New year

New Year

Brazil• On New Year's Eve residentsOn New Year's Eve residentsof Rio de Janeiro go to the ocean and bringof Rio de Janeiro go to the ocean and bringSea goddess Yemanja gifts. Sea goddess Yemanja gifts. • Gifts are placed in small boats Gifts are placed in small boats and sent to sea as a sign of and sent to sea as a sign of gratitude for the past year gratitude for the past year and as a request for protectionand as a request for protectionin the coming year. in the coming year.

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Vietnam • In Vietnam, the New Year is called "Tet". In Vietnam, the New Year is called "Tet". • Vietnamese believe that each house is inhabited by a god, and in the New Vietnamese believe that each house is inhabited by a god, and in the New Year this god goes to Year this god goes to heaven to tell how old heaven to tell how old year was spent by year was spent by each member each member of the family. of the family.

India•IIn India, it is necessary to n India, it is necessary to hit the kite with burning arrow hit the kite with burning arrow on the New Year. on the New Year.

•In the New Year Hindus In the New Year Hindus worship the goddess of worship the goddess of wealth Lakshmi.wealth Lakshmi.

Italy • If Italian meets a monk or a priest on the first of If Italian meets a monk or a priest on the first of

January- it is a bad omen. It is also bad to run January- it is a bad omen. It is also bad to run into a young child, but it is good to find a nice old into a young child, but it is good to find a nice old man. And even better -to run against the man. And even better -to run against the hunchback then New Year will sure be hunchback then New Year will sure be successful !successful !

Great Britan • The new year is less important holiday than The new year is less important holiday than

Christmas, so celebrated without gifts. Christmas, so celebrated without gifts. • New Year, unlike Christmas, is celebrated not New Year, unlike Christmas, is celebrated not

only at home with family. only at home with family.

Greece• Some people leave Some people leave

for goblins food to for goblins food to make them more make them more kind, to goblins are kind, to goblins are not doing something not doing something bad: for example, not bad: for example, not forced to spoil milk forced to spoil milk or not to ride on the or not to ride on the people.people.

Holland• In Holland St. Nicholas comes to boat on the last In Holland St. Nicholas comes to boat on the last

Saturday of November, together with his assistant - Saturday of November, together with his assistant - Black Peter. Black Peter.

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•In Amsterdam he In Amsterdam he visits the Royal Palacevisits the Royal Palace•Sometimes gifts are Sometimes gifts are hidden in the and there hidden in the and there are hints, how to find are hints, how to find them.them.

Scotland

In Scotland, they solemnly celebrate New year's eve -In Scotland, they solemnly celebrate New year's eve -Hogmaney. At parties they drink and have fun, and man, Hogmaney. At parties they drink and have fun, and man, which after midnight the first crossed the entrance of the which after midnight the first crossed the entrance of the house, must bring three gift - whiskey, lump of coal and a house, must bring three gift - whiskey, lump of coal and a loaf of bread.loaf of bread.

Spain• Every time, when the Every time, when the

clock will call in the clock will call in the midnight 12 shots,you midnight 12 shots,you should swallow the should swallow the grape. grape.

Yakutian Santa Claus•Yakutian Santa Claus is called Ekhee D’il•He has enormous ox. Every autumn the ox go out from the ocean and his horns began grow. •If the horns is long, winter is very cold

If the horns is short, frost isn’t very strong

Mongolian Santa Claus

Mongolian Santa Claus is Mongolian Santa Claus is called Uvlin Uvgun.called Uvlin Uvgun.

He is the best cattle breeding He is the best cattle breeding in the countryin the country

Ulin Uvgun has a team of Ulin Uvgun has a team of helpers. The main are – helpers. The main are – Zazan Ohin (snow-girl) and Zazan Ohin (snow-girl) and Shina Zhila (the New-Year-Shina Zhila (the New-Year-boy)boy)