Flashcards on Holidays and Festivals: Czech Republic, UK, US
Holidays and Festivals: Czech Republic, UK, US Guide for Students
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Holidays
19 cards
Card 1
Question: What are the three types of holidays mentioned that exist in every country?
Answer: Religious, national, and cultural holidays.
Card 2
Question: What do people usually do on public holidays?
Answer: They usually do not go to work or school, spend time with family, relax, and celebrate important events from history.
Card 3
Question: Which country’s holidays are described first in the content?
Answer: The Czech Republic.
Card 4
Question: When is Christmas celebrated in the Czech Republic and which day is the main day?
Answer: Christmas is celebrated December 24–26; the main day is December 24 (Christmas Eve).
Card 5
Question: How do families in the Czech Republic typically celebrate Christmas Eve?
Answer: They decorate the tree, have a special dinner (often fish soup and fried carp with potato salad), children find presents under the tree, and many peop
Card 6
Question: What does Christmas celebrate?
Answer: The birth of Jesus Christ.
Card 7
Question: When is Easter celebrated and what does it celebrate?
Answer: Easter is in March or April and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Card 8
Question: What unique Easter Monday tradition is practised in the Czech Republic?
Answer: Boys gently whip girls with a willow stick called pomlázka as a symbol of health and youth; girls give painted eggs or sweets in return.
Card 9
Question: What is St. Wenceslas Day and when is it observed?
Answer: St. Wenceslas Day (Day of Czech Statehood) is observed on September 28 and remembers St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech nation.
Card 10
Question: What does the Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy on November 17 commemorate in the Czech Republic?
Answer: It remembers important events in 1939 and 1989, including the start of the Velvet Revolution in 1989 that helped end communism in Czechoslovakia; some