NEW YEAR IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

Ежова Екатерина,

6 класс,

ГБОУ ООШ №4,

г.Новокуйбышевск,

Самарская область

Учитель: Мефодьева Елена Борисовна

NEW YEAR IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

There are many interesting traditions for celebrating New Year in different countries. 

In Scotland, for example, the Scottish families gather around the fire and symbolically burn all 

the hardships of the last year. When the clock strikes 12 times, the head of the family opens the 

door wide and, it is considered, that the New Year enters. Then the members of the family sit at 

the table and a happy holiday begins. If you visit Scotland in these days, be sure to bring a piece 

of ham, a bottle of whisky and a lamp of coal. Then in the coming year this house will be warm, 

fun and comfortable for everyone who lives here.  

In the USA, in New York,  thousands of people gather on the Time Square and celebrate this 

holiday together They congratulate each other with the happy New Year and sing the merry 

In Japan the bamboo and the pine branches are the symbols of a happy long life. All people write 

verses and even poems. Children draw beautiful ships and hide their drawings under the pillows.

They think that these ships can help them to realize their desires.

MY FAVOURITE CITY

Ежова Екатерина

5 класс,

ГБОУ ООШ № 4

Г.Новокуйбышевск, Самарская область

Учитель: Мефодьева Елена Борисовна



                                                   MY FAVOURITE CITY

My favourite city is Samara. Samara is one of the oldest Russian cities. It is located on the left

bank of the Volga River.

The city stretches along the Volga River. It in the Soviet period from 1935 to 1991 the city was

named Kuibyshev, in honor of the Soviet party leader Valerian Kuibyshev.

The population of Samara is 1.125 million people. It occupies the 6-th place in the Russian

Federation  after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod.

The city is divided into 9 administrative districts. My favourite district is Samara district.

There are many green parks and gardens in this district. Many old houses, historical  monuments,

theatres and museums can be also found here.

I like to spend my weekends in Samara. My parents and I often go to Samara and  visit the

theatres and the museums.