Задание 2. Complete the text about Russian holidays.
Another Russian is Maslenitsa. It used to be a holiday. Now it becomes a to celebrate it. This holiday is loved by everybody. People celebrate it at the of February or at the beginning of March. It lasts for a week. During this holiday people the winter and greet spring. In old times people usually cooked , had fires, burnt scarecrows of winter, sang songs and danced. , which are round and hot, symbolize the Sun. Now it is a merry holiday when people dance, sing sons and cook pancakes. Usually this holiday is in parks.
The most important holidays are Christmas and Easter. In Russia Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January but in Europe and in the USA on the 25th of December. On that day Christians celebrate the birth of , though the actual date of his birth is not known.
The tradition to decorate Christmas tree came from Germany. In Russia this tradition was by Peter the Great. It is a custom to decorate Christmas tree with candles, coloured lights and balls. The Christmas colours are red and green. The traditional Christmas food is a roast turkey with vegetables and a Christmas pudding.
