Country study 6-10

Scotland's National Day is ..... .

• St. David‘s Day (1 March)

• St. Patrick‘s Day (17th March)

• St. George‘s Day (23 April)

• St. Andrew‘s Day (30 November)

England's National Day is ..... .

• St. David‘s Day (1 March)

• St. Patrick‘s Day (17th March)

• St. George‘s Day (23 April)

• St. Andrew‘s Day (30 November)

....... is an official Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland.

• St. David‘s Day (1 March)

• St. Patrick‘s Day (17th March)

• St. George‘s Day (23 April)

• St. Andrew‘s Day (30 November)

....... is the National Day of Wales.

• St. David‘s Day (1 March)

• St. Patrick‘s Day (17th March)

• St. George‘s Day (23 April)

• St. Andrew‘s Day (30 November)

TheEnglish Father Christmas or Santa Claus is first recorded in his traditional red andwhite outfit in a woodcut of ....... , but the story of Santa arriving in his reindeerdrawn sleigh and descending down the chimney to fill children's stockings withpresents derives from the United States.

• 1653

• 1549

• 1589

• 1673

Boxing Day (...........) is so-called because it's a time when trades peoplereceive a 'Christmas Box' - some money in appreciation of the work they've carriedout all year.

• 25 December

• 23 December

• 26 December

• 27 December

Easter day is named after ........ goddess of spring, Eostre, whose feast tookplace at the spring equinox.

• the Viking

• the Norman

• the Saxon

• the Angles

Easter is now the spring feast of the Christian church,commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. It falls on a Sunday between ......... , according to the church calendar.

• 22 March and 25 April

• 15 March and 25 April

• 22 March and 10 April

• 22 March and 22 April

In ....... Guy Fawkes, a Roman Catholic, and his fellow conspirators attemptedto blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament, as they disagreed withthe King's Protestant policies.

• 1596

• 1605

• 1615

• 1601

In 1605 Guy Fawkes, a ..... Catholic, and his fellow conspirators attempted to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament, as they disagreed with the King's Protestant policies.

• Saxon

• Norman

• Roman

• Irish