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  In England it is a time for the giving and receiving of presents which traditionally take the form of an Easter egg, < for the Easter Bonnet Parade and hot cross buns.
  Nowadays Easter eggs are usually made of chocolate, < but the old custom of dyeing or painting egg-shells is still maintained in some country districts.
  The Easter egg is by far the most popular emblem of Easter, but fluffy little chicks, baby rabbits and spring-time flowers like daffodils, < dangling catkins and the arum lily are also used to signify the Nature’s reawakening.
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  Egg-rolling is a traditional Easter pastime which still flourishes < in northern England, Scotland, Ulster, the Isle of Man, and Switzerland.
  It takes place on Easter Sunday or Monday, and consists of rolling coloured, hard-boiled eggs down a slope < until they are cracked and broken after which they are eaten by their owners.
  This is evidently the older form of the custom, since egg-rolling < does not appear to have been originally a game to be lost or won.
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  In the Hebrides, formerly, < it provided an opportunity for divination.
  Each player marked his or her egg with an identifying sign, < and then watched to see how it fared as it sped down the slope.
  If it reached the bottom unscathed, the owner could expect good luck in the future, < but if it was broken, misfortune would follow before the year was out.
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  Any handy bank, or hillock or slanting lawn may be used for egg-rolling < but in some districts there are traditional sites.
  Thus, the customary ground at Preston, in Lancashire, is Avenham Park where, on Easter Monday, very large crowds of Lewes, Sussex, < is noted for its Guy Fawkes celebrations, now a highly organized event attracting thousands of visitors.
  There are torchlight processions and pageantry, with official < Bonfire Societies to help with the various displays.
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  The traditional tar barrel is still a feature, < but it now ends its fiery career safely in the river.
  In some districts, this is a competitive game, the winner being the player whose egg remains longest undamaged, < but more usually, the fun consists simply of the rolling and eating.
  Similarly, at Connel Ferry in Argyllshire, where it was customary for young men to roll their eggs in one place, < and for young women to roll theirs in another, the man or girl whose egg went farthest and most smoothly would be the first person to marry in that particular group.
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  Many people spend < New Year’s Day resting.
  That’s because they stayed up < most of the night, greeting the New Year!
  Some went to parties at < friends’ homes or at nightclubs.
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  Others were out on the streets, < throwing confetti and blowing noisemakers.
  Many people make < New Year’s resolutions (to eat less, to work more, etc.).
  In the 1950s and 1960s Martin Luther King, Jr., led the civil rights movement - < the struggle for equal rights for black Americans.
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  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls in January, around King’s birthday, < is a time to celebrate the life and achievements of this great American.
  Two other great Americans are < honored on Presidents’ Day.
  George Washington was < the country’s first president.
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  Abraham Lincoln brought < the country through the Civil War.
  Their birthdays were both < in February and are celebrated together.
  Memorial Day honors < American soldiers killed in war.
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  There are many parades < on Memorial Day.
  Memorial Day, which comes on the last Monday in May, < is also the unofficial beginning of the summer vacation season.
  On Memorial Day, < many people go to the beach.
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  The most important American holiday is the Fourth of July, < or Independence Day.
  On July 4, 1776, < the American colonies declared their independence from Britain.
  Many families celebrate the Fourth of July by having picnics and, < at night, watching fireworks.
Соотнесите английские и русские эквиваленты:
  harassment < оскорбление
  bungee jumping < прыжок (с моста, скалы и т.д.) с помощью эластичного троса
  spelunking < спелеология, исследование пещер ( как вид спорта или хобби )
Соотнесите английские и русские эквиваленты:
  unheard < неслыханный
  widespread < широко распространенный
  meticulously < дотошно; тщательно; педантично
Соотнесите английские и русские эквиваленты:
  asparagus < спаржа
  ritual < ритуал, церемониал, церемония, обряд
  blind date < свидание с незнакомым человеком
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