The legend is that St. George was a Roman soldier who killed a dragon to rescue a princess. He is now the patron saint of England, and this is England's national day. You might still see St. George's Cross (a red cross on a white background, England's national flag) or events with morris dancing (an English folk dance), but it is not a bank holiday and most people don't hold special celebrations ...

All the materials have been prepared by Alina Iskerko, 9-B

St. Patrick's Day or the Feast of St. Patrick is observed on March 17 as a religious and cultural celebration. It honours Ireland's patron St. Patrick. The date marks the traditional death of the saint. In the early 17-th century it was made an official Christian feast day observed by the Church of Ireland, the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Luthern Church ...

17th - 20th March 2016: http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/info

13th - 17th March 2016:

http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/7609013-st-patricks-day-2016

All the materials have been prepared by Glib Kovtunenko

and Denis Livyi, 9 - A

Pancake Day has been celebrated by the Britons for centuries. Known also as Shrove Tuesday, its exact date, rather confusingly, changes every year, because it is determined by when Easter falls. This year you'll need to get your pans ready for Tuesday, February 9th...

To get more information:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/when-is-pancake-day-2016-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/

All the materials have been prepared by Valentina James, 9-B

Outside Asia, the world's biggest celebration of Chinese New Year is in London - each year there is a parade through Chinatown in the West End, with free performances of music, dance and acrobatics, a feast of food and fireworks. There are many other events around the UK, cities including Manchester, Nottingham, Liverpool and Birmingham usually host colourful street parties...

All the materials have been prepared by Anastasiia Barykina and Oleksandra Nikolina, 9-B

Many Scottish people hold a special supper (dinner) on Burns' Night, a celebration of Robert Burns, with toasts and readings of his poetry. Men might wear kilts, there may be bagpipe music, and people will almost certainly eat haggis (a traditional Scottish dish of sheep's heart, liver and lungs) with neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes).

You may get acquainted with the biography of Robert Burns here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/biography.shtml

The words can be found here:

http://english-zone.com/holidays/auldlang2.html

All the materials have been prepared by Oleksii Marochkin, 9-B