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Match the holiday cards and the texts.
1. ... is on 14th February. People send flowers, chocolates and special
cards to someone they love. They often don’t sign their names.
The person who gets the card has to guess.
2. At ..., school is closed for two weeks. People give each other
chocolate eggs on the holiday Sunday. The eggs are usually hollow1
and have sweets inside.
3. On ..., at midnight everybody joins hands and sings a special song.
In Scotland and the north of England, people go to their friends’
houses after midnight. They try to be the first person to wish
good luck to their friends in the New Year.
4. ... is usually in March. People visit their mothers and give them
flowers and small presents. If they cannot visit their mothers,
they send a “Mother’s Day” card. On this day, husbands and
children help with meals and the washing up.
5. On 25th December, children get up early in the morning
because they are hoping to see a stocking full of small presents
on their beds. Other presents are around the Christmas tree.
A traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey, roast potatoes
and Christmas pudding.
