Е. А. Огнева Лингвострановедение: британская палитра Учебное пособие



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Lords is sitting, the Mace is placed on the rear of the Woolsack, 
behind the Lord Speaker. 
Judges' Woolsack 
In front of the Woolsack in the House of Lords Chamber is 
a larger cushion known as the Judges' Woolsack. During the 
State Opening of Parliament, the Judges' Woolsack is occupied 
by senior judges. This is a reminder of mediaeval Parliaments, 
when judges attended to offer legal advice. During normal sit-
tings of the House, any Member of the Lords may sit on it. 
/ http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/traditions/ 
 
 
New Year 
England
England celebrates the New Year from the evening of De-
cember 31st into January 1st. Traditionally it is not as widely 
celebrated as Christmas, but the year 2000 saw a large change. 
For instance people did not used to celebrate New Year with 
fireworks (they were reserved for Bonfire Night), but last year 
and this all across England people were setting off fireworks on 
the stroke of midnight. 
More traditionally, on the stroke of midnight, people open 
the back door (to let the old year out) and ask the first dark 
haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying 
salt, coal and bread. This means that the following year everyone 
in the house will have enough to eat (bread), enough money (salt) 
and be warm enough (coal). 
 
Wales 
New Year's Eve is called "Nos Galan". Welsh believe in 
letting out the old year and letting in the new. People in Wales 
also believe that you should pay off all debts before the New 
Year begins. Tradition states that ending a year in debt means a 
whole new year of debt. If the first visitor in the New Year is a 
woman and a man opens the door it's considered bad luck. In 
addition, if the first man to cross the threshold in the New Year 
is a red head, that is also bad luck. On New Year's Day "Dydd 




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