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How Many Flags Are There in the Union Jack?

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Do you know the British flag – the Union Jack – is really three flags in one? Look at the flags of England, Scotland and Ireland. You can see all of them in the Union Jack.

This is the old flag of Northern Ireland.

There is a crown and a red hand on it. The legend says that in old times two brothers came to Ireland by ship. One of the brothers said, “The first of us who will put his hand on the green grass of the country will be the king.” The second brother cut off his hand and threw it on the grass from the ship, and he was the king.

The flag of Wales is green and white, with a red dragon in the centre.

There are a lot of legends about the Welsh dragon. One says that in old times it was on the flag of the Romans when they came to Britain. Now it is the symbol of Wales.

 

 

ENGLISH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

 

Every country and every nation has its own customs and traditions. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.

The English like to stay at home. ''There is no place like home", they say. When they don't work they like to spend their days off at home with their families.

Englishmen are very fond of fireplaces, that's why many of them prefer the open fire to central heating. They like to live in small houses with a small garden and they never throw away old things.

Everybody knows that English people have their traditions even in meals. Fish and chips is a traditional English food. When you go to a fish-and-chip shop, they ask you this question: open or wrapped? If you want to eat your chips in the street, ask for them "open". If you want to take them home, ask for them "wrapped". British people eat their chips with lots of salt and vinegar.

Porridge is the dish Englishmen are very fond of. Many of them eat porridge with milk and sugar for breakfast. As for the Scots, for example, they never put sugar in their porridge, they always put salt in it.

People in Russia have breakfast in the morning, dinner in the middle of the day and supper in the evening. This is not the way with the English. Breakfast time in England is between 7 am and 9 am. Then, between 12 and 2 there comes lunch time. In some English houses lunch is the biggest meal of the day - they have meat or fish, vegetables, fruit or pudding. In the afternoon, at tea-time the English like to have a cup of tea with milk. Some Englishmen have their dinner late in the evening. For dinner they have soup, fish or meat, vegetables, pudding or fruit. For supper they usually have a glass of milk and a cake or a cup of tea and a sandwich. Some English families have "high tea" or big tea and no supper. For high tea they may have cold meat, bread and butter, cakes, and, of course, a lot of tea.

The English are tea-drinkers. They drink it all the time. When they visit their neighbours, they drink tea. If they are tired, sad or happy, they also drink tea. The Englishmen always drink tea out of cups, never out of glasses.

 


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