Задание 42539 ЕГЭ по английскому языку
Other notable traditions include “first footing.” This predicts good luck and prosperity if the first visitor to one’s house after midnight is a tall, dark-haired man ________ a ceremonial gift, such as coal or salt. (BRING)
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Hogmanay traditions
Hogmanay is New Year’s festival in Scotland and parts of northern England. The name is also used for the cake, or sweets ________ to the children who go from house to house with traditional rhymes. (GIVE)
On this evening it is also traditional for parties of masked children or young ________ to visit houses. (MAN)
The singing of “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s, which originated during Hogmanay, ________ a worldwide custom ever since. The holiday also reportedly introduced the practice of bell ringing to mark the new year. (BECOME)
Various local customs include the “Burning of the Clavie”, a fire festival, which ________ at Burghead in Moray, a picturesque village on Scotland’s Moray Firth coast. (HOLD)
Hogmanay ________ as one of Scotland’s most important holidays, and it is not uncommon for festivities to last until January 2. (REGARD)
