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Madam Tussaud's Exhibition consists of series of halls, the most famous of which is "Cindirella" with a mechanism that stimulates breathing:

On May Day young men of each village tried to win prizes with their bows and arrows, and they danced round the Maypole:

On top of each bonfire is a guy; this is a figure of Guy Fawkes:

People buy Christmas trees (a tradition imported from Russia in XIX century):

The greatest holiday in the USA is Independence Day, which is celebrated on May 5:



Before November 5, children use guys to make money; they stand in a street and shout: "Dollar for the guy":

February 14 is St. Valentine's Day; it's a day for choosing sweethearts and exchanging love-tokens:

In its long history the Tower of London has been a fortress, a royal residence, a state prison, a Royal Treasure, and a stock Exchange:

L. Webber is a famous writer, who won the Nobel Prize for literature:

Most of bank holidays are religious holidays:

On Christmas children wait for Santa Claus who comes to every house and brings them presents:

On New Year's Day people see old year off and New Year in:

Orangemen's Day is a traditional day for people to play tricks or practical jokes on each other:

The 4th Sunday in Lent is Father's Sunday:

The most famous of the wax rooms in Madam Tussaud's Exhibition is the Chamber of Horrors:

The most popular rock group of XX century in Great Britain was "The Beatles":

The promenade concerts are held in the open year in summer at the seaside resorts:

The term "Bank Holiday" dates back to the XIX century when these were the days on which banks were to be closed:

There are 6 public holidays a year in Great Britain; they are: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Bank Holiday:

Tower Bridge is the gateway to London:

Victory Day commemorates the dead of both World Wars and of more recent conflicts: