American Land

On the Sunday`s morning we get up very early. I put Paskha and eggs in the basket and cover it with an embroidered towel. Then we put  festive clothes on and walk to the Church.
In the Church a priest  blesses our basket with food.
Then we walk home and lay the holiday table.
We begin the Easter breakfast with words ''Christ is Risen''.
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The U.S. Congress and White House 

 

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How much do you know about the English language? As the internet and other international media have become more and more popular, the amount of international communication in English just keeps increasing.

There are many different reasons for this, but linguists believe that this trend will just keep continuing - maybe even leading to a three-fold increase in speakers within the next 10 years!

As you might guess, more people speak English as a second language. There are about seven hundred million speakers of English as a foreign language, but less than half a million speakers of English as their native language or "mother tongue". Since there are estimated to be over 2,500 languages in the world, that's a very high proportion of people using just ... Read more »