3. He's playing really badly. There's no way he's winning this match.

4. I'll meet Charlie and Anna later. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Let's not go to that beach. I think it's too full of tourists today. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. I'll start piano lessons on Monday. I'm really looking forward to it.

7. I think it won't rain today. .

8. Ask her! I'm sure she isn't minding.

New Year in BelarusNew Year in Belarus is celebrated on the night of December 31 to January 1. Most residents of the country meet him in the family circle. After midnight, young people go with friends to the main squares of cities, to parties in clubs or restaurants. The older generation prefers to stay at home and watch TV shows with popular pop stars.

In mid-December in the squares of cities begins the installation of New Year trees. The main Christmas tree of the country is in Minsk on October Square. This symbol of the New Year also appears in other popular places in the capital: near the Government House, near the National Library, the Sports Palace, the Ice Palace, the Town Hall, the Cathedral.
Every year, a grandiose show "The Main Christmas Tree of the Country" is held for children. The New Year's fairy tale with dances, songs and round dances begins its preparation in June. Creators every year embody new ideas in the show, enrich it with laser shows and 3D effects. The festive action gathers tens of thousands of children from different parts of Belarus and neighboring countries.
Traditions and customsBelarusians believe that you will meet the New Year, so it will pass. They try to celebrate this holiday cheerfully and magnificently. People surround themselves with the closest and beloved people, distribute debts, forgive offenses. On New Year's Eve they wear the best outfits. New beautiful clothes symbolize prosperity and prosperity next year. Girls change their outfits several times a night to spend the coming year in new things.
The main rite of the Belarusians is to raise a glass of champagne at midnight under the battle of chimes and make a wish. Especially gambling residents of the country manage to write their desire on a scrap of paper and set it on fire. Ashes are lowered into a glass and drunk. Such a ritual should lead to the fulfillment of desire.
There is a sign that according to the morning of January 1, it is necessary to wash from the dishes, in which gold or silver coins were put. The one who has done such a ritual awaits wealth, success and beauty in the coming year.
history of the holidayIn pagan times Belarusians celebrated the New Year on September 1. It was a harvest festival. By this time the field works were being completed. The farmers praised their gods, thanked for the harvest and asked for welfare for the next year. In 1699, Peter I moved the New Year to January 1. Since that period, traditions have been established to organize New Year feasts, decorate the Christmas tree, dance dances and fireworks.
The official holiday of the New Year was in 1948, when Belarus was part of the USSR. During the Soviet era, most of the New Year traditions and customs were formed, which have survived to this day.
New Year decorationIn the middle of December, the streets and houses of Belarusian cities are lit with flickering garlands. In the squares appear elegant Christmas trees. Signs and shop windows turn into fabulous New Year's compositions.
In houses Belarusians install artificial or living coniferous beauties. They dress them up with garlands, rain, serpentine and bright toys.
Festive tableBy the New Year, Belarusian housewives set a luxurious table. It should have at least 12 dishes, which symbolize 12 months of the year. On the festive table there are salads "Olivier" and "Herring under the fur coat", cutlets, homemade sausages, pickles, pancakes with meat and mushroom filling, cheeses, baked fish, national dish - cibrical potatoes (deep fried potatoes). An exquisite New Year's treat is beaver meat, which is served along with pancakes and cranberry sauce. For dessert, popular jelly, hot chocolate, tangerines, "Kiev" and "Leningrad" cakes are popular.
Among the alcoholic beverages, the leading place is occupied by champagne. At the festive tables there are also stronger drinks: wine, tinctures, vodka, cognac.
GiftsBelarusians on New Year's Day give their relatives and friends cards and different gifts: from symbolic souvenirs to expensive exclusive things - technology, jewelry.
In Belarus, the children bring gifts to Grandfather Frost with her assistant - the granddaughter Snow Maiden. This character is often called the St. Nicholas (Holy Mikola). Children write letters to him in advance, in which they tell about their cherished dreams. They are looking forward to the onset of the morning of January 1, to find the desired gift under the Christmas tree.

Cultural Tourism (or culture tourism) is the subset of tourism concerned with a traveler's engagement with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion(s), and other elements that helped shape their way of life.

Cultural tourism includes tourism in urban areas, particularly historic or large cities and their cultural facilities such as museums and theatres. It can also include tourism in rural areas showcasing the traditions of indigenous cultural communities (i.e. festivals, rituals), and their values and lifestyle, as well as niches like industrial tourism and creative tourism.

It is generally agreed that cultural tourists spend substantially more than standard tourists do. This form of tourism is also becoming generally more popular throughout the world, and a recent OECD report has highlighted the role that cultural tourism can play in regional development in different world regions.

Cultural tourism has been defined as 'the movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of residence, with the intention to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their cultural needs'. These cultural needs can include the solidification of one's own cultural identity, by observing the exotic "others".

Cultural tourism has a long history, and with its roots in the Grand Tour is arguably the original form of tourism. It is also one of the forms of tourism that most policy makers seem to be betting on for the future. The World Tourism Organisation, for example, asserted that cultural tourism accounted for 37% of global tourism, and forecast that it would grow at a rate of 15% per year.