Holidays in middle school. Grades 5-8

The holiday is a complex socio-cultural phenomenon and is studied with a fairly wide circle of science - sociology, psychology, history, ethnography, etc. The value of the holiday for a modern person can not be underestimated. Thanks to a special emotional atmosphere, a holiday reconciles us with not always easy and cloudless reality, granting at least for a short time the illusion of freedom. In the life of the child, the holiday occupies a special place. Good or bad, it does not pass for a child without a trace. The main goal of the children"s holiday is to deliver to the child as much joy as possible, to form a kind of festive culture and at the same time enrich it with new, bright impressions. But the holiday is not only a vacation, organized leisure, entertainment, and the important means of the educational process. It contains rich opportunities for mental and moral development of children. The holiday gives a child a lot of experiences and rich food for perception, which serves as an excellent soil for children"s imagination, contributes to the development of creative abilities. Thematic holidays give a lot of new information and enshrine the knowledge gained by schoolchildren in the lessons. Finally, the holiday splits the guys, makes adjustments to their school and leisure life