In the 15th century in England rose has become a symbol of political enmity of two irreconcilable parties. The white rose was a sign of York and the red - Lancaster. And so entered this period in history under the name of «the War of the roses».
In ancient times the Vikings landed with their ships in the East of Scotland and intended to take over the country. The Scots have managed to gather all the forces and sat at p. Tay. In connection with the fact that they arrived in the evening, it was thought that the enemy will not start the offensive. However, the Vikings did not ignore. After the Vikings did not find time, they crossed the river and suddenly wanted to capture the camp Scots. But in one moment Viking when the came on a Thistle. He cried out in pain.
The Scots woke up from the horrible screams and raised the alarm. The Vikings naturally retreated, but this plant became the emblem of Scotland.
Yellow rose is the national flower of the Welsh. It is attached to the clothes on the day of St. David, on the 1st of March. It is possible, Narcissus became a symbol of Wales as a result of confusion in the translation, so as to уэлше leek and daffodil are denoted by one word - CENHINEN.
Seamair - probably because according to the legend, St. Patrick on the example of кислицы explained the followers of the teaching about the Holy Trinity.
Cinema is one of the best types of art and cinematography is considered to be one of the rare wonders. It has appeared in the end of the 19th century. Cinema is a combination of different types of art: music, theater, literature, painting and else. Every decade has brought something new for the cinema. For example, in the 30-s the main genres were musicals, gangster stories, mute comedies and horror films. The 70-s were the times of political movies and French comedies. The 90-s brought lots of westerns and spy films. Whereas, nowadays, we have so many new genres, among them thrillers, adventure films, underground, science fiction and many others. The first movies were mute and black-and-white. The sound was invented in 1926. Approximately in the 30-s the first colour movie appeared in the USA, and in the 60-s in our country. The most powerful cinematography is in Hollywood, USA. The majority of world famous films were shot there. Cinemas as entertainment have also appeared a long time ago. People have always liked going to the cinema. It was a perfect idea for a date. Besides, cinema was the only place where people could see new films. Today we have all kinds of possibilities. We can watch new movies in the cinema, on TV, on DVDs, online and else. Before the appearance of DVDs, people used to watch films on video tapes, which is now considered to be a bit old-fashioned. Cinema is also a powerful force in contemporary life. Many famous actors and actresses set the fashion, so the society depends on cinema a lot. British and American people are very fond of cinemas. They are considered to be real cinema-goers.