New Year is a very popular family holiday in Russia. It is celebrated on January 1.
Now all Russians don’t work from the 31th of December to the 8th of January. It is so called winter holidays. The most popular New Year symbols is a New Year's Tree. You can see a lot of decorated trees in streets and in every house. Another popular tradition is the arrival of Father Frost and his granddaughter the snow girl. They bring in New Year presents for the good children and keep them under the New Year's Tree. Children tell poems to get a present. The main New Year celebrations begin from night of December 31.
At this holiday every family tries to get-together, use of fireworks, eat delicious meals etc. They drink champagne, eat the traditional salad Olivje, listen to the New Year Speech of the President. All people are happy. People in Russia like this holiday.
I think my favourite holiday is New Year. Why? Because everything changes beforе this day. People are scurrying around, shopping, choosing gifts to their near and dear ones. And of course, I love New Year because of it's inherent attribute - Christmas tree. I also can not imagine this holiday without New Year's feast. Cooking dinner in this day - it is a special moment in each family. And there is one more importand moment - fireworks after midnight. It is a wonderful culmination of the holiday!
Страдательным залогом (Passive voice) конструкция называется.
She's defending the boy who is being ashamed by his dad.
Второй вариант абсолютно ошибочный, так как в Present Continuous Passive Voice обязательна конструкция вида: to be being + V3/(-ed).
Начало я бы тоже так не оставляла. В переводе получается несоответствие временных форм.
NB! defense - защита, defend - защищать
She defends the boy who is ahamed by his dad. (если хотите сохранить Simple)