2) Choose one story to tell your classmates and be sure to answer the following questions.
Pantomimes: what is the tradition of pantomimes connected with? What stories do pantomimes usually tell? What are the rules of the pantomimes?
Gretna Green: What special day is Gretna Green associated with? What is Gretna Green? What law started the romantic reputation of Gretna Green? Why did young couples come to Gretna Green? Why do young people go to Gretna Green today?

Gretna Green is associated with St Valentine’s Day, the day of love on 14 February. It is a small village in Scotland, close to the border with England.

In 1754, the English Marriage Act required people under 21 to get their parents’ permission to marry. This law did not apply in Scotland. Scottish law allowed a couple to marry by declaring their wish to marry in front of witnesses.

That is why many young English couples ran away to Gretna Green: it was the first Scottish village after the border. They often asked the local blacksmith to witness their marriage. Today young people go there because it is a romantic place with a famous wedding tradition.

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