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British holidays and special traditions
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
British holidays and special traditions.
People all over the world celebrate different holidays such as New Year’-s Day, Christmas or Easter because these celebrations are a part of their culture and people try to preserve these traditions. Besides, they usually celebrated holidays connected with the history of their country, for example Thanksgiving Day in the USA or Guy Fawkes’ Night in Great Britain.
Celebration
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Apart from this, some people celebrate such special occasions as graduation, getting a job or retirement because these are memorable events in their life.
Traditions
And of course most people celebrate such family events as birthdays or weddings because they want to please their relatives and to keep up family traditions.
December
January
Winter
February
Advent
Advent is a term from the Latin word "adventus" which means "arrival".
It's a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas,the coming of Jesus to earth when he was born as a baby at Bethlehem about two thousand years ago.
Advent
Twelfth night
Twelfth Night (5th January) is when all Christmas Decorations should be removed so as not to bring bad luck upon the home. If decorations are not removed on Twelfth Night, they should stay up all year.
Twelfth night
Plough Monday
The first Monday after Twelfth Night is Plough Monday, a day when ploughmen traditionally blackened their faces and marked the end of the Christmas period for the agricultural communities.
Plough Monday
May
Spring
April
March
St. Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was born in Wales somewhere around AD 385. He was carried off by pirates and spent six years in slavery before escaping and training as a missionary.
The most famous story about Saint Patrick is him driving the snakes from Ireland. He died on 17th March in AD 461 and this day has since been commemorated as St. Patrick’s Day.
St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades in the large cities, the wearing of the green and drinking Guinness (traditional drink of Ireland).
St. Patrick's Day
St. George's Day
St. George is the patron saint of England. His emblem, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England, and part of the British flag. St George's emblem was adopted by Richard The Lion Heart and brought to England in the 12th century. The king's soldiers wore it on their tunics to avoid confusion in battle.
St. George's Day
Pentecost / Whitsun
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the followers of Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament. Jesus had told them to wait until the Spirit came to them. Ten days after ascension, 50 days after the resurrection, the Spirit came.
Ascension Day marks the last appearance of Jesus to the disciples after his resurrection at Easter.
Pentecost / Whitsun
June
July
Summer
August
Trooping the Colour
The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked each year by a military parade and march-past, known as Trooping the Colour (Carrying of the Flag). The official name is “the Queen’s Birthday Parade”.The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked each year by a military parade and march-past, known as Trooping the Colour (Carrying of the Flag). The official name is “the Queen’s Birthday Parade”.
Trooping the Colour
Swan upping
The census of swans takes place annually during July on the River Thames in a ceremony known as Swan Upping. Swans are counted and marked on a 70 mile, five day journey up the River Thames.
Swan upping
Royal National Eisteddfod in Wales
The Eisteddfod is an older tradition, revived in the 19th century. It originated as a medieval gathering of bards and minstrels,attended by people across Wales, who competed for the prized chair at the noble's table.
Held during the first week of August, it celebrates Welsh art and culture.
Royal National Eisteddfod in Wales
September
Autumn
October
November
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival is a celebration of the food grown on the land.
Thanksgiving ceremonies and celebrations for a successful harvest are both worldwide and very ancient. In Britain, we have given thanks for successful harvests since pagan times. We celebrate this day by singing, praying and decorating our churches with baskets of fruit and food in a festival known as 'Harvest Festival', usually during the month of September.
Harvest Festival
Halloween
Traditional Halloween celebrations and customs in England and the rest of Great Britain.On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween,thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active.
Halloween
Remembrance Day in Britain
November is the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars.The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One.
At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare.