Traditions and holidays of Great Britain .
English Traditions
state traditions
national holidays
religious holidays
public holidays
concerning private life (child"s birth, wedding, marriage)
traditional ceremonies
Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about three hundred years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.
Another interesting feature , which is found almost everywhere in the UK - it"s a love for animals . British house must be under the roof of at least one pet.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
The most popular holiday in Britain is Christmas. People give each other presents and send Christmas cards. The traditional English dinner on Christmas is turkey and pudding. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept at all, except by clerks in banks; all the shops, mills and factories are working. But six days later, on New Years Eve the Scotch begin to enjoy themselves. All the shops,mills and factories are closed on New Years Day.
People invite their friends to their houses and "sit the Old Year out and the New Year in".
When the dock begins to strike twelve, the head of the family goes to the entrance door, opens it wide and holds it until the last stroke. Then he shuts the door.
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY – FEBRUARY 14
On this day, people send Valentine cards to their husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends. You can also send a card to a person you do not know.
PANCAKE DAY
It takes place in spring and people not only eat pancakes everywhere but run with them .
ST. DAVID’S DAY
On the 1st of March each year one can see people walking around London with leeks pinned to their coats. А leek is the national emblem of Wales.
MOTHERS’ DAY
People visit their mothers if possible and give them flowers and small presents. If they cannot go they send a “Mothers’ Day card” .
ST. PARTRICK`S DAY
It is not a national holiday. It’s an Irish religious holiday. St. Patrick is the patron of Ireland. Irish and Irish Americans celebrate the day .
EASTER
Many modern Easter symbols come from ancient time. The egg was a symbol long before the Christian era. The Easter bunny is also originated in pre-Christian time.
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
This is a very old tradition from the Middle Ages. At that time the servants were masters for one day of the year. Now April Fool’s Day is different. It is a day for jokes and tricks.
HALLOWEEN
On October 31st British people celebrate Halloween. It is the most colourful and exciting holiday of the year. Halloween is a time for fun .
GUY FAWKES NIGHT- NOVEMBER 5
Guy Fawkes Night is one of the most popular festivals in Great Britain. It commemorates the discovery of the socalled Gunpowder Plot, and is celebrated throughout the country.
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St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick"s Day is celebrated worldwide as the Irish and people of other nationalities on 17 March. It is celebrated in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Ireland. День Святого Патрика во всем мире отмечается как ирландцами, так и людьми других национальностей 17 марта. Отмечается он в Аргентине, Австралии, Новой Зеландии, Северной Америке, Ирландии.
St. Patrick’s Day March 17 is the day care of the life of St. Patrick. 17 марта - день ухода из жизни Святого Патрика.
St. Patrick’s Day Church describes his life and deeds. He also documented his life, the birth of the Christian faith in the letters. Церковь описывает его жизнь и деяния. Сам он также документировал свою жизнь, зарождение христианской веры в письмах.
St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick was born in Britain in the late 4th century, it was time to end the domination of the Roman Empire. Святой Патрик родился в Британии в конце 4-го века, это было время конца господства Римской Империи.
St. Patrick’s Day Once in a dream he heard the voice of God, who said that he had to escape, which he did. After having walked the path of more than 300 km to the sea, he was finally able to catch a ship to get to the British homeland. Однажды во сне он слышал голос Бога, который говорил, что ему надо бежать, что он и сделал. Пройдя пешком путь более 300 км в сторону моря, он, наконец, смог сесть на британский корабль добраться до родины.
St. Patrick’s Day Another thing that helped Saint Patrick introduced Christianity - the shamrock Еще одна вещь, которая помогла Святому Патрику внедрить христианство это трилистник.
St. Patrick’s Day Image shamrock became a symbol of St. Patrick"s Day. Wearing green things on this day just went from the custom of decorating clothes shamrock. Изображение трилистника стало символом Дня Святого Патрика. Ношение зеленого в этот день как раз пошло от обычая украшать одежду трилистником.
St. Patrick’s Day Many people, regardless of ethnic origin, religion, wear green clothes. Многие люди, независимо от этнического происхождения, религиозности, надевают одежду зеленого цвета.
St. Patrick’s Day The most common musical instrument is bagpipes. Now this is more a day of Irish culture. Самый распространенный музыкальный инструмент - волынка. Сейчас это скорее день ирландской культуры.
St. Patrick’s Day
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