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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland & its customs and traditions. The British Isles are located in Europe. The British Isles. Europe. There are two big islands in the British Isles. Britain. Ireland. There are four countries in the United Kingdom. Scotland.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland&its customs and traditions
The British Isles are located in Europe The British Isles Europe
There are two big islands in the British Isles Britain Ireland
There are four countries in the United Kingdom Scotland Edinburgh Northern Ireland England London Belfast Wales Cardiff
The Union Jack is a popular name of the national flag in the UK
BRITISH TRADITIONSand CUSTOMS Every country has its own traditions and customs. In Britain traditions play a very important role in the life of people. The British are proud of their traditions and keep them carefully.
It is known that the English are stay-at-home people. “There is no place like home”, they say. When they don't work they like to spend their days off at home with their families.
English people like domestic animals. Every family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird.
Englishmen's home People all over the world know the saying: “The Englishmen’s home is his castle”. They like to live in small houses with a small garden. A typical feature of an English house is a fireplace, that's why many of them prefer the open fire to central heating.
Tea-drinkers The English are tea-drinkers. They have it many times a day. Some Englishmen have tea for breakfast, tea in lunch time, tea after dinner, tea at tea-time and tea with supper. Some English families have "high tea" or big tea and no supper. The Englishmen always drink tea out of cups, never out of glasses.
They have also English and British traditions of sport, music and many royal occasions. Coronation Day It marks the anniversary of the date when Elizabeth II became the queen
Changing of the Guards Changing of the Guards is a very beautiful tradition. Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.
Pancake Day Pancake Day is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday in spring at the beginning of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter. Pancake Day is traditionally a day of celebration, the last day that you can eat what you want until Easter. Pancake Day is a funny custom. It is famous for an unusual race with frying pans and pancakes.
On New Year's day all English schoolchildren make New Year resolutions. They make up lists of shortcomings which they intend to correct. The children,their mothers and fathers, and their friends laugh and have a good time when they read them. The children promise to keep them. In the north, and in Scotland, particularly, the Year known as Hogmanay, is very well kept up. The ceremonies are similar, but they have an added called "first foot". This means opening your door to anyone who knocks it after midnight, and who will then enter the house, carrying a piece of coal or wood, or bread. The visitor is entertained with cakes and ale.
Christmas The most popular holiday in Great Britain. Christmas is a joyful religious holiday when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It iscelebrated on the 25thof December. The Christmas story comes from the Bible. For people all over the world Christmas is aseason of giving and receiving presents. People go from house to house to sing Christmas carols.
Boxing Day Boxing Day is traditionally a day following Christmas when wealthy people in the United Kingdom would give a box containing a gift to their servants. Today, Boxing Day is better known as a bank or public holiday that occurs on December 26, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws.
Easter Easter is a grand festival of Christians and is celebrated to honor the resurrection of Lord Jesus, the son of mother Mary. It is a festivity of happiness and joy, as it was in the Easter springtime when people had witnessed Jesus' return to life. Houses are decorated with beautiful lilies, candles are lit. Special dishes are prepared in the honor of Lord Jesus. Easter lamb is always on the table.
Saint Valentine’s Day In Great Britain it is a holiday of love and friendship. On that day the Englishmen send Valentine’s cards to people they love. Some people draw hearts, roses and Cupids with arrows on them. But almost all of Valentine cards say “Be my Valentine”.
HALLOWEEN The celebration of All Saints Day or just Halloween takes place on October 31st. The most known customs is the tradition of dressing costume. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their houses. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people wore masks so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween, people placed bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter their home.
St. Andrew's Day It is celebrated on 30 November. The Scottish Parliament passed the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland),which designated the Day as an official bank holiday. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.
