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British Culture, Customs and
Tradition
-Saloni Bedi
Bonfire night - Guy fawkes
On the evening of 5th november, there are fireworks ,bonfires and
people burn guy fawk’s images as they celebrate his failure to blow up
the parliament in 1605
St. George's day
St George's Day in England remembers St
George, England's patron saint. April 23, his death anniversary, is seen as England's national day.
Easter
Easter in Britain has its beginnings long before the arrival of
Christianity.
Mayday
First day of the month of may,
warmer weather begins and trees
start to blossom.. Traditional English may day
celebration include
dancing
around a
maypole
Trick-or-treating harks back to
the Middle Ages, when
poor people in Britain would
beg for a sweet-bread treat, and pray for
dead relatives in return..
HALLOWEEN
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Christmas
Santa Claus is referred to as Father Christmas in Britain
The first Christmas card was
posted in England
in 1840..
Queen’s telegram
On his or her hundredth birthday, a British person gets a
telegram from the Queen.
House of Lords
In the House of Lords, Chancellor sits on the sack of wool. This tradition
comes from the old times when sheep wool made England rich and
powerful.
Windsor castle is the oldest and largest
royal residence in the world still in use.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday . On that day the Monarch ceremonially distributes
small silver coins known as “Maundy money” to a group
of old people.
Shaking hands
Hundreds of years ago, their soldiers began this custom. They
shook hands to show that they didn’t have a sword.
British people drink 165 million cups of
tea every day.
British Literature
It is split into three large time periods, each represented by a
main author or work: Old English (Beowulf), Middle English (Geoffrey
Chaucer), and Modern English (William Shakespeare).
Thank you..And
Have A Nice Day !
Text & Photos :-Google.co.ukBritishroyalfamily.comCyborlink.comEtsyPinterestGoogle ImagesMedias.photodeck And some forgotten ones
References
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