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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 in England
remembers St George, England's
patron saint. April 23, his death
anniversary, is seen as England's
         national day.
Easter in Britain has its beginnings long before the
              arrival of Christianity.
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..
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange
   is associated with the Fall harvest and black is
         associated with darkness and death.
Santa Claus is referred to as Father
      Christmas in Britain
The first
     Christmas
           card was
                 posted
                     in England
                             in 1840..
On his or her hundredth birthday, a
British person gets a telegram from
            the Queen.
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 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.
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.
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).
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British culture,customs and traditions

  • 2. 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
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. Easter in Britain has its beginnings long before the arrival of Christianity.
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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..
  • 7. Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
  • 8. Santa Claus is referred to as Father Christmas in Britain
  • 9. The first Christmas card was posted in England in 1840..
  • 10. On his or her hundredth birthday, a British person gets a telegram from the Queen.
  • 11. 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.
  • 12. Windsor castle is the oldest and largest royal residence in the world still in use.
  • 13. 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.
  • 14. Hundreds of years ago, their soldiers began this custom. They shook hands to show that they didn’t have a sword.
  • 15. British people drink 165 million cups of tea every day.
  • 16. 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).
  • 17.