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January
New Year’s Day (Jan 1)-the beginning of the
new year. People make resolutions.
Twelfth Night (Jan 6)-a party
after the Christmas break and before the return to work in the fields.
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Crufts Dog Show
In February.
Valuable dogs from all
over the world compete in Birmingham.
The best dog
gets the title Crufts Supreme Champion.
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Saint Valentine’s Day
February 14
Was started in the
time of Roman Empire.
Is dedicated to St. Valentine.
People send
a card to someone they love, like, fancy or admire.
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The Boat Race
In March
A rowing race between
the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
On the river Thames
in London (7,2 km).
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Pancake Day
In March
The last day before Lent.
Pancake
race-running while holding a pancake in a frying pan.
Competitors have to throw it in the air and catch it again in the pan.
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April Fool’s Day
April 1
A day of practical jokes.
You
have to play the joke before 12 o’clock midday,
otherwise the joke is on you.
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Good Friday
The Friday before Easter.
The church marks the
death of Christ.
British usually eat hot-cross buns, which are
marked on top with cross.
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Easter
In April.
The celebration of the Resurrection of Christ
Schools
are closed for two weeks.
People give each other chocolate
eggs that are wrapped in silver paper.
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The London Marathon
One of the biggest marathons in
the world.
Each year about 30,000 people start the race
and about 25,000 finish.
Raise money for charity.
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May Day
May 1
A pagan festival to celebrate the
end of winter and welcome summer.
Children dance around the
maypole and sing songs.
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Chelsea Flower Show
In May
Britain’s most important flower and
garden show.
Thousands of people come to see the prize
flowers and specially built gardens.
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Midsummer Day
June 24
Summer solstice.
People stay up until midnight
to welcome in midsummer day.
When the fires die
down, men run or jump through it to bring good luck.
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Trooping The Colour
The second Saturday in June.
Celebrates the
Queen’s official birthday.
Lots of marching, military music and the
soldiers are dressed in colourful uniforms.
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Saint Swithin’s Day
July 15
Saint Swithin was England’s Bishop
of Winchester.
40 days of bad weather will follow if
it rains on this day.
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Wimbledon
The last week of July and the first
week of June.
At Wimbledon in South-West London.
One of the
four great world tennis championships and the only one which is played on grass.
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Notting Hill Carnival
The last weekend in August.
Takes place
in Notting Hill.
People dress up in fabulous costumes.
Steel bands
play African and Caribbean music.
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Harvest Festivals
In September.
A Christian festival.
It was held to
say thank you to God for a good harvest.
Churches
are decorated with fruit, vegetables and flowers.
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Halloween
October 31
A pagan festival celebrates the return of
the souls that visit their former houses.
People dress up
as witches, ghosts etc.
Houses are decorated with pumpkins.
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Guy Fawke’s Night
November 5
He was a terrorist.
The day
marks the discovery of a plot to blow up
Parliament in 1605.
People make models of him and burn them on big bonfires.
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Christmas Day
December 25
Religious ceremony commemorating the birth of
Christ.
Children wake up early to find presents in their
stockings.
Traditional Christmas tree and dinner.
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Boxing Day
December 26
It is usually spent in front
of the TV, recovering from Christmas Day.
Servants go from
house to house with collecting boxes.