British holidays and special occasions

Traditional seaside holidayTraditional seaside holiday is a typical british summer holiday... Christmas day, december 25, is probably the most popular holiday in Britain.. Traditionally

British and American culture

Welcome to the presentation of

group 7

Topic: British holidays and special occasions

Group members

1.Nguyễn Thị Yến – leader 2 Vũ Thị Hồng Thúy

3.Hồ Thu Thủy 4 Đặng Minh Trâm

5.Trần Thị Phương 6 Đoàn Thị Uyên

7 Lê Thị Nga 8 Nguyễn Thị Trang

Traditional seaside holiday

Traditional seaside holiday is a typical british summer holiday

Entertainment for all

Entertainment was diverse! It ranged from the puppet show Punch and Judy to donkey rides along the beach There were even

'bathing machines' for the ladies These wooden shelters on wheels were pulled into the sea by horses or donkeys, and once inside, the women could change into their bathing suits hidden from view, thus retaining their modesty.

The traditional seaside can be found in many other resorts up and down the country On the Dorset Coast Weymouth still retains much of this atmosphere It is busier than Southwold, but it is still a family resort There is a clock on the front that celebrates the Queen's Jubilee (Queen Victoria's that is!) The beach has golden sands and is perfect for bathing

Traditional things to eat at the seaside are candy floss and a

stick of rock sweet

Candy floss

Rock

Many British people spend much of their free time during the summer months down by the sea Children enjoy swimming in the sea and building sandcastles

Christmas day

Christmas day, december 25, is probably the most

popular holiday in Britain It is a family holiday

Traditionally all relatives and friends get together and

give each other presents

On this day many people go to churches, open their christmas presents, decorate christmas trees

This day is a traditional family day, all the family gather at table to eat traditional dinner of roast turkey and christmas pudding

Traditional family christmas dinner

Children leave a long stocking at the end of their beds on christmas eve, 24th december, hoping that father christmas will come down the chimney during the night and bring them small presents, fruit and nuts At some time on christmas day the family will sit down a big turkey dinner followed by christmas pudding They will probably pull a cracker It will make a loud crack and a coloured hat or a small toy will fall out

Later in the afternoon they may watch the queen’s speech on the television and enjoy a piece of christmas cake

or eat a hot mince pie 26th december is also a public holiday, Boxing day, and this is the time

to visit friends and relatives

Boxing day

Boxing day is celebrated on december 26th

Boxing day is a bank and public holiday in the United kingdom, Autralia, Canada, Switzerland,

Germany,

New year’s day

New Year's Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom

on January 1 each year It marks the start of the New

Year in the Gregorian calendar For many people have a

quiet day on January 1, which marks the end of the

Christmas break before they return to work.

At midnight, as the New Year begins, the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast to mark the start of the New Year.

What do people do in new year’s day?

On New Year's Eve (December 31), just before

midnight, many people turn on a television to show

pictures of one of the four clocks on the Clock Tower on

the Palace of Westminster, or Houses of Parliament, in

London counting down the last minutes of the old year

At midnight, as the New Year begins, the chimes of Big

Ben, the bell inside the Clock Tower, are broadcast to

mark the start of the New Year Champagne or other

sparkling wines are often served at this point.

Big Ben on new year’s Eve

Many people hold parties at home or go out to pubs or night clubs

These parties often continue into the early hours of the morning

Hence, for many people, New Year's Day is time for recovering

from the excesses of the night before

For others, it is the last day of the Christmas holiday before they return

to work Some take the opportunity to carry out home improvements or

to go for a walk in the country In many places around the United Kingdom's coast, groups of people dress up in fancy costumes and run into the cold sea.

The 14th of february is called

valentine It is a day of lovers That is when every woman and every man thinks about his or her sweetheart

St.valentine’s is the saint of

people in love On that day

people send valentine cards and presents to their beloved

Traditionally you must never write your name on it

Every year thousands of people travel to a small village on Scotland’s border with England to get married The village

is called Gretna Green.

It’s romantic reputation began in 1754

In that time in England marriage for people under 21 without parents’ permission was banned, but in Scotland it

was possible to marry.

Mother’s Day

Mothers Day in UK is celebrated with great

excitement and verve but it does not fall on the same date as in US In UK, Mother's Day celebrations takes place on the fourth Sunday in the month of Lent Since the Lent days are not fixed, the date for mothers Day changes every year

M is for the million things she gave me O is means only that she’s growing old T is for the tears she shed to save me H is for her heart of pusert gold

E is for her eyes, with love- light shinning R Means right, and right she’ll always be

Halloween means “ holy evening”, and takes place on 31 october It was begun by the Celts over 2000 years ago Peolpe belive that ghost and witches came out on that night There beliefs were not encouraged by the church, but the festival wasn’t abandoned The Irish lit lanterns and candles to keep the ghosts away and wore costumes and masks to frighten them People travelled from village to village and asked for food They belive that any village that didn’t give food would have bad luck.

These were brought to the USA in the nineteenth century by Irish immigrants Athough it is much more important festival in the united States than in britain, it is celebrated by many people in the UK It is particularly connected with witches and ghosts

At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches children dressed in white sheets knock on doors at Halloween and ask if you would like a

“trick” or “treat” , they go away However, if you don’t , they play a “trick” on you ,

such as making a lot of noise or spilling flour on your front doorstep!

April fools’ day

April fools’ day is on the 1st of april English children like this day very much They play jokes and tricks on other people, even on

teacher

Aprils’ day, also know as all fools’ day is certainly not a

holiday , but everybody likes it so much!

This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are

on the other three- hundred and sixty-four

Mark Twain

Celebrations by region

A St Patrick's Day religious procession in Downpatrick ,

A Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin

Children watch the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal 2006 St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square London

The symbols for Easter are: the chicks,the easter eggs and

the flowers.

Children paint and decorate eggs

The Easter Bunny is a magic rabbit that hides eggs for the

little boys and girls

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