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Holidays
and
Special occasions
Traditional seaside holidays
Modern holidays
Christmas
New Year
Other notable annual occasions
1.Traditional seaside holidays
The British upper class started seaside holidays in late 18th century

The middle classes followed around the beginning of 20th century and working with the working classes .
Time : last for 1 or 2 weeks
Places : Hotels , boarding house , small family business
Food : at local restaurants which are cheap and conventional
Activities :
Children : ride donkeys , make sandcastles , buy ice-creams or swim in the sea .
Older adults : sit in the deck chair , go for a paddle with their skirts or trousers-legs hitched up
Some resorts have wooden huts on near the beach ( beach huts)

 Swimming and sunbathing without any clothing is rare
In the evening
There has amusement arcades , bingo halls , discos , theatres , bowling alleys ,…

Special :

Platform out into the sea
Ex : The blackpool illuminations have lighted decoration which are switched on at night are very famous
In the 1950s and 1960s , holiday camp became popular . People stayed in chalets in self-contained villages .
Christmas
Christmas in Britain
December 25 – Jesus Christ’s birth

Time for many people to give and receive gifts and prepare special festive meals
Before Christmas
Decorating homes and gardens with
Christmas tree
Small colored
fairy lights
Leaves and berries
Holly
Ivy
Laurel
Prince Albert
Carols by Candlelight
Children believe that Santa will come and leave them something
The traditional Christmas
dinner
- Vegetables
- Roast turkey
- Sauces
Dessert with pudding
cakes
Boxing Day is a bank and public holiday in the United kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany
New Year
New Year Day’s is a public holiday in the United Kingdom on January 1 each other. 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
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 Place 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
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.
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 purser gold
E... is for her eyes, with love- light shinning
R... Means right, and right she’ll always be
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 purser gold
E... is for her eyes, with love- light shinning
R... Means right, and right she’ll always be
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!
St. Patrick’s day(march 17) is the Irish holiday named after the patron saint who brought Christianity there. People dress in green and drink Guinness. There are parades in towns and cities in Ireland or the USA.
Celebrations by region
Children watch the Saint Patrick`s Day Parade in Montreal.
2006 St Patrick`s Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square London
A St Patrick`s Day religious procession in Downpatrick
A Saint Patrick`s Day parade in Dublin
Easter
Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death

Giving each other chocolate eggs

- At the time, many people go away on holiday
Easter Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated the day after Easter Sunday.
Formerly, it was celebrated as Easter Week in many places, but was reduced to a one day celebration in the 19th century.
Halloween
October 31

 Held parties where hosts and guests dress up as skeletons, ghosts
Common symbols include pumpkins, bats, spiders
Other notable annual occasions
Good Friday
The Friday before Easter
 Commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
 Eating hot cross buns
Easter
Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death
Giving each other chocolate eggs
At that time, many people go away on holiday
Shrove Tuesday ( Pancake Tuesday)
Forty seven days before Easter 2 activities
Pancake tossing contest
Pancake race
Guy Fawkes’ day( Bonfire Night)
5th November
- Mark the failed attempt to blow up the House 4 of Parliament by Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirator
Use money to buy fireworks
+ They eat traditionally Guy Fawkes Night
+ Food: apple and potato
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
St Valentine’ Day and Gretna Green
St Valentine’ Day and Gretna Green
 14th February
 People send cards, gifts, and text messages to somebody they love
 Thousands of people travel to Gretna Green
Gretna Green Village
Marriage and wedding ceremony
 Wedding on St Valentine’s Day: book 3 months in advance