BRITISH HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

CHAPTER 8

Holidays and Customs and t !i" o"i#ins t!ll us $ at is im%o"tant in a &ultu"! 'ost olidays t "ou# out t ! $o"ld %"o(id! o%%o"tuniti!s )o" )amili!s and )"i!nds to #!t to#!t !" to (isit* !at* !+& an#! #ood $is !s and !n,oy !a& ot !"-s &om%any and os%itality

RELI.IO/S HOLIDAYS
B"itain "!mains mainly a C "istian nation* o$!(!" many do not #o to & u"& to $o"s i% 'any ot !" "!li#ions C "istian )!sti(als a"! o0s!"(!d 0ut ada%t!d to )it n!!ds o) a s!&ula" so&i!ty Non1C "istians and C "istians %a"ti&i%at! in a&ti(iti!s )o" C "istmas and East!"

NATIVITY Bi"t o) 2!sus

CHRIST'AS
D!&!m0!" 34 Bi##!st and 0!st lo(!d oliday S& ools* 0usin!ss!s* and o))i&!s &los! C!l!0"ation o) 0i"t o) 2!sus C "ist1C "istmas mass1$o"s i% s!"(i&!5 Son o) .od to sa(! t ! $o"ld )"om sin

6INTER SOLSTICE
In&lud!s som! C "istmas t"aditions1 d!&o"atin# ous!* 7issin#8mistl!to!

CHRIST'AS CELEBRATION
E+& an#! #i)ts and &a"ds Holiday )oods D!&o"atin# om!s8$o"7%la&! C "istmas t"!!s C "istmas li# ts8o"nam!nts

'ISTLETOE

HO'E DECORATED

SPECIAL BRITISH CHRIST'AS TRADITIONS

C "istmas Pantomim!1Panto a &omi&al musi&al %lay 0as!d on t"aditional & ild"!n-s sto"y* $it main & a"a&t!" t ! 9%"in&i%al 0oy: %lay!d 0y a youn# $oman ;u!!n-s C "istmas m!ssa#!8%ast y!a" < o%!s Bo+in# Day1day a)t!" C "istmas8old &ustom )o" s!"(ants1no$ sal!s* )ood !t&5 most %!o%l! don-t 7no$ $ y

EASTER
FOR CHRISTIANS 'OST I'PORTANT CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL CO''E'ORATES THE CR/CIFI=ION AND RES/RRECTION OF 2ES/S AND THE PRO'ISE THAT THOSE 6HO BELIEVE 6ILL DIE B/T BE RES/RRECTED TO LIVE 6ITH .OD IN HEAVEN FOREVER 'ANY ATTEND CH/RCH FOR THIS HOPE 'ANY CELEBRATE THE SEC/LAR THIN.S .IFTS* CANDY* EASTER B/NNY* ETC5

CR/CIFI=ION

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
;u!!n-s 0i"t day >no$n as 9T"oo%in# t ! Colou": S!&ond Satu"day in 2un! Bu&7in# am Pala&! in London Li7! a National Day

SAINT PATRIC>S DAY

No"t !"n I"!land Cat oli&s Pat"on Saint o) I"!land1St Pat"i&7 'a"& ?@ SP li(!d 4t &!ntu"y 0t0 on! $ o 0"ou# t C "istianity to I"!land T"adition1d"o(! out sna7!s o" !(il and us!d t "!! l!a) &lo(!"8s am"o&7 to !+%lain C "istian T"inity AFat !"* Son and Holy S%i"itB to Pa#ans I"is

Ho#manay
S&otland N!$ Y!a"s E(! Fi"st )ootin# C )i"st %!"son to (isit om! 0"in# lu&75 Youn#* da"7 ai"!d and andsom! 0"in#s !+t"a #ood lu&71%a"ty

HALLO6EEN
Hallo$!!n C O&t5 D? ."!at )!ast o) Pa#an C!lts A""i(al o) $int!" Som! 0!li!(! &an &ommun! $it t ! d!ad 'is& i!) Fo"tun!1t!llin# < masEu!"ad!s

EISTEDDFOD
6ALES CELTIC 6ORD1'EANS .ATHERIN. PEOPLE RECITE VERSES SIN. SON.S TO HELP CONTIN/E 6ELSH LAN./A.E AS IT IS DISAPPEARIN.

'ANY CELEBRATIONS AND HOLIDDAYS

DIFFERENT C/LT/RES DIFFERENT HISTORIES SO'E HAVE CHAN.ED OVER TI'E SO'E ANCIENT PA.AN TRADITIONS ADOPTED BY CHRISTIAN CH/RCH

CONCL/SION
YO/ 'I.HT SEEF 6ELSH CELEBRATE B/RNS NI.HT LONDONERS 6ATCH DRA.ON DANCES AT CHINESE NE6 YEAR '/SLI'S EN2OY CHOCOLATE EASTER E..S CHRISTIAN SHOPPIN. ON BO=IN. DAY S/CH HOLIDAYS SHO6 C/LT/RES CHAN.E8INFL/ENCE EA5 OTHER OPPORT/NITY TO SHARE RICH C/LT/RAL HERITA.E OF />

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