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British festivals and holidays have a long history. Harvest Festival in September celebrates the food grown locally and reminds Christians of God's gifts. The calendar lists many annual festivals including New Year's Day, Valentine's Day when people express love, and Halloween. Religious festivals also occur throughout the year, such as Epiphany on January 6th for Christians and Hana Matsuri Buddhist flower festival on April 8th. British towns each have their own traditions for celebrating.

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Van Hoa Anh

British festivals and holidays have a long history. Harvest Festival in September celebrates the food grown locally and reminds Christians of God's gifts. The calendar lists many annual festivals including New Year's Day, Valentine's Day when people express love, and Halloween. Religious festivals also occur throughout the year, such as Epiphany on January 6th for Christians and Hana Matsuri Buddhist flower festival on April 8th. British towns each have their own traditions for celebrating.

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FESTIVALS AND

HOLYDAYS IN
BRITAIN
All Year Round
British Folklore, Legends and Superstitions
Harvest Festival
Traditionally 24th September was the day on which harvesting
began in medieval England.

- Harvest Festival is a celebration of the food grown on the land.

- Harvest Festival reminds Christians of all the good things God


gives them.
Many festivals and holidays in Britain are centuries old.
Every town, village and hamlet in Britain has its own
traditions

Calendar of British Holidays in the UK


2009 - 2010
Special Days Every Month
January June
• 1st New Year's Day 
Trooping the Colours
• 5th Twefth Night 
Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
February July

1st Candlemas Day 
Swan Upping

14th Valentine's Day August
March 
Notting Hill Carnival

1st St David's Day September
(Wales National Day) 
Harvest Festival

17th St. Patrick's Day October
(Ireland's Special Day) 
31st Halloween
March/April November
• Shrove Tuesday 
5th Bonfire Night
• Lent 
11th Remembrance Day
• Mothering Sunday 
30th St Andrew's Day
• Maundy Thursday (Scotland's National Day)
• Easter December

Advent
April 
25th Christmas
• 1st April Fool's Day 
26th Boxing Day
• 23rd St George's Day (England's National
Day)
May

1st May Day
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day (Saint Valentine's Day) is an occasion celebrated on
February 14. It is the traditional day on which people express their love
for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or
offering confectionery.
Who is St. Valentine?
• There were many Christians names Valentine. According to the
Catholic Encyclopaedia, at least three Saint Valentines are
mentioned who are associated with 14 February. One is described
as a priest at Rome, another as a Bishop of Interamna (now Terni in
Italy) and the other lived and died in Africa.
• The Valentine that most experts believe is the actual one
remembered on St. Valentine's Day was a Roman who was
martyred for refusing to give up Christianity.
What happens on Valentines day in Britain?
• Each year in Britain, we spend around £503m on cards, flowers,
chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's Day. Traditionally these
were sent anonymously, but nowadays we often make it clear who
is sending each 'Valentine'.
Calendar of unusual Customs and Traditions
in England, Scotland and Wales
Mummers Play The Horn Dance

Well Dressing
Religious festivals

Many religious festivals occur at different


times each year. This is because most
religious holidays or festivals are based on
a fixed date, the phases of the moon, the
timing of the equinoxes and solstices or a
combination of the two.
6 January

Epiphany (Christian)
The twelfth day of Christmas, celebrates the visit of
the wise men, or magi, to the baby Jesus.

8 April
Hana Matsuri - the Flower Festival (Buddhist)
Buddha Shakyamuni's birthday. Celebrated with a flower
festival. Buddha was born on the eighth day of the fourth
month of the traditional Chinese calendar, and although
this date will vary on the international calendar, the
Japanese have translated the date to 8 April.

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