The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins.
Dressing in masks and costumes is a popular Halloween activity. Costumes can be traditional and scary, such as a witch’s pointy hat and black gown. Costumes may also have a modern flavor. Many children dress up as movie characters or a favorite superhero. But Halloween is not just for children. Many adults enjoy showing off their costumes at Halloween parties!
May Day (五月节)
The Europeans believed the First of May was the First day of summer, where flowers are blooming, the world is filled with beautiful colors. Traditionally, the celebration color is white and flower patterns.
It is also a memorable occasion to make New Year's resolutions, which they hope to fulfill in the coming year.
St. Valentine's Day
On February 14 loving couples exchange cards and gifts while single people can send love letters to people they fancy.
3. Easter costume parade 复活节化装游街 • The custom of wearing new clothes on Easter began around 300 A.D. The first Christian emperor decreed that members of his court should wear their finest clothes on Easter.
Holidays in Britain
Religious holidays National holidays Holidays in the 4 parts Christmas Easter
Religious holidays National holidays Holidays in the 4 parts
Holidays and Festivals in Britain
New Year’s day 1月1日 Valentine’s Day 2月14日 St David’s Day 3月1日 St Patrick’s Day 3月17日 Lady’s Day / Annunciation Day 圣母玛丽亚日 3月25日 Good Friday 耶稣受难日 -- 复活节前的星期五 Holy Saturday Easter的前一天 Easter day 在3月21日到4月25日之间 Easter Monday Easter的第二天
According to some popular legends, he drove snakes out of Ireland. Snakes are Christian symbol of evil.
People celebrate this day by wearing green, having green food, and attending parades.
• Bank Day: 8月27日：八月公假日 • Halloween’en: 万圣节前夕 - 10月31日 • Hallowmas/all saints’ day 万圣节 11月1日 • Guy Fawkes’ Day : 11月5日 烟火节 • Christmas Eve : 12月24日 • Christmas day: 12月25日 • Boxing Day: 12月26日
2.The Easter Bunny 复活节兔子
The Easter Bunny is the modern version of a very old Easter symbol. The hare, a larger relative of the rabbit, was an animal sacred to the goddess Eostre.
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Commonwealth Day(英联邦纪念日)
It is celebrated on 24th ,May to celebrate the birth of Queen Victoria.
Bank Holidays &Public Holidays
Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day, is an annual feast day, which celebrates Saint Patrick ,one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17.
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April Fool’s Day/ All Fools’ Day 4月1日 Queen's Birthday: 4月21日 Shakespeare's Day / St George’s Day: 4月23日 May Day: 5月1日 Bank Day: 5月7日/5月28日：五月公假日 Queen's Official Birthday :6月10日或前一 个星期六放假 • Midsummer’ s Day :6月23日
• The term Bank Holidays dates back to the Bank Holiday Act of 1871 by which banks are closed on particular days .
Hallowe’en (万圣节前夕) Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween.
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Eating green
Wearing green
Easter Day
Easter Day mores
1.Easter egg 复活节彩蛋
The custom of the Easter egg hunt, folklore tells us, was started by a German duchess. It was said the brightly decorated eggs were left by the Easter rabbit for the country children, who made a game of finding the eggs.
Christians consider eggs to be “the seed of life”. So they celebrate Easter Sunday as
the day that Jesus Christ returned to life.
The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that rabbits laid eggs in the grass.
Valentine, realizing the unfairness of the rule, disobeyed Claudius II and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius II ordered that he was put to death on February 14th A.D.270. From A.D. 496 on, February 14th was established as a day to honor Valentine.
There are many different explanations about it. The most popular explanation is about Minister Valentine.
During the third century, Valentine served in Rome. When King Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with families, he outlawed marriage for young men.
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