British Culture, Customs and Tradition

1. British Culture, Customs and Tradition

-Saloni

2. Bonfire night - Guy fawkes

On the evening of 5th november,
there are fireworks ,bonfires and
people burn guy fawk’s images as
they celebrate his failure to blow up
the parliament in 1605

3. St. George's day

St George's Day in
England remembers St
George, England's patron
saint. April 23, his death
anniversary, is seen as
England's national day.

4. Easter

Easter in Britain has its beginnings
long before the arrival of

5. Mayday

Mayda
y
month of may,
warmer weather
begins and trees
start to blossom..
Traditional English
may day
celebration
include
dancing
around
a

6.

HALLOWEEN
Trick-or-treating
harks back to
the Middle
Ages, when
poor people in
Britain would
beg for a sweetbread treat, and
pray for dead
relatives in
return..

7.

Orange and black are Halloween colors because
orange is associated with the Fall harvest and
black is associated with darkness and death.

8. Christmas

 Santa Claus is referred to as
Father Christmas in Britain

9.

The first
Christmas
card was
posted
in England
in
1840..

10. Queen’s telegram

On his or her
hundredth birthday, a
British person gets a

11. House of Lords

 In the House of Lords, Chancellor sits
on the sack of   wool. This tradition
comes from the old times when
sheep wool made England rich and
powerful.

12.

Windsor castle is the
oldest and largest
royal residence in the
world still in use.

13. Maundy  Thursday

Maundy Thursday is the day befor
e Good Friday . On that day the
Monarch ceremonially distributes
small silver coins known as

14. Shaking hands

Hundreds of years ago, their
soldiers began this custom. They
shook hands to show

15.

British people drink
165 million cups of
tea every day.
 

16. British Literature

It is split into three large time
periods, each represented by a
main author or work: Old English
(Beowulf), Middle English (Geoffrey
Chaucer), and Modern English
(William Shakespeare).

17.

Thank you..
And
Have A Nice

18.

Reference
Text &sPhotos :-
Google.co.uk
Britishroyalfamily.com
Cyborlink.com
Etsy
Pinterest
Google Images
Medias.photodeck And some
forgotten ones
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