Writing 6 David Gonzalez

Writing 6 David Gonzalez

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Question: Which one of these festivals isn’t celebrated in UK?

Important festivals and dates in UK.

There are a lot of important festivals and dates in UK. Every month has his own special day.

January

Twelfth Night (5th January) is when all Christmas Decorations should be removed so as not to bring bad luck upon the home. If decorations are not removed on Twelfth Night, they should stay up all year.

February

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 or presenting flowers.

March

National Days are not celebrated in Britain in the same way as they are in a number of other countries. Only St Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland (and the republic of Ireland) and St Andrew's Day in Scotland are taken as an official holiday. All the other national days are normal working days.

April 

April begins with a day of fun and jokes, April fool’s day. We don’t know when it was invented but it has been kept for hundreds of years.

May

The first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.                

June

Each June, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family attend the Trooping the Colour ceremony on Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall in London. The Queen attends the ceremony to take the salute from thousands of guardsmen who parade the Colour.

July

The census of swans takes place annually during July on the River Thames in a ceremony known as Swan Upping. Swans are counted and marked on a 70 mile, five day journey up the River Thames.

August

The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that since 1966[1] has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, each August over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday).

September

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

This day is celebrated by singing, praying and decorating the churches with baskets of fruit and food.

October

On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween,thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active.

November

In Great Britain, Bonfire Night is the tradition of celebrating the failure of Guy Fawkes' actions. The British festival is celebrated in 5th of November, although some commercially driven events are held at a weekend near to the correct date, to maximise attendance. 

December 

In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day, which is 26 December.

Traditionally, 26 December was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor.