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FESTIVALS AND

HOLYDAYS IN

BRITAIN

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All Year Round

British Folklore, Legends and Superstitions

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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

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January 1st New Year's Day

5th Twefth NightFebruaryy 1st Candlemas Dayy 14th Valentine's Day

Marchy 1st St David's Day

(Wales National Day)

y 17th St. Patrick's Day(Ireland's Special Day)

March/April Shrove Tuesday Lent Mothering Sunday Maundy Thursday Easter

April 1st April Fool's Day 23rd St George's Day (England's National

Day)

Mayy 1st May Day

Juney Trooping the Coloursy Wimbledon Tennis TournamentJulyy Swan UppingAugusty Notting Hill CarnivalSeptembery Harvest FestivalOctobery 31st Halloween

Novembery 5th Bonfire Nighty 11th Remembrance Day

y 30th St Andrew's Day(Scotland's National Day)

Decembery Adventy 25th Christmasy 26th Boxing Day

Special Days Every Month

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Calendar of unusual Customs and Traditions

in England, Scotland and Wales

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Mummers Play The Horn Dance

Well Dressing

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Religious festivals

Many religious festivals occur at different

times each year. This is because most

religious holidays or festivals are based ona fixed date, the phases of the moon, the

timing of the equinoxes and solstices or a

combination of the two.

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6 January

Hana Matsuri - the Flower Festival (Buddhist)

Buddha Shakyamuni's birthday. Celebrated with a flower 

festival. Buddha was born on the eighth day of the fourthmonth of the traditional Chinese calendar, and although

this date will vary on the international calendar, the

Japanese have translated the date to 8 April.

8 April

Epiphany (Christian)The twelfth day of Christmas, celebrates the visit of 

the wise men, or magi, to the baby Jesus.