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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.