Student: Leyla Alizada

Group: 223B
Subject: Speaking skills
Teacher: Tahirzade Gunay
Freelance work:Festivals In England
What does Festival mean?
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some
characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often
marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival constitutes typical
cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship.[1]
Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agricultural. Food is such a
vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious
commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take
place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the
southern.
Festivals include:
1.Diwali In Leicester
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is one of the most significant festivals in Indian
culture and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains every autumn between mid-
October and mid-November. It signifies new beginnings, the victory of good over
evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.
Diwali in Leicester remains the most famous and well-known religious festival in
England, UK today. With amazing fireworks, street décor, music shows, carnivals,
and dance performances amongst others; Leicester celebrates Diwali in the fullest
of splendour for almost two weeks during Diwali. It is an outstanding and one of
the biggest festival outside India. Esteem the sparkling lights, enjoy the peppy
songs and dances and indulge with the tasty Indian delicacies.
2.Jorvik Viking Festival
During the centuries of Viking rule in Europe, York (formerly Jorvik) was a major
outpost of the British Isles. The Jorvik Viking Festival, a weeklong festival
established in 1985, honors the English city's historical legacy as well as the ethnic
heritage of the many Scandinavians who travel to York to participate in the famous
re-enactments.
The highlight of the festival is the re-enactment of the Battle of Stamford Bridge, a
clash in 1066 between the Normans and the Saxons that marked the end of Viking
rule in England. Although the battle actually occurred outside the city, the re-
enactment takes place in the Eye of York, a circular grassed area in front of York
Castle. Leading up to this main event, the actors perform battle drills and training
routines.
Activities of a less violent nature include shopping in a Viking market, the
traditional burning of a Viking boat, sword forging demonstrations, and cultural
events centered on old Scandinavian tales, dances, and songs.
4.Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated in the United Kingdom, and in a number of
countries that were formerly part of the British Empire, with parades, fireworks,
bonfires, and food. Straw effigies of Fawkes are tossed on the bonfire, as are—in
more recent years in some places—those of contemporary political
figures.Fireworks, a major component of most Guy Fawkes Day celebrations,
represent the explosives that were never used by the plotters. Guards perform an
annual search of the Parliament building to check for potential arsonists, although
it is more ceremonial than serious. Lewes, in southeastern England, is the site of a
celebration of Guy Fawkes Day that has a distinctly local flavour, involving six
bonfire societies whose memberships are grounded in family history stretching
back for generations.
5. Lost Village
Conducted in the isolated Lincolnshire woodland, the Lost Village festival matches
the dreamlike surroundings and an exciting carnival atmosphere. Designed to feel
like you have tripped into the last civilized garrison of a dystopian future, you will
find the lakeside feasts and food halls hidden amongst the trees. The scenario there
is bound to give you a unique experience which you had perhaps never had earlier.
Where: Lincolnshire
When: 27th – 30th August
Location:Pennines,England