British

Culture, Customs and

Tradition

-Saloni Bedi
 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
 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.
 Easter

Easter in Britain has its beginnings long before the

arrival of Christianity.
 First day of the month of
Mayda may, warmer weather
begins and trees start to
y blossom.. Traditional
English may day
celebration include
dancing
around
a maypole
 HALLOWEEN
Trick-or-treating
harks back to the
Middle Ages, when
poor people in
Britain would beg
for a sweet-bread
treat, and pray for
dead relatives in
return..
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange
is associated with the Fall harvest and black is
associated with darkness and death.
 Christmas

Santa Claus is referred to as Father

Christmas in Britain
The first
Christmas
card was
posted
in England
in 1840..
 Queen’s
telegram

On his or her hundredth birthday, a

British person gets a telegram from
the Queen.
 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.
 Windsor castle is the oldest and
largest royal residence in the world
still in use.
 Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday .

On that day the Monarch ceremonially
distributes small silver coins known as “Maundy
money” to a group of old people.
 Shaking hands

Hundreds of years ago, their

soldiers began this custom. They shook hands to
show that they didn’t have a sword.
British people drink 165 million
cups of tea every day.
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).
Thank you..
And
Have A Nice
Day !
Reference
Text &sPhotos :-
Google.co.uk
Britishroyalfamily.com
Cyborlink.com
Etsy
Pinterest
Google Images
Medias.photodeck And some
forgotten ones Saloni Bedi