ENGLISH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

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1. The Celts celebrated their New Year's Eve on October 31st. They believed that evil spirits came with the long hours of winter darkness. Today the children carry pumpkin lanterns in the dark evening.
Christmas
Guy Fawkes
Halloween
Bank Holiday
   
2. The word is Latin and means "arrival". It is the new year of the Christian church.
Halloween
Easter
Whitsun
Advent
   
3. In November 1605 some Catholics plotted to blow up the English Parliament and King James I. The story is remembered each November 5th when "Guys" are burnt in the "Bonfire Night".
Halloween
Guy Fawkes
Remembrance Day
Harvest Festival
   
4. On this day Christians remember when Jesus was crucified on a cross. It's traditional to eat hot "cross buns" on this day.
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Ash Wednesday
Palm Sunday
   
5. Red and green are the traditional colours of this festival. It all ends with "The Twelfth Night". One of the days of this festival is called "Boxing Day".
Easter
Whitsun
New Year's Eve
Christmas
   
6. All over Britain there are parties, fireworks, singing and dancing. As Big Ben strikes midnight, people link arms and sing "Auld lang syne".
Bonfire Night
Halloween
New Year's Eve
Harvest Festival