There are fewer public holidays in Great
Britain than in other European countries. They are Christmas Day, Boxing Day,
New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, and
Summer Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays,
because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops are closed.The
most favourite holiday is Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the
city of London a present. It's a big Christmas tree and it stands in the
Trafalgar Square.Before Christmas, groups of singers go from house to house.
They collect money for charities and sing carols, traditional Christmas
songs. Many churches hold a service on the Sunday. before Christmas.The fun
starts the night before, on the 24th of December. Traditionally this is the
day when people decorate their trees. Children hang stockings at their beds,
hoping that Father Christmas will come down the chimney during the night and
fill them with toys and sweets.Christmas is a family holiday. All the family
usually meet for the big Christmas dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding.
And everyone gives and receives presents. The 26th of December, Boxing Day,
is an extra holiday after Christmas. Its the time to visit friends and
relatives.New Years Day is not such favourable in Britain than Christmas. But
in Scotland Hogmanay, New Years Eve is the biggest festival of the
year.Besides public holidays, there are some special festivals in Great
Britain. One of them takes place on the 5th of November. On that day, in
1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King
James I. He didn't succeed. The King's men found the bomb, took Guy Fawkes to
the Tower and cut off his head.Since that day the British celebrate the 5th
of November. They burn a dummy, made of straw and old clothes, in a bonfire
and let off fireworks. This dummy is called a
"guy" (like Guy Fawkes)
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