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Holidays in England

New year

In England it is not necessary to celebrate with family, give gifts. Special dishes for him, too, no English in the kitchen. Mistress just baked Apple pie. In Scotland for example, it is given far more significance than Christmas. There are people thoroughly clean the house. They finish all the works, leaving no one: 'd wind up stopouts socks or dokazyvaetsya, repair all broken things. Waiting for the first strike of the chimes, the head of the family opens the front door, leaves, while not subside clock. Thus he gives the old year to leave and ready to meet new.

Is considered, first, came a guest of the new year will Herald a good or not too change. In different regions the sign of a successful guest – either light or dark hair. In England the same luck may bring a guest, if you grab some coal and a regular glass of water.

In great Britain people attach great importance to this custom of opening doors. Residents of Hertforshire at midnight welcomed with open rear doors, seeing off the old year. Then in the first minute of a new need to open the main door, inviting the new year.

Up-Helly-Aa

Means the end of Jan. The roots of the holiday date back to the 9th century, when the Islands of Scotland are often attacked by Vikings. The events dedicated to celebration. People made a model ship of the conquerors, the Vikings 30 feet in size, change them, and took torches, carrying a model of a ship in the sea along the city streets. On the shore has burned is part of the custom of the Vikings, so they buried the chiefs and warriors.

Celebrate it in winter, February 14. People secretly give each other gifts, buy greeting cards – "Valentines". In ancient times, the admirers, regardless of the financial situation brought their gifts and leaving them on the steps at the door to the ladies of the heart, then rang the doorbell and ran away. Homeland postcards – England, it is here such began to do first.

Free girls in England before sunrise festive in the morning waiting by the window, looking for their sweethearts. They believe that the stranger he had seen the first - this is the second half. In the 19th century started throwing scraps in the river with the name of the selected men. "Surfaced" note carried the name of her spouse.

Carnival

In England it is celebrated not so lush compared to other European countries. In the middle ages of 14-16 centuries it has been popular and noted its noisy with competition and preparing a traditional dish – pancakes. However, the reformation had it down: gradually reduce the days festivities were postponed dates of the other holidays. Now since the 19th century, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated one day, but people will cease to love him less.

Conducted different games, competitions, fist fights. Most popular – football.

Similar to March 8. The beginning of a hidden tradition in the Victorian era, then the children were forced to work away from home at an early age. And the proceeds sent home. Only once a year they were allowed to return to the family, parents. Little workers brought gifts, small as bouquets of flowers.