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Traditions and holidays of Great Britain
Every nation and every country has its own traditions and customs. Traditions make a nation special. Some of them are old-fashioned and many people remember them, others are part of people s life. Some British customs and traditions are known all the world.Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some are funny and some are strange. But they are all interesting. There is the long menu of traditional British food. There are many royal occasions. There are songs, saying and superstitions. They are all part of the British way of life.cannot really imagine Britain without all its traditions, this integral feature of social and private life of the people living on the British Isles that has always been an important part of their life and work.traditions can classified into several groups: traditions concerning the Englishmen s private life (child s birth, wedding, marriage, wedding anniversary); which are connected with families incomes; state traditions; national holidays, religious holidays, public festival, traditional ceremonies.about royal traditions? There are numerous royal traditions in Britain, some are ancient, others are modern.Queen is the only person in Britain with two birthdays. Her real birthday is on April 21st, but she has an official birthday, too. That is on the second Saturday in June. And on the Queen s official birthday, there is a traditional ceremony called the Trooping of the Colour. It is a big parade with brass bands and hundreds of soldiers at Horse Guard s Parade in London. A regiment of the Queen s soldiers, the Guards, march in front of her. At the front of the parade there is the regiment s flag or colour . Thousands of Londoners and visitors watch in Horse Guards Parade. And millions of people at home watch it on television. This custom is not very old, but it is for very old people. On his or her one hundredth birthday, a British person gets a telegram with congratulations from the Queen.changing of the Guard happens every day at Buckingham Palace, the Queen s home in London. The ceremony always attracts a lot of spectators - Londoners as well as visitors - to the British capital.soldiers stand on front of the palace. Each morning these soldier...
