https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx Learn something new about Brirish Holidays and try to answer the questions correctly in the game Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? en-us 2022-10-20 19:24:32 UTC 2025-06-04 09:03:37 UTC hello@padlet.com sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351480864 It is a bank holiday. Like many nations around the world, British people celebrate it by hosting parties with their friends and families to await the countdown to the New Year. In Scotland they call it Hogmanay and celebrate it by having a party with friends and setting fireworks off. In many cities there are free celebrations that anyone can join. ]]> 2022-10-22 07:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351480864 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351482328 It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a public holiday in most of them. This day has a Catholic origin and has been associated with romantic love since it was mentioned in one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s poems. Nowadays, it’s the day of anyone who is in love. On the Valentine’s Day people usually give to the person they love some sweets, a traditional heart-shaped card (“valentine”) and say, “Be my Valentine”.]]> 2022-10-22 07:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351482328 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351505919 The most important holiday for British families. This is the day that people spend with their families. There are many Christmas traditions, but the most important one is about presents. Family members prepare their gifts and put them under the Christmas tree. In the evening they sit down around the table and enjoy the meal. Then they watch the Queen’s speech on the television as she delivers her traditional Christmas message to the people of the United Kingdom. After that, family eats the Christmas cake and goes to sleep. In the morning all the family members wake up and gather around the tree to find the presents that were prepared for them.]]> 2022-10-22 08:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351505919 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351507572 Also known as All Hallow’s Eve, or All Saint’s Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31. It is the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead. On this day children will dress up in costumes and go ‘trick or treating’ around the neighborhood. “Trick or Treating” involves knocking on someone’s door and saying ‘Trick or Treat’. That person gives them a treat (usually sweets).  Children enjoy the holiday because they go home with a bag of sweets!]]> 2022-10-22 08:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351507572 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351508409 A firework festival associated with the tradition of celebrating Guy Fawkes’s failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. It is an annual event dedicated to bonfires, fireworks and celebrations.]]> 2022-10-22 08:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351508409 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351511919 The Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This is an observance that involves people fasting and praying. Many church services are held in the afternoon. The most common thing on the Good Friday menu in the UK, are hot cross buns. ]]> 2022-10-22 08:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351511919 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351513689 For many people Boxing Day is a time to recover from the excesses of Christmas Day and an opportunity to spend time with family, friends, and neighbors. Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to the poor, today Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday. ]]> 2022-10-22 08:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351513689 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351514443 Easter Sunday, also called Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Christ. In the UK, it is common to organize Easter egg hunts and get together for lunch with friends and family.]]> 2022-10-22 08:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351514443 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351517068 A festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May. Traditions often include gathering wildflowers and green branches, weaving floral garlands, crowning a May Queen, and setting up a Maypole, May Tree or May Bush, around which people dance. Bonfires are also part of the festival in some regions.]]> 2022-10-22 09:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351517068 sunkiss4 https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351517872 2022-10-22 09:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sunkiss4/wl3zfeajsttkbpyx/wish/2351517872