British public holidays

1. Main festivals New Years Day New Year’s Day, January 1st. January 1st is also a public holiday. On New Year's Eve, people usually stay up late into the night to welcome the new year. In Scotland, New Year's Eve is considered New Year's Eve, even more festive than Christmas. St.Valentine\'s Day (Valentine's Day) February 14 All Fools\'s Day or April Fools\'s Day April Fool's Day Good Friday Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) ) Easter Easter (the first Sunday after the vernal equinox, April) Easter has no fixed date and is between the end of March and mid-April. The public holiday lasts from Friday to the Monday after Easter. At this time, there are special religious activities and children will receive chocolate eggs. On Easter Day, there are Easter parades in towns and cities. On the Thursday before Easter, the Queen visits a different cathedral each year to give local residents some money, known as the Maundy Dole, as a symbolic gift. Easter Monday Holy Thursday Ascension Day (Thursday 40 days after Easter) May Day or Labor Day the Spring Bank Holiday Spring break (the last Monday in May in the UK) Mother\'s Day Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May) Memorial Day Memorial Day (USA, May 26) Independence Day Independence Day (July 4) the Summer Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday (UK, last August) Monday) Columbus Day Columbus Day (October 12) Halloween Halloween (October 31) Hallowmas Halloween (November 1) Armistice day or Veterans Day First, Armistice Day of World War II (November 11th) Thanksgiving Day (the second Monday in November in the United States) Christmas Eve Christmas Eve (December 24) Christmas Day Christmas (December 25) Eat turkey. Christmas in the UK is the most important family holiday. December 25th and 26th are national statutory holidays. On Christmas Day, families gather together and have a traditional Christmas lunch or dinner. People want to exchange gifts and if you are with a British family today, they want you to join them. If there is no bus transportation on Christmas Day, transportation will also be restricted on Boxing Day, December 26. Because it is a religious holiday, the church has special activities, and everyone has to go to church anyway. Boxing Day: Open gifts with an invoice. It can be refunded within 28 days. The discount is maximum on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas, if it falls on a Sunday, it will be postponed by one day). 2. Other festivals and activities: Boone Night in January is a dinner held across Scotland to commemorate The days of Scotland's most famous poet. February Chinese New Year is celebrated in London's Chinatown and other large towns and cities with large Chinese communities. March The Gold Cup, the country's major horse racing event, is held in the middle of the month. In April, the Grand Prix is ??held at Aintree in Liverpool. The Cambridge/Oxford Boat Race, a boat race between students and teachers from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, takes place on the River Thames in London. The London Marathon takes place at the end of the month. May May Day, in rural areas people celebrate this festival by dancing the Maypole dance. The FA Cup final was held at London's Wibberley Stadium in early October. The cultural festival is held in Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh border.

British banquets, in a sense, are based on frugality. They hate wasteful people. For example, if you want to make tea for guests, if there are three guests, you must boil only three parts of water. Britain is very particular about drinking tea. People from all walks of life like to drink tea, especially women. The British also have the habit of drinking afternoon tea, that is, at 3 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they put down their work and Drink a cup of black tea, sometimes eat a snack, and rest for a quarter of an hour, which is called tea break. The host often invites you to have afternoon tea with you. In this case, there is no need to refuse. Smoking is generally not allowed at formal banquets. Smoking while eating is considered impolite. In the UK, inviting someone to lunch, dinner, drinking in a bar, or watching a play or ballet is regarded as equivalent to a gift. It is advisable for the guest to drink no more than 3 cups of the drinks provided by the host. If he feels that he has had enough, he can quickly turn the empty cup and hand it to the host. This means that he has drank enough and thank you. The opening hours of the pub are generally from 11 am to 3 pm and from 5:30 pm to 11 pm. There are usually many thirsty people in pubs. During peak hours, latecomers have no seats, so they buy zero drinks and drink while standing. British businessmen responded positively to constructive suggestions. He is well-dressed and shows style. When attending banquets or evening parties, he is accustomed to wearing a black dress, and his clothes and pants must be pressed and straight. When visiting the UK, pay attention to some of their taboos: avoid talking about personal matters, family matters, weddings and funerals, age, occupation, income, and religious issues. For religious reasons, they are very taboo with the number 13, thinking it is an unlucky number. Try to avoid the number 13 in daily life. When dining, 13 people are not allowed to sit at the same table. If the 13th falls on a Friday, it is considered doubly unlucky. Do not turn the back of your hand outward and use your fingers to express two. This V"-shaped gesture is a hostile way of showing contempt for others. When walking on the street, be sure to pay attention to traffic safety and all vehicles drive on the left. Business activities are held from February to June It is best to go from mid-September to November. It is best not to go during the two weeks before and after Christmas and Easter. The UK has bank spring break (Whitsun) in June (the first weekend) and bank summer holiday in August. (Last weekend). Drinking water is safe and medical care is free in the UK, even for foreigners who come to the UK temporarily.