British Spring Festival custom

On New Year's Day in Britain, people will carry out various celebrations according to local customs to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. In the middle of the New Year, English people often go out to visit with cakes and wine. They went straight to their relatives and friends' houses without knocking.

According to the custom of the British New Year, the first person to step into the house indicates good luck in the new year. If the first guest is a man with dark hair, or a happy, happy and rich person, the host will be very lucky all the year round. If the first guest is a woman with light yellow hair, or a sad, poor and unfortunate person, then the host will be unlucky and will encounter difficulties and disasters in the new year.

New Year's Day in Britain is a legal public holiday in Britain, excluding weekends and paid holidays, with a total of 10 days a year, Christmas, Easter, bank spring break (also known as Pentecost, the third largest Christian holiday) and bank summer vacation.

Usually, if a holiday falls on a weekend, Monday will be a rest day. During the festival, people hold various New Year parties, the Queen delivers a New Year speech, and various churches hold vigils on New Year's Eve.

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On New Year's Eve, English people often go out to visit with cakes and wine. They went straight to their relatives and friends' houses without knocking. According to English custom, after midnight on New Year's Eve, the first person to step into the house indicates good luck in the new year. If the first guest is a man with dark hair, or a happy, happy and rich person, the host will be very lucky all the year round.

If the first guest is a woman with light yellow hair, or a sad, poor and unfortunate person, then the host will be unlucky and will encounter difficulties and disasters in the new year. People who visit relatives and friends' homes on New Year's Eve should first stir the fire in the fireplace and wish the host "open the door" before speaking.

Most New Year celebrations in Britain are held on the bonfire night on New Year's Eve, and the "welcome banquet" is one of them. This kind of banquet is divided into "family banquet" and "group banquet", which usually starts at 8 pm on New Year's Eve and ends in the early morning of New Year's Day.

There are all kinds of wine, food and snacks at the banquet for people to drink all night. At midnight, people turn on the radio and listen to the New Year bell of the church clock. When the bell rang, people were jubilant, raised their glasses and cheered, and sang "Sunlight in the Past".

The "New Year's Eve Dance" is another celebration. Local hotels and dances, night arrival. People dressed in festive costumes came from all directions to these newly decorated and brightly lit dance halls, dancing to the beautiful music. Thousands of people gathered in various squares, singing and dancing around the fountain and the statue of Cupid in the center of the square, and reveling.

Television stations also broadcast live in the square, so that people who "keep the age" can also enjoy this joy. On the day before New Year's Day, every household must have wine in the bottle and meat in the cupboard. The British believe that if there is no wine and meat left over, they will be poor in the coming year.

In addition, the custom of "digging wells" in the New Year is also very popular in Britain. People strive to be the first person to draw water, thinking that the first person to draw water is a happy person, and the water obtained from it is auspicious.

On New Year's Eve, English people often go out to visit with cakes and wine. They went straight to their relatives and friends' houses without knocking. According to British custom, after the 1001 night of New Year's Eve, the first person who steps into the house indicates the luck of the new year.

If the first guest is a man with dark hair, or a happy, happy and rich person, the host will be very lucky all the year round. If the first guest is a woman with light yellow hair, or a sad, poor and unfortunate person, then the host will be unlucky and will encounter difficulties and disasters in the new year.

People who visit relatives and friends' homes on New Year's Eve should first stir the fire in the fireplace and wish the host "open the door" before speaking. In some parts of central England, when people go out on New Year's morning, whether they are familiar or unfamiliar, they will give each other copper coins. They think that this will not only make each other rich for a year, but also bring them good luck.

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