Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Up And Coming British Vacations

By Mandy Carol


When you go to Britain as a visitor, you might have to go about and be a part of celebrations. It is always good to know what celebrations are taking place. Therefore, you need to know of some of the common British holidays. Some you might know about and others you might not. It never hurts to learn.

Easter is something you can look forward to much as other people around the world do. They want to celebrate with many things such as eggs, parades, and great music. There are some people that come here just for this as there is more of a Christian emphasis with church services and all that many feel other countries lack.

Women love May Day. This is celebrating May, but they put a spin on it. Here they have dancing. They have you walking around a May Pole. They even pick a May Queen for that day. It allows women to dress up and there are tons of flowers around. This is something that women might like a little more than men and it is very formal.

As you all very well know, Britain is governed by a Queen. She is the decision maker of all times. What she says goes. However, she is viewed as a role model by many. They look up to her and the leading generations. That is why in June they honor her crowning with a forty one gun salute by the Royal Troops. This takes place in June.

What you will find is that Britain is big on celebrating the triumphs of their history. Therefore, you will find that one of the things that they celebrate is the 1690 Battle of Boyne. They call this celebration Orange Man Day. Men wear orange sashes. You will find that everyone attends this and takes part in this as things are closed down. Therefore, you will also see that they have a march where there is music of pipes and drums that are played as the men march.

Now, many celebrations have been started by the Royal family throughout the times. The people love them all the same. However, there are some that only a few can be a part of. The common people wanted a holiday that anyone could celebrate and thus started the day known as Apple Day. That is the one thing that you have to look forward to as there are so many things to do.

The last big time celebration that is considered a holiday is New Years Eve. This is when it is once again time to ring in a new year. People throw parties. They hold hands and sing when midnight comes. That is what many people like and fireworks are a must.

Holidays are special in Britain and they have many festivals as well as holidays. That is the nice thing. The other thing that you will find is that music is a big party of the celebrations. The other thing that you have to look at is that there are many things that you can be a part of when you come here.




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