FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIES BANK HOLIDAYS FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIES
“BANK HOLIDAYS” 1. Christmas Day 5. Spring Bank Holiday 2. Boxing Day 3. New Year’s Day 4. May Day Bank Holiday 5. Spring Bank Holiday 6. August Bank Holiday 7. Good Friday 8. Easter Monday
X-mas activities 25th December Go to churches Decorate X-mas tree Eat X-mas dinner (turkey and pudding)
Boxing Day 26th December Visiting friends Giving X-mas boxes Watching TV
New Years Day January 1 Dancing party on New Year’s Eve Singing Robert Burn’s poem New Year’s Tree
May Day Bank Holiday The first Monday after the 1st of May Out door events May Queen is celected Dancing and singing round the maypole
Spring Bank Holiday The last Monday in May Make beeline for the coast Bathe or a game on the beach
Summer Bank Holiday The last Monday in August A big carnival at Notting Hill Bands play African and Caribean music
Good Friday The Friday before Easter Eating of hot cross buns Giving chocolate Easter eggs
Easter The Day of the spring equinox Giving eggs Egg-rolling Easter parades
HAVE GOOD HOLIDAYS!