Cultural traditions and customs of England

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CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND
CUSTOMS OF ENGLAND
Created and narrated by Alina Arshinova

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TRADITIONS
Tea drinking in England The beloved and
inalienable ceremony of English tea drinking
begins at 5 o'clock and is called 5 o'clock tea. The
British drink tea in different ways: with milk and
without milk, with and without indications, hot
and cold. According to legend, the Duke of
Bedford, Anna VII, laid the foundation for the
British tradition of tea drinking. There was too
long a break between dinner and an exhilarating,
agonizing hunger, so she ordered liver tea to be
served in the afternoon. It happened to the taste
of many. And so another tradition was born.

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Family, home and fireplace
My home is my castle. This is one of the favorite expressions
that reflects the attitude of the British to family life. They
not only prefer private houses to apartments, but also honor
the tradition of the living room, which, if possible, has a
fireplace - the heart of the English house. Family and guests
gather around him on holidays. Heat and fire create comfort,
but, unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to
recreate this ideal picture.
Garden and horticulture
Another reason why the English way of life implies a private
house is the garden. In the UK, growing flowers and
vegetables is popular, even in high-rise apartment buildings.
They talk about gardening with pleasure, people exchange
experience and advice, the secrets of a good harvest.

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Guy Fawkes Night - Night of 4/5 November history of the holiday
On the night of November 5, 1605, a group of conspirators
attempted to blow up the British Parliament. One of the
accomplices in the conspiracy named Guy Fawkes was supposed to
light the fuse under the gunpowder room, but he was arrested.
Parliament urged Londoners to arrange a holiday in honor of
saving the life of the king and light bonfires in the streets. They
made an effigy of Guy Fawkes out of straw and burned it. Since
then, every year on the night of November 5, a holiday is held with
bonfires, fireworks and firecrackers.
On the evening of November 4, the British dress up in period
costumes, and children smear their faces with charcoal. Everyone
takes to the streets to participate or watch processions, watch
fireworks, shoot firecrackers and firecrackers, and burn an effigy
of Guy Fawkes. Stuffed animals are made in advance or bought in
stores. Many Britons stay at home, have festive dinners and invite
guests to their place. In addition to a dinner with mashed
potatoes, sausages and apples in syrup, the program includes
lighting a fire on the site and setting fire to a scarecrow.

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Holiday symbols
Banger
Bonfire
Guy

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Bank Holidays
First Monday in May, last Monday in May, last Monday in August
history of the holiday In 1871, the Bank of England established a
list of additional days off for public holidays to make it easier for
workers to work. At first there were only four. Later this list was
supplemented by a few more days.
A bank holiday in the UK is a public holiday that takes place on a
weekend. Such holidays were established in addition to the usual
holidays, which are called Common Law Holidays - for example,
Christmas or Easter, also official holidays. And Boxing Day, for
example, is a real bank holiday. But now in colloquial speech, the
British often refer to bank holidays as all public holidays, and the
terms Bank Holidays, Common Law Holidays and Public
Holidays have long been confused.
Bank holidays are arranged twice in May and once in August. These
holidays are called Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank
Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday. Although banks are closed
during this time, most shops are open as people prefer to shop
during these holidays.

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SUPERSTITIONS OF ENGLAND
• In England you can't:
• Open an umbrella indoors;
• Put new shoes on the table;
• Walk under stairs;
• Break mirrors.
All these actions symbolize failures and troubles.
Some people believe that an open umbrella and shoes on the table
invite death into the house, so you definitely shouldn't do this.
A broken mirror brings misfortune to the person who looked into it
last. It has to do with an old English belief. In England, they
believe that human doubles live in mirrors, and to harm a double
means to harm oneself.
Superstition with the stairs is based on the fact that the stairs
together with the earth form a triangle, which in turn symbolizes
world harmony. To pass under the stairs means to destroy this
harmony.