What are some holidays in England?

Answer 1

January

1st New Years Day

5th Twefth Night

February

1st Candlemas Day

14th Valentine's Day

March

1st St David's Day (Wales National Day)

17th St. Patrick's Day (Ireland's Special Day)

March/April

Shrove Tuesday

Lent

Mothering Sunday

Maundy Thursday

Easter

April

1st April fool's day

23rd St. George's Day (England National Day)

May

1st May day

June

Trooping the Colours

Wimbledon Tennis Tournament

July

Swan Upping

August

Notting Hill Carnival

September

Harvest Festival

October

31st Halloween

November

5th Bonfire Night

11th Remembrance Day

30th St Andrew's Day (Scotland's National Day)

December

Advent

25th Christmas

26th Boxing Day

For detail about these holidays and other days of celebration on the calendar you can visit...

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/holidays.html

All holidays and celebrations are listed by month.

Answer 2

New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day. In 2011, 29th April will be a holiday to celebrate the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

Answer 3

• New Year's Day - January 1st
• Valentine's Day - February 14th
• Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. 'Pancake day') - usually the second Tuesday of February. While primarily a Christian holiday, it is celebrated widely by other people due to the love of pancakes (We call crepes 'pancakes').
• Mothering Sunday - usually second Sunday of March
• Good Friday - usually first Friday of April. Again, primarily a christian holiday, Good Friday is a 'bank holiday' therefore nearly everyone gets the day off work.
• St George's day - 23rd April - St George is England's Patron Saint.
• Early may bank holiday - first Monday of may.
• V.E. Day - 8th May - celebration of Victory in Europe (The formal acceptance of Nazi surrender in World War II)
• Spring Bank Holiday - Last Monday of May.
• Father's Day - usually third Sunday of June.
• V.J. Day - 15th August - celebrating victory in Japan.
• Summer bank holiday - Last Monday of August.
• Hallowe'en - 31st October
• Guy Fawkes Day - remember, remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
• Remembrance Sunday - the Sunday nearest the 11th November - remembering those who have given their lives in service to the country's armed forces, as well as those who currently/have served.
• Christmas Eve - 24th December
• Christmas Day - 25th December (Bank Holiday)
• Boxing Day - 26th September (Bank Holiday)
• New Year's Eve - 31st December

There are also various other religious days, depending on the faith of the person.

Answer 4

In medieval times, a festivity was given by the monarchy prior to Lent. Ceremonies were held for new knights; drafting them into service for the King. The landed gentry rode through the countryside giving out cake, coins, and other trinkets to the peasants.

A carnival season was celebrated in England until the Nineteenth century. It incorporated fertility rites and ball games which usually ended in riots; due to the mixture of pancake feasts and alcohol.

Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday is still a tradition in the United Kingdom. Pancake races and pancake tossing are still popular.

Answer 5

New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Mayday, November 5th, November 11th (these two aren't holidays), Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

Answer 6

Some of the holidays celebrated in England are celebrated in the United States as well. Some examples are New Year's Eve, Christmas and Valentine's Day.

Answer 7

Christmas

Valentines day

Easter weekend

There are also bank holidays and remembrance days.

Answer 8

Christmas, Easter, halloween, birthdays, wedding anniversersy, New years

Answer 9

Great answer down there, the main ones are Christmas, Easter, halloween, Bonfire Night and New Year.