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Christmas and Other Traditions in the UKChristmasIn Sweden we light a candle on each of the four Sundays leading up to?Christmas and hang stars in our windows. What about the UK? Are there Christmas traditions on or before the big day??We asked Femi Willams from Enfield, UK, to tell us about?their traditions and the ? HYPERLINK " them and the Swedish ones we are familiar with:“Well, in London, it is quite HYPERLINK " for people to watch when all the Christmas lights are switched on for the first time, but HYPERLINK ", not really,” she starts.“Here in Sweden you celebrate Christmas on Christmas’ Eve, but in England we celebrate on Christmas Day, December 25th. The following day, the 26th is HYPERLINK " Day?, which is also a special day for us. Like Swedes, we also have Christmas trees. Traditionally we decorate them with HYPERLINK " and HYPERLINK " canes, HYPERLINK ", lights and a star or angel on the top.”“What about food?”-6349339179“A typical English Christmas Day meal consists of a large HYPERLINK ", stuffed with meat from? HYPERLINK ", HYPERLINK " roasted potatoes and vegetables, mainly? HYPERLINK " vegetables, such as HYPERLINK " and carrots, and sometimes also a HYPERLINK " joint. Dessert is usually a large Christmas pudding with a rich HYPERLINK " sauce. Swedish Christmas food can vary some, but in England it’s a set meal.”Then she adds: “But aside from the Christmas dinner food, we also eat HYPERLINK " pies, and have champagne with breakfast!”She also says that the traditions of Christmas are different in every HYPERLINK ". A lot of families go to midnight HYPERLINK " at their church on Christmas Eve, and then Christmas day is spent opening presents, watching Christmas films, playing games and eating too much food with the family!“What about HYPERLINK " memories?”“One of my favourite childhood memories from Christmas is watching the Home Alone films with my family, we still watch them every Christmas!” she smiles.“I also HYPERLINK " remember one special Christmas present from years ago. It was a talking doll called HYPERLINK " Ally. I had HYPERLINK " and begged my parents for it but then on Christmas day when I opened all my presents it wasn’t there! I was HYPERLINK " but said thank you to my parents and later in the evening, they gave me one more present, and it was Amazing Ally! They said they were HYPERLINK " with how HYPERLINK " I was and that I was going to get Amazing Ally all along anyway!”4295230269456Easter and Other CelebrationsIn England people have one or two days off around HYPERLINK ", to rest and have time to spend with their families. English families typically don't eat anything that's special or out of the ordinary on Easter.One famous HYPERLINK " at Easter in England is the HYPERLINK " Bunny. The Easter Bunny goes around delivering delicious chocolate eggs to children. A lot of people also go on organized Easter Egg hunts to find hidden chocolate eggs.In England they celebrate Halloween, a night where children dress up as HYPERLINK " and HYPERLINK " and go around knocking on doors in exchange for sweets!They also celebrate HYPERLINK ", also known as Guy Fawkes Night. This is a night to remember the HYPERLINK "? HYPERLINK " to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. On Bonfire Night people in the UK burn old wood and other unwanted HYPERLINK ", a bit like the Swedish tradition of Valborg.On April Fools, which is on the 1st of April, people HYPERLINK " pranks and play tricks on each other! HYPERLINK " Tuesday, or Pancake Day, is the day on which everyone?across the country eats pancakes ? HYPERLINK " order to get rid of unwanted food. This is done in preparation for the traditional Catholic HYPERLINK " HYPERLINK ", in which one gives up something for forty days, in order to HYPERLINK " the forty days of fasting that Jesus did.On St Patrick’s Day, March 17th, people all over the UK wear something green in order to celebrate the HYPERLINK " saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick.?They also have a tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day, on the 14th of February, giving cards and gifts to boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives or even people they HYPERLINK " like!Write 10 questions to this text. Work with your friend and take turns asking your questions.
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