Christmas is one of the most magical
times in the year. Families gather together to eat special meals,
sing Christmas carols, and exchange gifts. Many people decorate their
homes with colorful lights, put up a Christmas tree, and hang
stockings by the fireplace.
In
the UK, the main Christmas meal is called Christmas dinner. People
have it on 25 December, and it takes a long time to cook all the
food, which usually includes roast turkey, vegetables and potatoes.
For dessert, there's a fruity cake called Christmas pudding.
Do you want to learn how to make Christmas pudding? Watch and learn:
This is also a time
for Christmas ads: What about a Family
Portrait?
And Where's Waldo /Wally?
Fancy a coffee with Beckham?
Do you eat 12 grapes on New Year's Eve ? What happens in other countries? Read about some New Year's Eve traditions around the world.
Each year, the United States and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday. Families get together for a feast. Almost all families eat turkey, potatoes and cranberry sauce and have pumpkin pie for dessert.The origin of this celebration dates back to the year 1621. Watch this video that explains the origins and traditions of Thanksgiving: Sweet tooth alert! Try this recipe: How about a quiz on Thanksgiving?
Remembrance Day is on November 11th . This is a very special day because it marks the end of World War One in 1918 . The war officially ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – that means 11:00 a.m. on November 11th. Every year British people come together to remember those who died in wars across the world. People wear red poppies on their clothes.The red poppy became a symbol of Remembrance Day because they grew on the battlefields.
5 th November : Bonfire Night , a.k.a. Guy Fawkes Day. It is celebrated in the UK, and in other countries that were formerly part of the British empire, with f ireworks , parades and bonfires with ragdolls which are burnt on the fire. But, who was Guy Fawkes ? Guy Fawkes was the man that tried and failed to kill the king James Iand blow up the Houses of Parliament in the 16th century. Many years later, a comic and a movie called V for Vendetta used the image of Guy Fawkes. The mask is also connected with the online hacktivist movement Anonymous, famous for i ts anti-establishment protests. Watch th...
