Popular UK traditions and holidays

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popular UK holidays and traditions
please note error in the video. bonfire night is on November 5th every year (although people often choose to hold celebrations on the weekend instead of midweek)
information about St Patrick's Day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_P...
information about Hogmanay (Scottish New Year celebrations.

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@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Please note everyone. There was an error in the video. Bonfire night is on 5 November every year, although some people prefer to celebrate it on the weekend instead of midweek

@btetschner 3 ай бұрын

A+ video! Very helpful, thank you so much for making it!

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Thank you for letting me know

@missenglish6462 2 ай бұрын

Hello from Uzbekistan❤ Thanka for useful video

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Ай бұрын

Thank you. That’s kind of you to say so

@feerodger7496 Жыл бұрын

Thank you this video is very informative.

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know

@alinabaghdasaryan9272 Жыл бұрын

What a nice video for my students! 👏 Thanks a lot! 👍

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. That’s very kind of you ❤️

@hieuquang5698 Жыл бұрын

You should do some fact about UK strange tranditions.

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Ooh. That’s a great idea. Have you heard of any you think we should include?

@hieuquang5698 Жыл бұрын

Maybe 10?

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

@@hieuquang5698 I will start making a list of things. I love your idea

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

@@hieuquang5698 Thank you

@PlayerThird Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info for my first practice lesson :3

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@johnsonjan Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed learning about bonfire night. What was your favourite part of the video?

@PlayerThird Жыл бұрын

@@johnsonjan BANK DAY! :)

@sofiyateacher1892 Жыл бұрын

Such a perfect video!!!!!

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’m glad you like it

@sofiyateacher1892 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm gonna use it for my Russian speaking students 💕

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I hope they enjoy it I think you say “spasiba” ?

@sofiyateacher1892 Жыл бұрын

@@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 right 🖤

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

@@sofiyateacher1892 My mum and dad went to Russia for a holiday back in 1970. It was their first holiday abroad. It was a big adventure.

@sofiyateacher1892 Жыл бұрын

@@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 wow! it was so long ago)) maybe you'll also get to visit Russia one day

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

@@sofiyateacher1892 I would love that ❤️

@patilumed4208 Жыл бұрын

Thank you dear

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@johnsonjan Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video, too. What bit was your favourite?

@BonnieHartnell-th4qs 8 ай бұрын

So it's alright to burn crosses?

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 7 ай бұрын

To be totally honest I have never seen crosses burned on bonfire night

@lokimgl5330 Ай бұрын

Vous aussi vous galérez a comprendre la vidéo ? Il va être chaud l’exam.. 🤣

@susnetsoda Жыл бұрын

bonfire night is on November 5th not december

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Oh dear. I’m sorry about the mistake

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for alerting us. We have pinned a comment pointing out this error and have be also included details in the video description. Once again, thank you

@adri_144 Жыл бұрын

1:19 1:40 2:05 4:37 6:58

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed the video

@anonymousengineer194 Жыл бұрын

What are the total no of holidays in a year

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Public holidays, or bank holidays as they are called in the UK, are spread throughout the year and mark religious, historical and special events. Many of London's shops, attractions and businesses stay open throughout the public holidays. Make sure to check opening times before visiting on these days, as some places have reduced hours while others might not open at all. Services on public transport might also be reduced. Plan your journey in advance on the Transport for London website. The UK has eight public holidays. Make plans for the upcoming Easter weekend, which includes the Good Friday bank holiday (15 April) and Easter Monday bank holiday (18 April). Easter changes dates every year School holidays School term dates change from year to year and differ from school to school. Local authority-run schools and independent schools sometimes have different term dates. Traditionally, the school year has three terms, with short mid-term (half-term) breaks and a longer break over the summer: Summer holiday: late July to early September Autumn half-term: last week of October Christmas holidays: late December to early January Spring half-term: one week in mid-February Easter holidays: two weeks either side of Easter Sunday Summer half-term: one week at end of May or early June However, many local authorities have adopted a standard school year, which is made up of six terms, each of a similar length. Find out more about school holidays and half term in London. Public holiday dates Public holiday 2022 2023 New Year's Day Monday 3 January (substitute day) Monday 2 January (substitute day) Good Friday Friday 15 April Friday 7 April Easter Monday Monday 18 April Monday 10 April Early May bank holiday Monday 2 May Monday 1 May Spring bank holiday Thursday 2 June Monday 29 May Platinum Jubilee bank holiday Friday 3 June Not applicable Summer bank holiday Monday 29 August Monday 28 August Christmas Day Tuesday 27 December (substitute day) Monday 25 December Boxing Day Monday 26 December Tuesday 26 December

@johnsonjan Жыл бұрын

That’s very useful. Thx

@Barvinok784 Жыл бұрын

Hi from Ukraine 🇺🇦❤🇬🇧

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thank you for commenting

@vipsaxaroc494 7 ай бұрын

Help😭

@LazarSkavo-fn8ez 6 ай бұрын

Puj

@HappySvenno Жыл бұрын

Survey of twelve tourist nations Urlaubtours asked 8,100 Germans about their assessment of tourists from twelve nations. In addition to their own compatriots, the survey focused on the British, Chinese, French, Italians, Japanese, Dutch, Austrians, Poles, Swiss, Americans and the aforementioned Russian citizens. The British are in no way inferior to the Russians The poor manners also play a decisive role in the low popularity of the Brits, who occupy the penultimate place in the list of favourites. In addition, 42 percent of those surveyed consider the eating habits of the British to be inappropriate and perceive them as rather unattractive.

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. That’s very informative. I’ve seen both good and bad.

@tonyscupham-bilton7523 28 күн бұрын

Trick or treat at Hallowe'en is not a British tradition - it's American. It didn't exist in the UK before the 1970s at the earliest. There isn't any indication in literature of folklore that there was any celebration at the time we call Christmas - most of the alleged pagan origins were invented by the Victorians (Christmas and the winter solstice were 3 weeks apart from each other before 1752). New Year's Eve is more widespread than you imply. The way videos like this keep getting things wrong is both hilarious and worrying, somebody might actually believe them.

@sclsocialculturallanguagel343 24 күн бұрын

Thank you. What we class as tradition changes, doesn’t it? I went to a Salvation Army Halloween party back in the 1960’s in the Uk. Many prime would say that’s a long enough time for such events to be established as a tradition. I agree about Christmas but, again, many people consider that things dating back to the Victorian era are now a tradition. Most people celebrating all these events nowadays will consider them to be traditional. Thanks for your viewpoint