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1. What should the first visitor to the Scottish house after midnight on New Year's Eve bring to the hosts?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/year/january.htm (Look for the Door Custom)

2. What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/questions/calendar/dec07.htm

3. Who is the patron saint of Wales?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/questions/nationalday.html

4. November the 5th is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks all over Britain? What happened on this day in 1605?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/Guy.html

5. Shrove Tuesday happens just before the pre-Easter fast, Lent. Which food is traditionally eaten on this day in Britain?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/shrove.html

6. Crufts has been an annual show for over 100 years, for what?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/festivals/march.htm

7. Remembrace Sunday is held on the closest Sunday to November 11th each year. What or Who is remembered?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/Remembrance.html

8. In Britain, at Easter there are two bank holidays, Easter monday and what is the other holiday?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/questions/bankholidays.html

9. What is the definition of a White Christmas in Britain?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/Xmas/facts.html

10. What is the traditional all male party for a man about to get married in Britain is called?
www.projectbritain.com/customs/questions/dating.htm

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