British Life & Culture

Special Events & Celebrations

• British Culture
  homepage
• Calendars
• Search
• Facts and figures
  • Introduction
    • The Countries
    • The Land
    • Regions
  • The United Kingdom
  • Great Britain
    • England
    • Scotland
    • Wales
  • Identity
  • London
  • Union Flag
  • Trade
    • Industries
    • Economy
  • Religion
  • Multiculture
  • Population
  • Weather
• A-Z of Britain
• Customs & traditions
  • Folklore Calendar
  • Unusual Customs
  • Festivals & holidays
  • National days
  • National Flowers
  • Traditional dances
  • Bank holidays
  • Superstitions
  • Costumes
• Britain today
  • Main index
  • Identity
  • Teenagers
  • Population
  • Religion
  • Multiculture
  • Social Class
  • Stereotypes
  • Language
  • Names
• Daily Life
  • Main index
  • Cost of living
  • Family life
  • Houses
  • Transport
  • Shops
  • Pubs
  • Weddings
• Etiquette
  • Do’s and don’ts
  • Greetings
  • Social Customs
  • Eating Manners
  • Questions and answers
• Monarchy
  • Main index
  • The Queen
  • The royal family
  • Ceremonies
  • Succession
  • Family Tree
  • Royal Crest
  • National Anthem
  • Kings and Queens
• Government
• Education
• Tourist Information
  • Essentials
  • Money
  • Landmarks
  • Do’s and Don’ts
  • Time
• Food and drink
  • Main index
  • Meal times
  • Main dishes
  • Puddings
  • Afternoon Tea
  • Pies
  • Cheeses
  • Eating Etiquette
• Sports and leisure
  • Sports
  • Leisure activities
• History
  • Timeline
  • Kings and Queens
• Glossary

Festivals and Holidays
The following questions have been sent to us by children visiting our website. If you have a question please use our search page first. If you still can’t find the answer on our website, then please email me your question.   Do the children of England celebrate Halloween? Brandon – Canada Yes. Some children will go trick and treating.   Do the people of England celebrate Bonfire Night in November? Jared – Canada Yes, we celebrate Bonfire night on November 5th.   Do the children of England hang up their stockings at Christmas time? Jasmine Yes, either at the end of their beds or near the fire place.   What do you call Santa Claus in England? Kelsay – Canada Father Christmas   Do you have any mummers at Christmas time in England? Courtney – Canada Yes in some part of England you can still see Mummers. They Mummers’ Plays have been performed in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland for hundreds of years. Questions and answer by topic London The Royal Family England Festivals Castles Sports and Hobbies / Leisure People Schools Food Seasons and Climate Religions Transport Family Monuments and Landmarks Money Landscape Music Famous People Clothes Government

© Copyright 2013

is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website.
The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources.

left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consulatant.
She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. John’s Primary School in Sevenoaks Kent.