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UNITED KINGDOM
ÍNDEX· Introduction· England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales:
- Geography and history. - Religion-Tourism. -Culture
Language Typical clothes Gastonomy Dances
INTRODUCTION
FLAGS AND FORMATION OF UK FLAG.
England Flag Scotland Flag
Wales Flag North Ireland Flags
EnglandGeography and History.
The people of England have Germanic origin.
Many of them went to America during the era of colonization.
Nowwadays it hasn’t got a governator, because Isabell II is the Queen of all UK.
EnglandReligion
The principal religion is the Anglicanism, but there is the Catholic religion too.England also has other religions from the imigration.
EnglandTourism
The most visited towns of England are:-London-NewCastle.-Bristol.-Liverpool-Nottingham-Birmingham.-Manchester.
-London : Maybe is the most fantastic city in the word: is the capital of England, is where the Queen live, it has a lot of tourism and History and it has a lot of museums and galeries. You should go there!
-Newcastle: It has a modern part and a rural part; you should stop there if you go to England.
-Bristol.It’s a maritime and rural city of the south-west of England.
-Liverpool: It famous for the maritime history, the music, cathedrals and the football.
-NottinghamIs where Robin Hood lived.
-Birmingham.It’s in the centre of England and is rich since de industrial revolution. It has a lot of modern masterpieces. -Manchester.
It is the main site where there have been produced cultural and historical events. So, this city is very confident.
EnglandCulture: Language
England hasn’t got an official language, but the most used is the English.
Culture: Typical ClothesEngland hasn’t got an official costume like Wales or Scotland, But it has some typical clothes, like the clothes that wear: -the kings and queens; -The Morris dancers: --The food Ward
EnglandCulture-Gastronomy
Nowadays the most typical and traditional plates are fish and chips and roast beef.
Culture-DancesOne of the most popular folk dances of England is the Morris Dance.
Scotland
HISTORY____________•Palaeolithic•Middle ages •Modern age
GEOGRAPHY________
CULTURE___________
• The flag• The tradicional skirt• The bagpipe• The highland games
GASTRONOMY______CATEGORY PLATE PHOTO
Soap
Cullen Skink
Fish
Arbroath smokies
Beef
Forfar Bridie
Vegetables
Rumbledethumps
Cheese
Criffel
RELIGION___________• two-thirds (67%) of the
Scottish population reported having a religion in 2001, with Christianity was 2% of this
• Roman Catholic population, 19%.
• Islam is with 0.9% of the population
TOURISM___________
LOCH NESS
ISLAND OF ARRAN HIGHLAND
EDIMBGURG (CAPITAL CITY)
INFORMATION IN...___• http://international.visitscotland.com/es/desc
ubra-escocia/
• http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esc%C3%B2cia • http://www.turismoenescocia.com/
• GEOGRAFY AND HISTORY:• Northern Ireland, in Irish,• Tuaisceart Éireann.• The capital is Belfast, which has 310,000 habitants. • Bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by
the North Channel, on the southeast by the Irish Sea, and to the south, southwest and west (with 360 km of border) with the Republic of Ireland.
North Ireland
NORTH IRELANDRELIGION:
Two communities: the unionists and Irish nationalists. The religions are: Presbyterianism and Catholichs.
NORTH IRELAND
TOURISM:There isn’t a lot of tourism, but it has a lot of culture..
NORTH IRELAND
CULTURE: LENGUAGE.In North Ireland the first lenguage is Irish, but some people talk in English
CULTURE: TYPICAL CLOTHE. At the less-traditional end of the spectrum is the group Brother, blending Irish rhythms with a rock twist.
NORTH IRELAND
CULTURE-GASTRONOMY:
The typical food is Soda Bread Farls.
CULTURE-DANCE:
Irish dancing or Irish dance is a group of traditional dance forms originating in Ireland which can broadly be divided into social dance and performance dances.
Wales
INTRODUCTIONWales is one of the nations making up the
United Kingdom. Located to the west of the island of Great Britain, where it borders with England to the east and the west of
Ireland and Celtic seas of the Atlantic. It has a population of 3.1 million people, is a
bilingual country, the official languages are English and Welsh. The capital and biggest
city is Cardiff or Caerdydd (305,000 people).
HISTORY:Wales or Cymru (Welsh) has been
inhabited by modern humans for at least 29,000 years, although stable
settlements in the territory does not appear until the last Ice Age. In Wales there are many sites and remains of
the Neolithic period (mainly dolmens and cromlechs) and subsequent
traces of Bronze Age and Iron Age.
GEOGRAPHY:Wales is a generally mountainous country on the western side of central southern Great Britain. It
is about 274 km north–south and 97 km east–west. Wales is bordered by England to the east
and by sea in all other directions: the Irish Sea to the north and west, St George's Channel and the
Celtic Sea to the southwest and the Bristol Channel to the south. Altogether, Wales has over 1,180 km of coastline. Over 50 islands lie off the Welsh mainland; the largest being Anglesey, in
the northwest.
CULTURE, COSTUMS, TRADICIONS, ETC:Wales has a distinctive culture
including its own language, customs, holidays and music.
Them symbol is the Welsh red dragon, the origin of the Welsh language is
English and Latin, before the language is Cymraeg.
RELIGION:in Wales the main religion is
Christianity: is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the
life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels
and other New Testament writings.
TOURIST:in Wales tourist is low, but Wales is very beautiful.
Wales hosts its territory many of the best scenery in the area. By practicing rural tourism in Wales can go trekking and see the green plants accompanying the trails, breathe the fresh air and peaceful Snowdonia
Mountains for example. These mountains are located in a national park of the same name and
runs a famous railroad where the broad valleys and lakes that are located in the foothills of the
mountains.