Ngũ Thi n Hùngệ
English culture and customs
OutlineEnglish festivalsEnglish foodSportsMediaTraditional clothes and costumesTransport Religion
English festivals (1) - Christmas The most important festival of the yearA carol serviceHouses are decoratedChristmas treeGiving presentsFather Christmas and a long sock at the end of the bedChristmas Day – 25th December
English festivals (2)Boxing Day – 26th December, a public holidayNew Year‘s Eve – celebrating of coming of the year at
midnight on 31st DecemberSt. Valentine‘s Day – 14th February, sending cards,
flowers and chocolates to someone you loveAsh Wednesday – the day in February, the Christian period
of Lent beginsPancake Tuesday – the day before Ash Wednesday, people
eats lots of pancakes
English festivals (3)Easter – Easter Sunday - chocolate eggs, a new birth, Good Friday – hot cross-buns, Easter Monday – a holidayApril Fools Day – a day of fun and jokesSt. George‘s Day – 23rd April is a national day in
England, St. George is a patron of England, people do not celebrate it much
May Day – 1st May, celebration of the end of the winter, connected with dancing
Ascension Day – a christian holiday, it is the 40th day after Easter Sunday
English festivals (4)• Pentecost (Whitsunday) – 10 days after Ascension Day, the
coming of holly spirit• Harvest festival - Thanksgiving ceremonies and celebrations for
a successful harvest, usually in September • Halloween – 31st October – holly evening, connected with
witches and ghosts, strange costumes, pumpkin latern• All Saints Day – 1st November• All Souls Day – 2nd November• Bonfire Night – 5th November, the anniversary of the
Gunpowder plot, huge fireworks, burning an effigy
English food (1)traditionally based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable no national food, but the most common and typical
foods include fish and chips, sandwiches, pies and puddings
a selection of Indian, Italian, Chinese and Greek restaurants
take-away meals
Fish and chips
English food (3)Three main meals a day : breakfast, lunch and dinner
(sometimes called supper)Dinner is usually the main meal of the dayA typical English breakfast - a bowl of cereals, a slice of
toast, orange juice and a cup of coffeeA 'packed lunch‘ - this typically consists of a sandwich,
a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drinkA typical British meal for dinner is meat and usually the
vegetables (one of the vegetables is almost always potatoes)
English food (3) – Christmas dinner the main Christmas meal eaten at mid-day or early afternoon roast turkey, Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes, cranberry
sauce, rich nutty stuffing, tiny sausages wrapped in bacon and lashings of hot gravy
a rich, fruity pudding which you douse in flaming brandy – said to ward off evil spirits.
Pictures of Christmas Dinner
Roast potatoes
Roast turkey Brussel Sprouts and chestnuts
Parsnips and Swede
Stuffing
The Christmas pudding
English food (4) – Food at EasterOn Good Friday - warm 'hot cross buns' with their combination of spicy, sweet and fruity flavours have long been an Easter tradition, it is also traditional to eat fish instead of meat Easter day - roast lamb is the traditional meat for the main
meal, served with mint sauce and vegetables, the traditional puddings are custard tarts sprinkled with currants and flat Easter biscuits, Simnel cake is baked for tea, chicken has long been a modern favourite for Easter Sunday dinner mainly due to the baby (spring) chicken being associated with birth and new life
Hot cross bun
Simnel cake
Sports An important part in the life of Englishmen A popular leisure activity Many of the world’s famous sports began in England, including cricket, football, lawn tennis and rugby England’s national sport is cricket To many people football (soccer) is seen as their national sport Rugby is similar to football but played with an oval ball The world’s famous tennis tournament is Wimbledon Horse racing, the sport of Kings, is a very popular sport (The Grand National) Polo is played by men on horses. Table tennis (ping pong) was invented in England in 1880 Fishing (angling) is also one of the most popular sports in England
Media Three public bodies are responsible for television and radio throughout England The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Independent Television Commission (ITC) The Radio Authority People in Britain watch TV on average 25 hours of every week Television viewing is Britain's most popular leisure pastime There are five main channels in Britain (BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4 and
Channel 5) The BBC has been providing regular television broadcasts since 1936 There are about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers British newspapers include the following: The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, Western Mail and Echo, The Sun, The Mirror, The Herald, Written by Rachel.
Traditional costumes and clothesEngland has no national dress Some people think men in England wear suits and bowler hat but it isn’t trueEnglish customs and traditions involve a variety of costumes – Beefeaters (the nearest thing to English national costume)
„Typical Englishman“
Beefeater
TransportMost people in England travel by car Goods are transported by lorries The red double decker buses in London In London, taxis are black The name of London’s underground system is “The Tube” In England there are also Euro trains There are 470 airports in England
ReligionThe main religion is Christianity Most Christians belong to the Church of England there are also Roman Catholics, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim
communities The Queen is head of Church of England.
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