How to celebrate the Chinese New Year in London and Guildford
This year Chinese New Year is February. For many of us a trip to China is not in our budget, especially during the New Year when prices go up. Luckily, England has a large Chinese population and there are celebrations all over the country. It doesn’t matter if all you know about China is the […]
The Sunday roast
A lot of the main celebrations in the UK are related to religion, like bonfire night and Christmas. But some more common traditions also have to do with it, like the Sunday roast. Sunday roast and church The Sunday roast used to be the meal families had after church on a Sunday. They would leave […]
12 very British Christmas traditions
In the UK you can start seeing Christmas decorations on shops in mid-November. That’s because the country loves Christmas. Some countries have several important days on their calendar, such as the American Thanksgiving. But in the UK there aren’t many celebrations that bring people together around a table to share a meal, so for Christmas […]
Bonfire night
In the UK the 5th of November is a day of celebration. It can be called Bonfire night, Fireworks night or Guy Fawkes Night (or Day). What do we celebrate? Basically that the king survived a plot to kill him. On 05/11/1605 a man called Guy Fawkes was found guarding explosives hidden under the […]
