Holidays in Great Britain

Bonfire Night 

find out how this holiday got started in the U.K

Boxing Day

 find out when this holiday occurs, where and how it is celebrated, and where it comes from

Boxing Day

 discover the celebration of a saint on the day after Christmas

Guy Fawkes Day

 learn about the man who tried to blow up the British Parliament in 1605, and find out why the event is celebrated to this day.

Guy Fawkes Day

 learn about the man who conspired in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up King James the First and members of both Houses of Parliament, and the holiday that marks the event.

Holiday Traditions - England information about Christmas in England

Holidays

 Thinkquest

A Victorian Christmas

 find out how the Victorians celebrated Christmas. Learn about their decorations, Christmas eve and morning, and Boxing Day.

Page updated August 28, 2007