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HOLIDAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Bank Holiday. The Bank Holidays are called so, because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops are closed.
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The most popular holiday is Christmas (the 25-th of December). Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It is a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. Central streets are beautifully decorated.
Before Christmas, groups of singers go from house to house. They collect money for charity and sing carols, traditional Christmas songs. Many churches hold a carol service on the Sunday before Christmas.
Traditionally this is the day when people decorate their trees. Children hang stockings at the back of their beds, hoping that Santa Claus will come down the chimney during the night and fill them with toys and sweets.
Christmas is a family holiday. Relatives usually meet for the big Christmas dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding.
The day after Christmas, the 26-th of December, is also a public holiday. It is called Boxing Day. This is the time to visit friends and relatives or perhaps sit at home and watch football.
