Traditions and everyday life in United KingdomFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in United Kingdom. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
1,243 keepsakes from United Kingdom (430 traditions and culture, 813 personal) · page 19 of 42Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.
Every Sunday, (or every other Sunday for my family) we have a big dinner with meat (chicken, gammon or turkey) with vegetables, mash, carrot and suede mash, gravy, cauliflower cheese, new potatoes (boiled potatoes), roast…
Shared by Ch4r1iM37
I live near the hermitage of braids and take my dog there on walks. It takes around 15 minutes to walk to the city centre we’re there is a castle and a shopping centre. There are lots of parks near by and there is a canal with…
Shared by Henny Penny the chicken
I go there every day when I am at my grandma's place in bulgaria, I walk or cycle there as its really close because it's only on the edge of the village, i always play football with the local boys and yh, it's always the…
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A quiet park in the middle of the City Centre that is below ground level. It contains the only natural spring in the city but its source isn't widely known. the cemetery was active from 1825 to 1936 and is now grade 1 listed and…
Shared by Ezzz
In Britain, watching the England football team at the pub is a beloved tradition (Euros). Pubs buzz with excitement as fans in England tops gather early. The atmosphere is lively with football chants and "Three Lions (Football's…
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There is a local takeaway/cafe place called Mr Egg that is almost considered royalty in Birmingham - purely because of how long it’s been there. It’s iconic! You can “eat like a queen for £1.50” - hilarious tag line and something…
Shared by LuckyFrog96
Glasgow green is the park where everything fun happens. A fair in town? Glasgow green. Nice day out? Glasgow green. The best one tho is transmit iv never had tickets to transmit but I can hear the music from my house and its…
Shared by Sophia Rabecca
I'm feel so privileged to live in a medium side town and whenever I feel like I can go on a nice 2 hour walk with family in the fields it's so peaceful and allows me to go into deep long conversations we often don't have time for…
Shared by Gemma 46643645
During winter, it gets dark at like 3 pm. Taking walks while dark with music playing is just something I love, I can't describe the feeling of it besides peace. Walking through a high street or busy place while it is raining is…
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This picture is very personal to me because Harry Potter was filmed here for example the scene in the first film of snapes classroom and around lacock professor slug horns hissing house is located. I also grew up very close to…
Shared by LucieMHunter
These are my little Pomeranian puppies; Narla and Honey. They are almost 1 years old and are crazy. I’ve never owned dogs before, so when my family got these, I was mind blown at how cute it could be having little dogs running…
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My maiden name family coat of arms. Most of my family are dead now and quite young. It holds the motto "every land is a brave mans country" translated from latin, and as I've had to move about a lot the braver I've felt the more…
Shared by Puffchops
Pongal is a traditional harvest festival celebrated mainly in Tamil Nadu, India, and by Tamil communities worldwide. It usually takes place over four days in mid-January, aligning with the Tamil month of Thai and marking the end…
Shared by Adriana the banana
A pretty and mysterious gem in the heart of London, near London Bridge and the Tower of London. The church was destroyed in the Second World War and the ruins are now a beautiful and cosy garden- just one of the many amazing…
Shared by April04
Our scottish village has a lot of musical history in terms of traditional folk music! Now, every week the locals who can play instruments get together to play music in the local pub! It is the best. This photo is of me and two of…
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I like to walk around Bermondsey street in London, it is full of art galleries, bakeries, pubs, all sorts of eateries and shops. I like how diverse just this one street is, I can spend hours exploring it every few months on my…
Shared by Nejafeja
Before I moved to the UK, back home in the summer time in Illinois, the place to be was the River. Every year there is an event called “taste the rock”, where everyone brings different food to try and decorates there boat a…
Shared by Katie Basil
If you love fairies and all things magical then you will be in good company with me. Rainbows, unicorns, fairies, witches, forest sprites. Anything that makes people smile. Especially at the moment we all need a bit of sparkle…
Shared by Musicals and Fairies
Every end of term or half-term, me and my friends in the UK will go on a big trip. This is a picture of all of us in Winter Wonderland last December. My friends mean a lot to me, so to have the opportunity to do this is always so…
Shared by Joel Davies
When there is good weather me, my mum, dad and dog will go paddle boarding in the lake it’s fun but quite tiring but when we do go the view is very beautiful once my dog jumped of my paddle board and went swimming to my mums…
Shared by Meja
I sometimes go to see theatre shows in Manchester, the most recent one I watched (before lockdown) was wicked! or maybe something else... its been a long time so I forgot hahah..submitting random pics Bec I dont have any pics of…
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This is the view of Belfast city from the rarely snow covered top of Cavehill :) It is my favorite place to walk and from here you can see the entire city. It is very popular with other people so at times is quite a busy hiking…
Shared by MandaloreTheMad
Witches here in the UK observe the northern hemisphere wheel of the year. This means we celebrate 8 special dates a year that correspond with nature and celestial events. Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Lughnasa, Litha, Mabon and…
Shared by JKVH
I paint abstract paintings, during lockdown I experimented with new mediums that I had previously shied away from. Mainly this was clay and digital art on my iphone in monochrome as a complete diversion from my usual…
Shared by S00kie
Sheffield has a beautiful botanical garden, which has a lot of very over-fed wildlife. It's a great place to sit and relax on a sunny day and feed the many species of wildlife, including the squirrels that come to accost you for…
Shared by IvyViles
I’ve watched 40+ anime series in half a year... am I a weeb? These are my top three favourites (excluding Doraemon): Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, KonoSuba: God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World!, Re: Zero: Starting Life In Another…
Shared by Ian Fan
I enjoy walking with my family. These photos were taken in my village on a walk on Christmas Day 2020 when we went for a walk after lunch. It was a beautiful sunset and it serves as a happy reminder of that day. So it is special…
Shared by Eleaganus
I love to visit National Trust houses near me and seeing all the old art and learning about the history of them and the families that used to own them. Its always really peaceful as the land around them is usually beautiful as…
Shared by penpallll08
Enjoying the sound of the waves whilst walking along the pebbled beach. This view you can see the Isle of Wight in the distance and take in the sea air with friends, dogs and family. A beautiful sunset makes for a wonderful…
Shared by Jessabel1004
Celebrating the in coming new year with family and friends, gathering to create a party and waiting for the midnight countdown before setting off fireworks and drinking a toast to the future! Lots of music, food, fun and…
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