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 21 of 42Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.
Riding on the back of my husbands motorbike down to the coast eating fish and chips followed by icecream on the long summer evenings. Exploring the Jurassic Coast and other hidden Gems in the English Heritage.
Shared by kjgoodallx
On or around the 1st May (traditionally known in Britain as May Day) towns and villages around the country hold a May Day Festival on their public green with music, games, stalls and dancing round the maypole.
Shared by Biggles83
I really like just being silly and having fun with my friends, we often play games and just have a good time while exploring things like forests. Sometimes we go to each others houses though which is also fun.
Shared by bogob
My family celebration is the habit, practice,and value my celebration is what makes us different than all the other families in the world We watch night movies, backyard family bbq,game night every Christmas
Shared by Emmanuel 9104
I have been visiting this particular forestry commission for years and I love the way the light shines through the trees when you walk in the wooded part and all the plants you can see when on the gravel road.
Shared by soapyb0nes
it’s a important celebration to hindus but also coincides with bandi chhor divas so it is celebrated in various religions. it’s insanely beautiful to see a whole neighbourhood lit up in candles and fireworks.
Shared by r1na
My journals have been kept since I was 13, and are so important to me. If they all vanished, I’d lose a part of myself. They are the HES to my deepest thoughts, my truest self and my biggest fears and dreams
Shared by Leopardtears
Not far from where i live these is our go-to beach and while the water is not clear and the seagulls will fight you for your food the sun sets perfectly over the horizon and the pub up the hill is crackin ;)
Shared by Sydney03
Oie Voaldyn which translates roughly to fire festival is a yearly manx tradition which celebrates the turning of winter to summer and the fertility of the land through music, food, fire, and a march/battle.
Shared by jcs
I love going out with all my family and friends and playing so try my godchildren and sister it’s a family tradition as soon as it’s hot in the uk to take out the little ones and play on anything they want
Shared by Gigi20384
Since I'm Indian by birth, my Grandmother has sent me an emerald jewel that's supposed to wish me luck if I wear it around my neck. I'm not a religious person by any means but it's nice to have the gesture.
Shared by KURODA_2005
Sanquhar knitting is a type of knit that involves using really small kneedles to create unique patterns on clothing, sanquhar knitting usually is used to create things like scarves, gloves or socks and etc
Shared by Dingle
Every year on christmas eve, we visit my brother and my grampys graves in the morning. we used to visit grampys grave with my brother and i have some pictures he took of us at grampys grave before he died.
Shared by ella bella smella
One of my favourite things to do is spend time with my dog in England’s beautiful surroundings. “A walk” is a traditional British pastime, with A Boxing Day (26th December) walk being mandatory each year.
Shared by Tarka
Tea is hard worn stereotypical for English people...but there is something soul-enriching about making cups of tea in your favourite mugs and sitting down for the evening, to chat/read/watch tv, whatever!
Shared by GraceED
Learned how to cook some greek food from my grandparents who were greek cypriot. Cooking = greek ,italian ,english,spanish food some tradional cooking and improvisied.change some of the recipes to improve
Shared by X677
It’s a holiday in Lithuania that combines Halloween and pancake day! Everyone dresses up and there are events in town burning a massive effigy to symbolise people shooing winter away and inviting spring
Shared by Aistetic
My maiden name is Fraser and I am from the ancestral line of the Frasers of Lovat. This is the Clan badge/crest for my family. It is also used in the popular Scottish based book/drama series, Outlander.
Shared by Cupcake68
I make bracelets by knotting different colours of string together in different patterns! I can do loads of patterns and love to make them for my friends so if we become penpals I’ll make you loads
Shared by nessie9
I love to find random things on my days out, such as a book mark or a clothes tag and add them to a book what I call my junk journal. I love to add songs to a play list that I find go well with the page
Shared by Kimwaaa
when i was in secondary school i used to look through the history of my town, find old photos of how it used to look and go find the location and take a new one! for example, check the photos (not mine)
Shared by dogsdontsweat
I don’t have my own photos of this but these are Romanian sarmale, they’re one of my favourite foods! They are usually made for Christmas in my house because they take a lot of time and effort to make!
Shared by callistrophe
Callander, Stirlingshire, has one specific walking path that I believe is the most beautiful. Along it is gorgeous brick houses, fields of sheep, and of course the gorgeous mountains in the background.
Shared by gl1tterbugz
Near my house is a large woodland connected to meany farmers fields and other odd lands, there is one tree that I hold especially dear to me which is in one of the meany fields, it is my favourite spot
Shared by Twinfantasy
This is a coffee roll that is a popular bread from a bakery in Bermuda that people eat for breakfast. It has raisins and cinnamon and has a brioche texture. I eat it as a sandwich with eggs and cheese
Shared by Oreeshaka
My first ever festival!!! I went with friend from my school. There was about 30 of us so as you can imagine we had a great time and were able to take care of eachother in the 30+ degree celcius weather
Shared by Fai jj
Since we live in England, my family thinks it’s important to keep up with our Indian culture, so once a week we watch a Bollywood movie together. It reminds us of the weddings and celebrations we have.
Shared by bobblehead.ri
I enjoy walking my old rescue dog Phoebe down the path built along the old Derby canal route. I also gain satisfaction from my husband and I eating the fruit and vegetables I grow in the back garden.
Shared by C50
On November 11th, at 11:00am, marked the end of World War I. People take two minutes of silence to remember those who fought for our country, and some people wear poppies to show support for veterans.
Shared by spewpabugtype
I picked the tops from stinging nettles round my garden, steeped them for one week in sugar, citric acid and water and bottled them. It turns a beautiful pink colour and is delicious mixed with water!
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