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 5 of 42
This is a type of agricultural event where there’s all sorts of stalls to do with farming, whether it’s selling and promoting produce or showing off and selling machinery. There are some sheep shearing contests and best animal…
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Guy Fawkes Day, also called Bonfire Night, British observance, celebrated on November 5, commemorating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Celebration of Guy Fawkes Day with fireworks and a bonfire in London, England. When…
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The Minster has existed in York since the 2nd Century - it stands at the heart of my city. Behind me is the statue of Emperor Constantine who ran the Roman Empire form York in 208. In 1984 its roof was struck by lightning and set…
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The national dish of Cornwall. My Nan (gran) could make 9 in an hour, and no plate was ever big enough to hold them. They were the size a mans sz 12 boot! When feeling posh, we sometimes eat them from plates with a side salad…
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On the very night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled, on November 5th, 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King. Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is commemorated…
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In the UK, especially if you're from the countryside, families typically go on lots of walks - usually every sunday after a roast dinner, or on special occassions such as boxing day. the countryside in england is the most pretty…
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As legend has it, Northern Ireland was once home to a giant named Finn McCool (also called Fionn Mac Cumhaill). When another giant – Benandonner, across the Irish Sea in Scotland – threatened Ireland, Finn retaliated by tearing…
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Duke Of Edinburgh is a certification that young people are offered to achieve at school. There are three levels bronze, silver and gold. To get the certification you have to do multiple activities such as a five days camping…
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The North East of England is famous for its football teams and how significant they are to the area and its Heritage. I support the team Middlesbrough and Captain a team at my university. Passion runs deep through the area and it…
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This picture is of the traditional dress of Welsh women! It was typically worn by rural women, but gained a lot of attention after the tourist industry started up in Wales around the 1700's. People still wear the dress in…
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During lockdown i devoted time to renovating a boat which had lain untouched for many years in my garden. I used few new materials. In total I spent around £100. To make it safe I cemented 2 wooden supports into the ground. My…
Shared by K3rry
every year my family have a very big christmas celebration. we are very festive and thought the best way to celebrate would be a party. we hire a bouncy castle and make sweet treats. the event lasts the whole day of 24th…
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me and my friends will always make sure to celebrate the solstices, every season, no matter the weather we will be out singing and dancing and being thankful to have eachother, leaving little offerings to the universe in nature…
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England is an old Pagan country and 4 times a year we come to Stone henge to celebrate the Solstices and the Equinox's. its the only time in the year people are aloud to go near the stones the rest of the year people are not…
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Im not sure if other countries would do this but every easter my family would hide chocolate easter eggs around the garden and throughout the day the kids would have to run about and try to find them! Some years we would go to…
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Enjoying the views and nature in Scotland. Some of the picture below include Loch Lomond, sunset near Lomond Hills, Dalgety Bay. I love being out in nature always improves my mood and clears my head. I often have to remind myself…
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I live not too far from Burgh Castle which is the ruins of an old Roman fort.Burgh Castle Roman Fort is one of the best-preserved Roman monuments in the country. Built in the late 3rd century AD on a low cliff above the Waveney…
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The Hawthorns is my football teams ground. My and my Dad love matchday here and it gives me something to look forward to in the week! The atmosphere is amazing and the crowd are like a massive family. We go here every other week…
Shared by Stuart Bishop
Burns night is a holiday tradition that is to celebrate the life of Robert burns a famous Scottish poet. It is celebrated on January 25th each year and consists of eating haggis, neeps (turnip) and tatties (potato), reciting some…
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The Giants Causeway has had many skepticals about it over the years..wondering how it was made. In Northernireland a lot of us think that Giants from years and years ago had broke the ground beneath them and created the beautiful…
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Saint Patrick’s Day is a religious celebration/event. A lot of people in Ireland tend to go out with families or friends for drinks. Last time. I went out with my friends to see the celebration take place out in our time and the…
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Inverness is a place most well known for the myth of nessie or the loch ness monster. the theory of its existance originated in about 565AD but got a bit more popular with apparent sightings and because of that Inverness is a…
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A ‘traditional’ ice cream van - typically serving soft scoop ice cream with a Cadbury’s Flake (flaky stick of chocolate). In the UK, a “99” ice cream is used as a tongue-in-cheek measure of inflation. One used to cost 99p and now…
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Bonfire Night, also known in the UK as Guy Fawkes Night (or Guy Fawkes Day), ignites every November 5 to mark the failed 17th-century attempt to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James I 1605. People celebrate this by going…
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This is a tin mining area and the photo shows an engine house on the moor where I live. It is actually a museum inside on the first floor. Not only tin was mined but also arsenic! I walk on these moors in all weathers. Wonderful…
Shared by DianeKamille
On the night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled, on November 5th, 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King. Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is commemorated every…
Shared by lottie <3
Every easter, we make hard boiled eggs and go on a walk to place with a hill. we sit and write wishes, spells, runes, manifestations, whatever we want really. and then roll them down the hill. it is very fun to watch even if the…
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It’s a thing we all do where on the anniversary every year when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the houses of parliament on the 5th November 1605, we all get together with family or friends and set off fireworks and make effigies of…
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Going for walks and camping in the British countryside is one of my favourite pastimes, living in the north west of England gives me access to many beautiful places like the lake district and the yorkshire dales, which provides…
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I live in a city called Norwich. It's an old city that is full of history. There's lots of churches and cathedrals as well as medieval streets that have been used for the sets of some famous films. Some scenes from The Avengers…
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