Interesting traditions in the UK

 

Everyone around the world has a famous culture. Many people when hear the world of culture they may mechanically focus about traditions food and art. Moreover, culture can be clear as common designs, behaviours and understanding that people get through socializing. This blog will describe famous traditions in the UK.

 

 

Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday will fall on the 12th February this year and marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, pancakes became known as a good way to use up milk, eggs and butter and have been eaten on this day for more than 1,000 years. The celebration is to burn a dull the represents the character of Guy Fawkes that his plot is to blow up the house of parliament about 400 years ago. Unfortunately, the plot was foiled when Guy Fawkes was arrested and tortured to death. Since, it became one of the popular traditions in the UK.

 

Maitland,K. (2013)

 

 

One of the strange traditions is that the Pancake. Education Scotland (2013) says that “Pancake Day is the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It is celebrated throughout the UK by the cooking and eating of pancakes.” I don’t know this day until the English family that I was living with last year served me one.

 

Bibliography

Education Scotland (2013) Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day). Available at: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/s/shrovetuesday.asp (Accessed: 28 February 2013).


Maitland, K. (2013) Pancake Day – flippin’ good fun! [Online]. Available at: http://www.visitscotland.com/blog/food-drink/pancake-day/ (Accessed: 28 February 2013).