Festivals, eating habits, leisure and

recreation in Great Britain

Prepared by Anzhelika Bila, PAUB

Festivals

Glasgow Celtic Connections Festival (January–February)

started in 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland, and has since been held every January. Featuring over 300 concerts, talks, free

events, late night sessions and

workshops, the festival focuses on the

roots of traditional Scottish music. The festival is produced

and promoted by Glasgow’s Concert

Halls.`

Glasgow Film Festival (February)

is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival began in 2005. By 2015, the festival had seen audience figures top

40,000 for two consecutive years.

Glasgow International Comedy Festival (March)

is a comedy festival in Glasgow, Scotland, which started in 2002 and is held annually in March. It is the

largest comedy festival in Europe and attracts visitors from all over the world.

Robin Hood Festival (August)

is held for the first week of August, annually, over a quarter of a century,

in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England . Green felt caps, bows and

arrows and garlands of flowers, fancy-dress props, and every day there are opportunities for children to join in

theatrical re-enactments of the Robin Hood story, to the hilarity of their

parents.

Edinburgh International Festival (August)

is an annual festival of performing arts in Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks in August. By invitation from the Festival Director, the festival brings top class performers of music (especially classical

music), theatre, opera and dance from around the world.

Eating habits

Pies, puddings, buns and cakes

Black pudding Plum pudding

Savory pie Sweet pie

• Bath Buns • Chelsea Buns

• Eccles Cakes • Banbury Cakes

The Great British Breakfast"And then to breakfast, with what appetite you have." Shakespeare

• A Full English Breakfast may have black pudding, baked beans, bacon, fried egg and fried bread.

• A Full Scottish, as above but may also have, Potato Scones, Haggis and Oatcakes.

• Full Irish – again, as above but may also have White Pudding and Soda Bread.

• A Full Welsh – Laver bread or laver cakes. These are neither bread or cakes but made with seaweed and cooked with oatmeal.

Lunch

Did you know….? The most eaten ‘convenience' food in the world was invented by an English aristocrat with a passion for gambling, the Earl of Sandwich. To ensure he didn't have to stop playing and to keep his hands clean for the cards, the Earl of Sandwich asked for meat to be put between two slices of bread.

A Ploughman's lunch

is a traditional lunch for farmers: a bread roll, Cheddar cheese, Branston pickle and

salad, perhaps with a pork pie.

Dinner

A Sunday roast is a traditional meal eaten

by a family at Sunday lunchtime; for example,

roast beef with roast potatoes, parsnips, peas, Brussels sprouts, green

beans, Yorkshire pudding, bread sauce and gravy.

Leisure and recreation

What do British people like doing at the weekends ?

The weekends are a time for families in Britain. Often the parents are not at work having worked a five day week from Monday to Friday. Saturdays are a busy time for shops with many families going shopping.

Sundays used to be a very special day of the week in Britain. It was the one day of the week for 'worship

and rest'. The shops were closed and most people

were at home or at church. But nowadays Sundays are becoming like any other day

other week with shops open. Some families will

now spend their time shopping rather than going

to church or they will combine the two activities.

How do people spend their free time?

• Televisionis most common leisure activity in the UK . The average viewing time is 25 hours per person per week. Many television programmes are about wildlife, animals, holidays, cooking and gardening.

• Radio

People in Britain listen to an

average 15 hours and 50 minutes of radio each week.

Usually in the morning and

having a lunch.

• Digital devices • Visiting friends and relatives

is the most popular cultural activity in the UK.

•Cinema

•Gardens

Gardening has been a popular pastime since

Roman times. Every town in Britain has one or more DIY (Do it Yourself) centers and garden centers. These are like supermarkets for the home and garden. These

places are very popular with British home-owners at the

weekends.

Where do British people go on their holidays?

The traditional British holiday is a seaside holiday. Children used to watch a Punch and Judy show (puppets) and ride donkeys along a beach. Many British people spend much of their free time during the summer months down by the sea. Children enjoy swimming in the sea and building sandcastles. There are places near the sea, such as Blackpool, Scarborough and Bournemouth, where there is plenty to do even if it rains.

TOP Destinations for British tourists

Preferred mode of transport to holiday destinations

• Air 43 million• Sea 9.7 million• Channel Tunnel (train) 5.6

million