ACTIVITY 4: ENGLISH TRADITIONS (by Stefanie Creer)

I have just been taking assembly and discussing our own English traditions.

I think most of them are what you already know. But did you know we eat
Turkey and sprouts for our Christmas dinner and finish with a Christmas
pudding with dried fruit and brandy with coins hidden in it covered with a
sweet white custard? We then eat "Mince pies" which are not mince meat as in
real meat but dried fruit and suet .

We believe in Father Christmas not Santa Claus - that is for Americans. He
is nothing to do with Saint Nicholas.

The day after Christmas-26th is called "Boxing day" -no one knows why, but
perhaps it is to do with boxing up presents- putting them away, or perhaps
it is all the sport that takes place on that day. In our area we have Fox
hunting with hound dogs and horses.