-Christmas typicall markets in England.
On Christmas Eve, British streets get crowded, some people sing Christmas carols in the squares to entertain the people who pass by.
Streets are decorated with lights and Christmas trees.
It's also very traditional to fill the streets with markets.
For instance, the odd and classical city of Bath is a good example, because its Christmas markets attract thousands of tourists each year.
-Christmas and boxing day
In England the important days during the Christmas holidays are the 25th, Christmas day, and the 26th the boxing day.
Boxing day is the day when servants and traders used to celebrate officially Christmas.
They used to get gifts from their bosses.
-Food on Christmas Day
Christmas day is celebrated with a meal based on goose, turkey or roast chicken filled with vegetables and papas.
After dinner, they have dessert which are tartlet and an extremelly sweet, but soft cream flambé with brandy.
-First Christmas card and tree in London.
You might not know, but in England is really common to send cards to the loved ones in special days.
It's believed that te first Christmas card was sent from Great Britain in 1840s.
That card howed a family with their little son drinking wine.
The Christmas tree was introduces by the king George III and queen Charlotte.
Nowadats there's a Christmas tree in every house with his lights and ornaments on.
In London central square of Trafalgar Square, a big Christmas tree is set up every Christmas.
This is a gift from the city of Oslo in Norway from 1947 which symbolise the cooperation between UK and Norway in the World War II. -Ice skating.
In many historical areas they set up ice skating tings and thousands of tourists and neighbours rent the skates to see their skills on the ice.
The price is 12 pounds more or less and usually it lasts 45 minutes.
November 2015
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