Interesting Insights into Holidays: British vs. Scottish & Halloween Traditions
Discover the differences in holiday traditions between the British and Scottish, including the number of holidays, common festive days, and the unique celebration of Halloween. From Bank Holidays to Halloween activities, explore the origins and practices that make these occasions special.
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It may seem surprising but the British have fewer holidays than many other countries. Some of them are named Bank Holidays due to the fact that on those days the banks are closed.
In England and Wales they comprise at present 5 bank holidays: New Year s Day Easter Monday spring and late summer holidays at the end of May andAugust Boxing Day They also have 2 common holidays: Good Friday Christmas Day
In Scotland and Northern Ireland they have 6 bank holidays, plus 2 other public holidays. The particular dates of the bank holidays are fixed annually.
Halloween is a popular festival File:Trick or treat in sweden.jpeg
Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day
The word Halloween is a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows'-Even ("evening )
The Halloween holiday is widely thought to have pagan roots, even though the etymology of the word is Christian.
Halloween Halloweenactivities activities trick-or-treating wearing costumes and attending costume parties carving jack-o'-lanterns ghost tours bonfires apple bobbing visiting haunted attractions pranks telling scary stories watching horror films
File:Candyapple.jpg Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples (known as toffee apples outside North America), caramel or taffy apples are common Halloween treats made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts.
Halloween is not celebrated in all countries and regions of the world, and among those that do the traditions and importance of the celebration vary significantly. In Scotland and Ireland, traditional Halloween customs include children dressing up in costume going "guising", holding parties, while other practices in Ireland include lighting bonfires, and having firework displays.
