HALLOWEEN VIDEO

Watch the following video to understand the origin of this festival.

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. On 17 March it is celebrated Saint Patrick's Day, not only in Ireland but in many different places around the world.
Watch the first video to learn vocabulary and expressions related to it. The second video explains the story and the way of celebrating this festival.




Click here to watch the second video:

TYPICAL BRITISH RECIPES

     

Click on this link to read about how to cook typical British recipes:  http://britishfood.about.com/od/introtobritishfood/ig/British-Recipes/

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day in the United States started as a way of giving thanks to food collected from a good harvest or problems that were fixed. It originated in 1621 and was a religious festival, but is now largely secular. It is now a holiday

GUY FAWKES DAY OR BONFIRE NIGHT

On the night of November 5th, throughout Britain, we commemorate the capture of Guy Fawkes (a mercenary who led a secret plan to overthrow king James I, not very tolerant of Catholics) with bonfires, fireworks and burning an effigy of Guy.