Holidays and Carnivals

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Name all the known English holidays, carnivals and festivals.

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Select the English holidays only

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Select the English holidays only

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Select the English holidays only

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Select the English holidays only

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Select the English holidays only

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Select the English holidays only

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What do people say when they raise the glasses at 11:45 p.m

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Which of the descriptions stands for Plough Monday?

• he day first became associated with romantic love within thecircle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, when the traditionof courtly love flourished.

• a common feature to alesser or greater extent was for a plough to be hauled from house to house in a procession,collecting money. They were often accompanied by musicians, an old woman or a boydressed as an old woman, called the "Bessy," and a man in the role of the "fool."

• As a result of this tradition, most mothers were reunited with their children on Monday when youngapprentices and young women in service were released by theirmasters for that weekend.

• It involved children fromAppleton Thorn Primary School walking through the village and holdingsports and games at the school. This now takes place at the village hall.The ceremony stopped in the 1930s, but was revived by thethen headmaster, Mr Bob Jones in the early 1970s.

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Which of the words are used to describe the jokes made on April Fools' DAY

• Prank

• Challenge

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Explain what is restoration day?

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Explain what is Bawming the Tho

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What is custoary to bring to church on Lammas Festival?

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What do people ussualy do on Souling Day?

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