ENGLISH
TRADITIONS
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St. George Day
On 23 April many people in England celebrate the country's patron saint. Saint George.
St George isn't just the patron saint of England.
The flag of Saint George - a red cross on a white background - is England's national flag and is incorporated into the UK’s flag.
Who was Saint George?
It is believed he was born in a place called Cappadocia and he lived during the 3rd Century.
His parents were Christians and, after his father died, his mother took George to live in the Middle East.
George became a Roman soldier but protested against how Rome treated Christian people badly.
He was put in prison and tortured because of this, but he refused to turn away from his religious beliefs. He was eventually executed.
It is said that the Roman Emperor's wife was so impressed by how George did not give up his faith that she became a Christian too.
It is believed that she was executed in the same way George had b
Typical food for St. George Day.
-Bread and butter pudding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/breadandbutterpuddin_85936
-Slow-cooker beef pot roast.
Slow cooker beef pot roast recipe | BBC Good Food
-Vegan fry-up
Vegan fry-up recipe | BBC Good Food
Interesting facts
- St George and William Shakespeare died on the same date. (23rd April)
- He never visited England
- People said that he had nine lives because was crushed between two spiked wheels and boiled in molten lead and he didn’t die.
More interesting facts on these websites!
https://www.ibtimes.com/st-georges-day-2021-top-5-interesting-facts-about-dragon-slaying-patron-saint-3186530
https://www.britain-magazine.com/features/10-facts-about-st-georges-day-2/
https://planetradio.co.uk/hallam/entertainment/seasonal-events/12-facts-probably-know-st-george-day/
COLLECTING PENNIES IN NOVEMBER
Origin:The rituals around Guy Fawkes Night each year on 5th November have a known origin, starting as a commemoration of the failure by the Catholic Guy Fawkes to blow up King James I and Parliament in London on 5th November 1605. Guy Fawkes was caught the night before with the gunpowder in the cellars beneath Parliament. Under torture he revealed the names of his Gunpowder Plot accomplices and was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. Parliament decreed that special thanksgiving church services should be held each year on 5th November, along with bonfires and the ringing of church bells
Tradition:
Traditionally, children would make a "Guy" which would be thrown
onto the communal bonfire during the celebrations-but not before
he was paraded around by the kids, who would ask for "a penny
for the guy" to spend on sparklers, sweets or other treats! Some
Schools or run competitions for the best one.
Curiosities:
In Sussex in the closing years of the 19th century
it was customary for children to carry round an effigy of Guy
Fawkes chanting the rhyme:
‘Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot;
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgotten.
One of the curious clothes, which was paraded round the
streets, while passers-by were accosted with ‘Penny for the
Guy?’children spend their holiday making an effigy of
Guy Fawkes, dressed in old clothes.The money that was
collected was spent on fireworks and the ‘guy’ was burned
ona bonfire, accompanied by fireworks, but concerns
about accidents have killed off the custom.
Videos:
https://youtu.be/iiEFD7gfin8
https://youtu.be/J3hE9BPL5K
https://youtu.be/pBtlm2EaBbk
https://youtu.be/txoCMHrMMz
DANCING MORRIS DAY
-The dancing Morris day is an American tradition that is 64 years old.
-Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music.
- it started in the the earliest 15th-century
One origin of this form of dance probably was originated in the European courts of the fifteenth century
What is Morris Dance?
-The Morris dance is a traditional English dance, accompanied by music, which was part before the processions and other festivals that were celebrated around the month of May. It is based on a rhythmic walk and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. It is implemented with sticks, swords or handkerchiefs, although it can also be executed without these elements.
Why do they dance?
-Morris dancing is a celebration, a display of dance and music performed at seasonal festivals and holidays to banish the dark of winter, celebrate the warmth and fertility of summer, and bring in autumn's golden harvest.
What is based on the morris dance?
-It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers,
If you CLICK all sentences you see videos of the dancing Morris Way
Why do the men dance Morris Way?
Why do the women dance Morris Way?
The music of dancing Morris Way?
Why do children dance Morris Way?
History of the dancing morris day
-While the earliest (15th-century) references place the Morris dance in a courtly setting, it appears that the dance became part of performances for the lower classes by the later 16th century; in 1600, the Shakespearean actor William Kempe Morris danced from London to Norwich, an event chronicled in his nine days.
- It’s celebrated in may the 1st .
-Costumes:
-Usually wearing bell pads on their shins.
-They use common summer dress colour.
ENGLISH
CUISINE
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Steak and kidney pie
The steak and kidney pie is a very popular type of cake in British cuisine that has small pieces of beef and kidneys inside with a sauce, all cooked in the oven until the outer dough is hard.
WHY IS CALLED STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE?
Steak and kidney pie, a traditional British dish consisting of diced steak, onion, and kidney typically from a lamb or pig cooked in a brown gravy and then wrapped in a pastry and baked. It has several rhyming slang names, including “Kate and Sydney Pie. The dish is closely related to steak and kidney pudding.
WHAT ANIMAL COMES FROM STEAK AND KIDNEY?
Steak and kidney pudding is made with pig or lamb's kidney, and is not usually prepared with beef kidney. Since many people are not used to the flavor of kidney meat, often, steak and kidney pudding is made only of chopped steak, and does not contain any kidney.
WHO INVENTED THE STEAK AND KIDNEY?
The first recipe for steak and kidney pudding to appear in print came from Sussex, in a book by Mrs Beeton published by Ward, Lock and Tyler in 1861. The dish is not markedly older than published recipes of the 19th century.
WHAT ANIMAL KIDNEY COME FROM?
Mutton and lamb offal includes the kidneys, tongue, brains, feet, stomach, heart, liver, and lights, or lungs. In pork, the designation includes the liver, kidneys, brains, trotters, and head. Pigs' intestines are used as containers in the manufacture of sausages, and pigs blood is an ingredient in black pudding.
RECIPES
Ingredients:
For the filling:
- 1 cups of flour
-Salt
-Black pepper
-1/2 pounds beef chuck steak
-1/2 pound beef kidney
-2 tablespoons butter
-1 tablespoon vegetable oil
-2 onions
-2 carrots
-3 cups beef stock
For the pastry:
-2 cups all-purpose flour
-Pinch of salt
-8 tablespoons butter
-2 to 3 tablespoons water
-1 egg.
SUNDAY ROAST
ORIGINS
The Sunday Roast originated in the British Isles particularly Yorkshire as a meal to be eaten after church on Sunday. Eating a large meal following church services is common to most of Europe, but the Sunday Roast variant developed unique to the British Isles. The sunday roast promise in british culture in the UK poll in 2012.Sunday Roasts can be served with a range of boiled, steamed and/or roasted vegetable
What is it?
The Sunday roast or Sunday lunch is a typical dish of British cuisine related to the celebration of Sundays, and one of the most representative icons. The dish consists of a kind of roast meat with potatoes.
Ingredients
Pork meat( it can be vegetable)
Yorkshire pudding
Plain flour
Milk
Eggs
Chipolaka sausages
Chipolata Sausages
Smoked streaky bacon
Potatoes
Vegetable of choice
Condiments
Olive oil, butter or goose fat
Salt and pepper
Curiosities
Sunday roast has been the epitome of English cuisine and part of our national identity, but it wasn’t always that way. So it’s about time to discover the true story behind one of our all time favorite meals. Prepare to read the jaw dropping facts you never knew about a Sunday roast.
In Spanish is called “Asado de los domingos”.
Full English Breakfast ·
INGREDIENTS:
- Bacon - Beans
- Sausages - Blood pudding
- Eggs - Mushrooms
- Toast - Tomatoes
Recipe:
- Warm the beans.
- Cook the sausages and the bacon.
- Cook the mushrooms and the tomatoes
- Fry the bread and cook the eggs
- Scoop the beans in the center of the plate, put the rest of the things around them, fill the rest
on the plate with the rest of the beans, put the bread on a plate besides the big one and serve it with coffee or tea.
Enjoy! Bon appetit! :P.
Places where is served:
Dale Street Kitchen – Liverpool
Terry's Cafe – London
Rollette Cafe – Leeds
Moksha – Brighton
Home Sweet Home – Manchester
Maggies – London
Bettys Café Tea Rooms – Harrowgate
Art Cafe – Oxford
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Notting Hill Carnival
Where is Notting Hill located?
Notting Hill is a district in London, near Paddington. It hosts a diverse community and offers lost of various types of food. This borough became famous as many films were shot there. It has colourful houses too.
A bit of History
The NottingHill Carnival started in the 1960s. This carnival was initiated by black immigrants from the Caribbean, particularly from Trinidad, who represented a large proportion of the neighborhood's population. The first edition took place in 1966. It was created to bring different nationalities together. Each year there is 2,000,000 attendees.
Important historical figures
Claudia Jones
Claudia Jones was born in Trinidad. She was a founder and an editor who organized an indoor event to celebrate Caribbean culture and to show that black activism can also be demonstrated. The carnival was then a pageant event.
The Evolution of the carnival
Rhaune Laslett- O’Brien
Rhaune Laslett- O’Brien was an activist and community leader. She brought the carnaval into the streets of London. She turned the pageant event into a masquerade contest and a carnival later on.
The carnival Today
The countries which changed the appearance of the carnival in 1973 were Trinidad and Tobago. Today there are many float parades with many decorations and colors. The dancers wear beautiful costumes. They are accompanied by steel bands which play carribean rhythms. It takes place in August every year.
The main parade (5 kilometers long) takes place in West London, around Chepstow Road, Great Western Road, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park.
The Parade Route
The Parade
The carnival offers the opportunity to party outdoors to the sound of Caribbean music such as calypso, samba, reggae, ragga or soca, a mixture of soul and calypso from Trinidad.
The costumes: Bright and beautiful costumes
The Music: The steel bands
Street food
The food is inspired from the West Indies and is usually spicy. Some are exotic food
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