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The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients. Nowadays, we often see, in certain families, gifts (boxes) given to those who provide services throughout the year.

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Celebrated every year, Mother's Day is an occasion when individuals express their love and respect that they have for their mother. It's time to pamper her for all she has done for us over the years. On Mother's Day you can tell your Mom that she will always be important to you all and that you will continue to love her for ever. While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May .

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(also known as Bonfire Night , Cracker Night , Fireworks Night ) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5 th of November . It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5 November 1605 in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes , attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England . It is primarily marked in the United Kingdom, where it was compulsory, by Royal Decree, to celebrate the deliverance of the King until 1859, but also in former British colonies including New Zealand , parts of Canada , and parts of the British Caribbean. Bonfire Night was also common in Australia until the 1980s, but it was held on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June some states (e.g., New South Wales) and 5 November in others (e.g., Victoria). Festivities are centred on the use of fireworks and the lighting of bonfires .

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Pancake Day is the popular name for Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent (the forty days before Easter). People traditionally eat pancakes on Pancake Day which are made from eggs, flour and milk, fried on both sides in fat on a pan and eaten with lemon juice and sugar. In many towns pancakes races are held on Shrove Tuesday in which women run with pan. Each runner has a pancake in the pan. As she runs, she tosses the pancake up and over in the air and catches it again in the pan. It is not all easy to toss and catch a pancake when running a race! The most famous race takes place at Olney, Buckinghamshire, and it is said to date from 1445. The Pancake Bell is rung to summon competitors, and starting time is five minutes before noon. The participants wear an apron and head-covering. The course is over a distance of 415 yard, during which the pancake must be tossed three times.

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How does England celebrate St George's Day? By tradition, 23 April is the day for a red rose in the button hole, the national flower. However, unlike other countries, England does not celebrate it like Americans celebrate 4 July with fireworks. In fact, you are more likely to see big St Patrick parades in England celebrating Ireland's National Day, more than you would see any sign of St Georges Day being celebrated. This was certainly true in Manchester in 2003, when St George's Day was virtually ignored soon after the biggest St Patrick's Day Celebrations in the city's history. For most people in England St George's Day is just another ordinary day.

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