Unusual holidays in England and the United States

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Groundhog day February 2. This holiday is known to us, thanks to the famous eponymous Hollywood film with bill Murray. It is a kind of divination about the spring weather. If the Groundhog quietly out of their burrows even in cloudy weather, not seeing his own shadow, then spring will be here soon, and if he is even in Sunny weather, frightened of his own shadow and hides back in your home, then be cold again. So the Americans and Canadians meet spring .

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Demonstration of naked Asses The second Saturday of July. A very strange festival, the essence of which is that everyone line up on the railway line and show their bare buttocks to each train passing. Hmmm...fun…

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Sweetest Day The third Saturday of October. Celebration for lovers of sweets. Tasty and sweet gifts are given not only to children but also to adult sweet tooth. It is a great occasion to Express your feelings of love or respect with a box of chocolates.

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Festival The Summer Redneck Games Held annually on July 12 in the state of Georgia. Considered the most stupid festival, as the apotheosis of the celebration are competition floundering in liquid clay. Dirty rain is welcomed and causes a storm of positive emotions among participants and spectators .

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St. Patrick’s Day March 17-this date is celebrated by Americans of Irish origin in honor of St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. In honor of this Saint is a big parade with dancing, songs and poems in the English language. It is customary to wear green. If you do not wear anything green, you can pinch!

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unusual holidays in great Britain A country with incredibly deep indigenous customs and a history prone to bloody dramas, Britain is nevertheless loved by its people. They honor the sacred holidays and traditions of great Britain, loud and celebrate them together to hold them together. An unusual nation, with a refined sense of humor, the English do not look like anyone. In some matters, they remain children, but the UK national holidays are a common pride and heritage. What are the amazing and unusual holidays in the UK and what exactly unusual is happening these days?

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CHEESE ROLLING FESTIVAL The Cheese Rolling festival is one of the most unique events observed in the world till date. It is organized every year during the month of May in England. It's held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester county in the Cotswolds region of United Kingdom. The festival traces its origin way back in history, at least 200 years before. The event involves one of the most unique celebrations of its kind in which a round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled from the top of the Copper's hill. Participants race down the hill after it and the first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. The cheese used in this festival is Double Gloucester, a hard cheese typically manufactured in cylindrical blocks.

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Guy Fawkes' Night Is a traditional celebration held in Britain shortly after Halloween, on November 5. It commemorates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot, an early 17th century plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I. Guy Fawkes was not the leader of the Gunpowder Plot but he was the first of the conspirators to be arrested, on November 5, 1605. He was eventually executed, along with the other conspirators. King James told his subjects to celebrate the failure of the plot against his life by lighting the autumn bonfires, which they had always had on Halloween, on November 5 instead. Guy Fawkes Night continues to be celebrated in Britain with bonfires, on which dummies representing Guy Fawkes are often burnt.

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International Lefthanders Day International Lefthanders Day is celebrated on August 13, 2018. It was first observed 13 August 1976. As its name suggests, it is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world. It celebrates the left-handers, who are from seven to ten percent of the world's population. August 13