Calendar of Festivals and Special Days UK

Calendar of Special Events / Special Days / Holidays / Festivals in England / Britain / UK - 2005 / 2006
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Folklore, Sayings and Anniversaries
National Awareness Days
December 2006

1 New

World Aids Day

 2 3
25th Great Christmas Pudding Race - Covent Garden 		4
Advent Sunday
5 6
St Nicholas Day 		7 8 Ist
Feast of Immaculate Conception (Christian)
Bodhi Day  (Buddhist)		 9 10 11
Advent Sunday
12
Christmas last posting day: international airmail
 		13
St Lucias Day 		14 15 Full 16 17
Christmas last posting day: UK second class letters 		18
Advent Sunday
19 20

21
Yule (Pagan)

Winter Solstice
Shortest Day

22 23 3rd

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Christmas Eve (Christian) 		25
Christmas (Christian)
26
Bank Holiday
Boxing Day

Hanukkah begins ((Jewish) 		27
Bank Holiday		 28 29 30

31 New
New Years Eve

Hogmanay (Scotland)

Special Festivals, Dates, Events and Holidays in the UK 2006 - 2008
Every year, the Norwegians donate a giant Christmas tree to stand in Trafalgar Square as a gesture of goodwill in return for help during the Second World War. It is lit in traditional white lights, carols are sung around the tree on various evenings up until Christmas Eve by groups in aid of charity.
 
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Winter Solstice
Shortest Day of the year, when the Sun is at its most southern point
Dec 21
Dec 22
Dec 21
Christmas Day ( Public Holiday) (Christian Festival)
Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Observed by prayers, exchanging of gifts, and family parties.
Dec 25
Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
Dec 26
St Stephen's Day
Dec 26
Extra Christmas Bank Holiday as Christmas Day is a Sunday
Dec 27
      
Hogmanay (Scotland)
Dec 31
New Years Eve
At midnight everybody joins hands and sings Auld Lang Syne.  
Dec 31
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