In 1847 Tom Smith was inspired by French candies and crackling logs. He put them together and the Christmas cracker was born.
Category: UK Festivals/Holidays
Boxing Day: What’s it all About?
In the UK, the 26th of December is a public holiday known as Boxing Day…
Hats and Horse Races: Royal Ascot
When you’re in the train station and see lots of women wearing fancy hats and men in top hats and tails, it can mean only one thing: It’s time for the Royal Ascot horse races…
British Royals and Swans
British kings and queens and their long relationship with swans…
British Christmas Panto: An Outrageous Holiday Tradition
British Christmas pantos are filled with slapstick humor, cross-dressing actors, jokes about current events, and audience participation…
British Christmas Pudding and Pie
Christmas pudding and mince pies are a big part of the British holiday season. Let’s have a look at these two essentially British desserts…
Guy Fawkes Finally has his Day
Remember, remember the 5th of November…A British revolutionary executed in 1605 comes back as the face of the Anonymous movement.