new year in britain

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Celebrating of New year in Great Britain is marked not with such scope, as in Russia and the countries of Europe. This holiday more respectable in Scotland, rather than in England and the Wales. The main winter holiday in Britain is Christmas, and New year, for inhabitants of British isles is a continuation of celebratory Christmas days.
On December, 24th in London, on the central Trafalgar area, put the main fur-tree of the country. In 1841 in England queen Victoria has disposed to establish the main fur-tree there. Last decades the New Year tree is the Norwegian gift to the British people by way of gratuity the first for the help in clearing of Norway from nazi invaders in the Second World War.
Inhabitants of Britain mark New year according to local, original traditions and own preferences. Young men usually walk for New year in New Year's discos which begin about 8 o'clock in the evening and proceed till the morning. Someone likes to meet New year in the street at the big congestion of the people on the areas of Piccadilly or on Trafalgar.
Also as well as all over the world, on the eve of New year many make the vital decisions. For example, in New year to stop to drink, smoke, live correctly. But, unfortunately, also not all is transformed by the dreams into a reality.
The most known New Year's custom in Britain is a tradition of the first visitor. If after hours punch 12 and will announce the beginning of New year the first visitor in the house there will be a dark-haired man – year will be successful. In England the visitor brings with itself bread, a piece of coal, a salt pinch, these are symbols of meal, heat, well-being. As a rule, the first visitor, having entered into the house, silently passes to a fireplace - to heart of the house and throws there a piece of coal, and only then congratulates owners on a holiday. The first visitor needs to be fed.
In Great Britain it is accepted to give each other gifts approximately to identical cost. And in the family circle ceremony of delivery of gifts is spent by ancient tradition – on a lot.
For the people occupying British isles, the plentiful entertainment for New year is characteristic. A meal abundance in the first day of New year pledge of a material prosperity within all year – in it trust and today.
The main course on a New Year's table at inhabitants of Great Britain is, certainly, a turkey. It submit or under sauce from a gooseberry or stuff under a vegetable garnish. Also on a table by all means there is a pudding. A pudding prepare from grain crumbs, a flour, fat, raisin, eggs and various spices. Before giving over a pudding pour rum, set fire and flaring put on a table.
The traditional New Year's drink in Britain considers also punch. As a rule, this grape wine (often sparkling), vodka or rum, tea, sugar, lemon juice (two alcoholic on three nonalcoholic components). The drink cooks in a silver pan.