A. Throughout the year there are festivals of art, music and culture, such as the Notting Hill Carnival in west London and the Edinburgh Festival. Customs and traditions from various religions, such as Eid ul-Fitr (Muslim), Diwali (Hindu) and Hanukkah (Jewish) are widely recognised in the UK.
B. The main Christian Festivals
B1. Christmas Day: 25 December, celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a public holiday. Many Christians go to church on Christmas Eve (24 December) or on Christmas Day itself.
B2. Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ and held (in the Western Church) between 21 March and 25 April, on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the northern spring equinox. The weekend from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
C. Other Festivals and traditions
C1. New Year: 1 January, is a public holiday.
C2. Valentine’s Day: 14 February, is when loves exchange cards and gifts.
C3. April Fool’s Day: 1 April, is a day when people play jokes on each other until midday.
C4. Mother’s Day: The Sunday three weeks before Easter is a day when children send cards or buy gifts for their mothers.
C5. Hallowe’en: 31 October, is a very ancient festival. Young people will often dress up in frightening customers to play ‘trick or treat’.
C6. Guy Fawkes Night: 5 November, is an occasion when people in GB set off fireworks at home or in special displays.
C7. Remembrance Day: 11 November, commemorates those who died fighting in World War 1, World War 2 and other wars.
(Source: 2nd Edition, Life in the United Kingdom)