What is the most important festival in Britain?

1, the most important holiday is Christmas.

2. Every year, 65438+February 25th is the Christmas of the Christian Church, which is the day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. However, some scholars believe that the root of this festival is the day when ancient humans celebrated the end of winter and looked forward to the return of spring. The basis of this statement is that the shortest day and the longest night every year are the "winter solstice" on 65438+February 2 1 or 22.

The traditional Christmas begins on February 25th, 65438 and ends on the so-called "202nd night" on October 6th, 65438. During this period, many British people will decorate their homes with lanterns and decorations to celebrate. Now many British people may buy Christmas trees and other decorations at home in early February, but according to the ancient tradition, decorations are only placed at home on Christmas Eve.

Many people may think that the Christmas tree is a product of Britain, but it is actually a tradition in continental Europe, especially in Germany, which was introduced by PrinceAlbert, the German husband of Queen Victoria, in the19th century.

According to tradition, many English people will go to church to attend Christmas Eve worship or other religious ceremonies, including the so-called "midnight mass" held by the Roman Catholic Church at midnight to welcome Christmas and commemorate the birth of Christ. Decoration will remain until the beginning of the following year, but people usually remove it on the night of 12, because people believe that it will bring bad luck to keep decoration beyond this time.