Official Holidays

Holidays play an important part in people's lives.

In the UK Christmas is probably the biggest holiday for everyone.

Many official bank holidays in the UK often fall before or after weekends, so people have the opportunities to have long weekends.

Often they give people the chance to take a break and spend time with their families.

British people love a beach holiday

Easter and New Year's Day are other public holidays, but what about festivals that don't give us time off work?

Helen and Feifei ask people which festivals they enjoy and where these festivals originate from.

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