Interesting Children in British Culture Jackie Reilly
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Vikings at the Up Helly Aa fire festival in the Shetland
Islands held annually the last Tuesday of January.
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The Norman Conquest
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Ireland is very famous for dances called reels The girls wear
dresses embroidered with traditional designs. There is a national
costume consisting of a kilt and black jacket, knee length white
stockings and a small hat. Ireland has its own language: gaelic The
Irish are known to be creative particularly in literature and the
arts, e.g. Oscar Wilde and James Joyce. Many American presidents
are descendants of Irish emigrants to the New World, e.g. John
Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton.
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Ireland is also famous for
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Wales is famous for
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Wales is also famous for
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England
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The Union Jack The union flag is the saltire cross of Scotland,
the Irish flag and the flag of St, George, superimposed after the
union of the Kingdoms.
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Most famous for
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Famous Britons Alan Turing the computer; Whittle - jet engine;
Stephenson railways The most famous playwright and poet is William
Shakespeare. Other famous writers include Charles Dickens, Emily
and Charlotte Bronte; Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen
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Childrens writers Winnie the Pooh by A.A.Milne Alice in
Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Peter
Rabbit by Beatrice Potter
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Food from England
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Scotland St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. His feast
day is on 30th November and on that day the people wear a thistle.
The thistle
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The flags of Scotland The Royal flag of Scotland and St.
Andrews flag.
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Scotland is famous for The woollen industry The bagpipes Dances
called reels
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The highland games Tossing the caber and shot put
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Highland dancing Highland reels
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Also famous for...the story of the Loch Ness Monster!
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Famous Scots Logie Baird - television; Alexander Fleming
penicillin; Alexander Graham Bell telephone; Andrew Carnegie born
in Dunfermline Industrialist and philanthropist
