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Oh, to be beside the seaside! Photo by britainonview

The last days of summer at the British seaside - Fun

It's going to be a sunny 17 degrees today in Blackpool. Since the Industrial Revolution, Blackpool has catered for workers from across industrial Northern England, who packed its beaches and promenade. Let's head now to British coast.

It's a great month to go camping in Britain

Let's take a look at Spotlight's World View section now. The article "It's a great month to go camping in Britain", from page 10 of the magazine, has some special ideas for unusual camping holidays.

Halford's seems to have exactly what the average Brit wants.

"Staycationers" give recession boost to Halford's

With companies going broke, banks collapsing and even Dubai finding it hard to find money, British leisure company Halford's surprised the markets by announcing a 24 per cent earnings increase. "Staycationers" helped create this recession miracle.

What do the English call the day after Christmas Day?

Football Day, Boxing Day or Fighting Day?

A time of happiness that brings family and friends together.

We wish you a merry Christmas!

The word "Christmas" means "Christ's Mass". It comes from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse. "Cristes" is from the Greek Christos, and "mæsse" is from the Latin missa. "Xmas" is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.

The word "Christmas" comes from the Old English "Cristes maesse", meaning "the festival _______ of Christ".

Mass, holiday or mess?

Dear Santa

A month before Christmas, Dagmar Taylor's children already know which gifts they want.

Let's talk turkey! Food at Thanksgiving - Medium

Explore words and idioms connected to the food Americans enjoy most at Thanksgiving: turkey. But can you guess what the white settlers ate every day back in 1621? Here's a tip: it wasn't turkey or hamburgers!

Vocabulary: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated to give thanks for the harvest. It is a national holiday in America, and a good excuse to taste all that lovely new food with a huge family meal.

Aaaaargh! This year's hot Halloween masks have been inspired by the stars.

Having the right Halloween look

The Celtic festival of Samhain was held on the day — 31 October — when spirits were believed to return to earth. Samhain also marked the beginning of winter and everything about it was dark, for that was the color of winter and the underworld. Samhain is now Halloween.

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