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Holidays and Festivals Milly Boxing Day 节礼日原本称为圣司提反节（St. Stephens Day），为纪念圣司提反遭异教徒用石块砸死，成为基督教第一位殉教者。大英国协旗下国家，包括英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、及加拿大，都把这天定为节日并举行纪念庆典。  节礼日（Boxing Day）这个名词出现于中世纪，当时圣诞节前教堂门口放置捐款箱，圣诞节过后工作人员打开箱子，将募得款项捐给穷人因此称为节礼日。  Christmas box Fee Tell me the date. Which festival? Rabbit The time of Easter 3月22日至4月25日 春分月圆后的第一个星期日 Bonfire NightBonfire Night is celebrated across the UK on 5 November. The date marks the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament by Guy Fawkes along with a group of co-conspirators in London in 1605.The intention was to kill King James I and wipe out everyone in government. The group were Catholic extremists who wanted to return England to the Catholic faith. One of the conspirators had a friend in the Houses of Parliament and sent a letter to him, warning him to stay away from the House on the day the attack was supposed to take place. The letter was intercepted and handed to the king.Meanwhile, Guy Fawkes and friends, having formulated their plan, known as the Gunpowder Plot, had rolled 36 barrels of gunpowder into the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, and were waiting for the king to arrive when guards broke in and arrested them. They were tortured and executed.Nowadays on Bonfire Night people organise their own parties or attend big organised fireworks displays. They stand around the bonfire, set off fireworks and eat lots of nice warming foods, like sausages and jacket potatoes. They might also remark... Bonfire Night 每年11月5日的夜晚是英国的Bonfire Night，也叫Fireworks Night或Guy Fawkes Night。 1605年11月5日，一群天主教徒图谋炸毁议会，炸死信奉新教的詹姆士一世，事前走漏了风声，最终失败。为了庆祝摧毁天主教徒的这一阴谋，后来每年11月5日晚英国全国上下都要点燃篝火，燃放烟花。 11月5日，大家都显得很兴奋，十分期待今年的Bonfire。现在的庆祝活动都由政府组织，在公园里圈出一大片专用地，搭好一堆篝火，设置警戒线，配置保安人员。活动7点开始，进行一个小时。当我们6点多来到海德公园时，已经有不少人聚集在栅栏外，人们从四面八方成群结队的涌来。在英国，很少看到这么多人，看到全家老小一齐出动。虽然人多，但也井然有序。英国人还是很含蓄的，没有大声喧哗的习惯。大家都小声的谈论着，不时有年轻人爽朗的笑声。只在广播号召大家一起倒计时，人群中爆发了整齐划一的计数声。当“one”一发出，只听一声爆响，篝火上火焰腾空而起，大家兴奋地鼓掌叫好，还有自发的民间小乐队击鼓助兴。篝火燃了差不多一半时，又开始燃放烟花。绚丽的烟花在漆黑的天幕中绽放，又引来人们一声声热情的称赞。烟花虽美，也都是以