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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
English: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Welsh: Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawra Gogledd Iwerddon;
Scottish Gaelic: An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn mu Thuath;
Irish: Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire;
Scottish: agus Thuaisceart ?ireann Unitit Kingdom o Great Britain an Norlin Airlann
Explanation of the name: "Britain" means "colorful" in Celtic. As some Britons moved to France, the mainland was called Great Britain.
The national flag: a horizontal rectangle, the ratio of length to width is 2:1, for the "m" flag, by the dark blue background and red and white "m" composition. The red cross with white border in the flag represents St. George, the patron saint of England, the white cross represents St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, and the red cross represents St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The flag was created in 1801 as an overlap of the original red square ten on a white field of England, the white crossed cross on a blue field of Scotland and the red crossed cross on a white field of Ireland.
The coat of arms: that is, the coat of arms of the King of England. The central design is a coat of arms, the upper left and lower right corners of the shield for the three golden lions on the red ground, symbolizing England; the upper right corner of the red lion half standing on the gold ground, symbolizing Scotland; the lower left corner of the golden harp on the blue ground, symbolizing Ireland. The coat of arms is supported on each side by a lion wearing a crown, representing England, and a unicorn, representing Scotland. The coat of arms is surrounded by a motto in French, meaning "What goes around comes around"; at the lower end hangs the Order of the Guardian, with a ribbon reading "God in heaven, I have the right". At the top of the coat of arms is a jeweled gold and silver helmet, the Imperial Crown and a lion wearing the crown.
National anthem: "God save the queen" (if the reigning monarch is male, the anthem is changed to "god save the king")
Population: about 58.84 million, of which 49.18 million are in England, 2.9 million in Wales, 5.06 million in Scotland, and 1.69 million in Northern Ireland (mid-2001). The official and common language is English. Welsh is also spoken in north Wales, and Gaelic is still spoken in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland. The population is mostly Protestant, with the main divisions being the Church of England (also known as the Anglican Communion, whose members make up about 60% of the adult population of the United Kingdom) and the Church of Scotland (also known as the Presbyterian Church, with 660,000 adult members). There are also the Catholic Church and larger religious communities such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam.
Capital: London; population: 7.188 million (2001). The hottest month is July, with temperatures ranging from 13°C to 22°C; the coldest month is January, with temperatures ranging from 2°C to 6°C. In April 2006, Beijing and London became sister cities.
Administrative divisions: divided into four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is divided into 43 counties, 29 districts and 3 special jurisdictions under Scotland, 26 districts under Northern Ireland and 22 districts under Wales. The Scottish and Welsh assemblies and their administrations are fully responsible for local affairs, while foreign affairs, defense, general economic and monetary policy, employment policy and social security remain under the control of the central government. London, also known as "Greater London" (Greater London), consists of 32 independent boroughs and a "City of London" (City of London). The borough councils are responsible for the main affairs of their respective boroughs, but work in conjunction with the Mayor and Council of Greater London to deal with matters relating to the whole of London. In addition, there are 12 dependencies.
National Day
The United Kingdom does not have a national day in the traditional sense of the word, only the Queen's "official birthday". Queen Elizabeth II's real birthday is April 21, 1926, and her "official birthday" is celebrated on Saturday, June 11th. At this time of the year, the weather in London, which has always been known as the "Fog City", is relatively good. The main event is the "Flag Salute", which is reviewed by the Queen herself. As Saturday is not a working day, it is not a holiday.
Dignitaries: Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II; Head of Government: Gordon Brown, leader of the Labor Party. Brown
National Flower: rose
National Bird: red-breasted dove
National Stone: diamond
Geography
Island nation consisting of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland*** in the northeast of the island of Ireland, and also includes a number of British overseas territories. The British mainland is located in the British Isles in the northwest of mainland Europe , surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. 243,600 square kilometers (including inland waters), England's region of 13. 04 million square kilometers, Scotland 7. 88,000 square kilometers, Wales 2. 08,000 square kilometers, Northern Ireland 1. 36 million square kilometers. An island nation located in the western part of Europe. It consists of the island of Great Britain (including England, Scotland, and Wales), the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and some small islands. It is separated from mainland Europe by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover, and the English Channel. Its land border is with Ireland*** and the country. The total length of the coastline is 11,450 kilometers. The territory is divided into four parts: the plains of south-east England, the mountains of the west-central region, the mountains of Scotland, and the highlands and mountains of Northern Ireland. The main rivers are the Severn (354 km) and the Thames (346 km). Northern Ireland's Lough Neagh (396 square kilometers) has the largest area in the country. It has an oceanic temperate broad-leaved forest climate, which is mild and humid all year round. Usually the highest temperature does not exceed 32 ℃, the lowest temperature is not less than -10 ℃, the average temperature in January 4 ~ 7 ℃, July 13 ~ 17 ℃. It is rainy and foggy, especially in fall and winter. The average annual precipitation is about 1000 millimeters. The annual precipitation in the mountainous areas in the north and west exceeds 2,000 millimeters, while that in the center and east is less than 800 millimeters. It is driest from February to March and wettest from October to January. The country's climate is temperate maritime.
Time difference:The time zone of the prime meridian passing through the original site of Greenwich Observatory in London is the zero time zone. It is 8 hours later than Beijing time
Climate: Temperate maritime climate
Sights: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Greenwich Observatory, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, British Museum, Westminster Abbey, Channel Tunnel, Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford, Stonehenge, Giant's Causeway and so on
Folklore: Dressing appropriately and aesthetically pleasing. In some specific occasions, such as court sessions, church services, the opening of Parliament, the King's speech, etc., the host or speaker will wear traditional clothing.
History
Beginning of the Mediterranean Iberian, Bic, Celtic, successively came to Britain. The southeastern part of the island of Great Britain was ruled by the Roman Empire from the 1st to 5th centuries AD. After the withdrawal of the Romans, the Angles, Saxons, Jutes in the north of Europe invaded and settled. 7 century began to form a feudal system, many small countries and into seven kingdoms, fighting for 200 years, known as the "Anglo-Saxon era". 829 King Egbert of Wessex united England. At the end of the 8th century, England was invaded by the Danes, and from 1016 to 1042 it was part of the Danish pirate empire. After a short period of rule by the English kings, the Duke of Normandy conquered England by sea in 1066. 1215 King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta and the power of the king was suppressed. 1338-1453 the Hundred Years' War was fought between England and France, in which England first won and then lost, and in 1588 it defeated Spain's "Invincible Armada" and established maritime hegemony. In 1588, Britain defeated Spain's "Invincible Armada" and established maritime hegemony. Britain's victory in the Anglo-Spanish Naval Battle of 1588 was a victory of the weak over the strong, which once again demonstrated the power of the nation-state under the rule of the king. The island nation, long outside the mainstream European civilization, for the first time made its voice heard to the European continent as a powerful nation, and quickly entered the center of the struggle for world maritime and commercial hegemony. In 1603, at the age of 80, Elizabeth I died. In order to avoid a political marriage that would harm the interests of the country, the Queen remained unmarried for the rest of her life and finished her life in solitude, but left behind a Britain that was growing in national strength and in an upward trend. In 1640, England was the first country in the world to break out in the bourgeois revolution and became the forerunner of the bourgeois revolution. On January 30, 1649, a sunny winter day, thousands of Londoners gathered in the square in front of the Banqueting House in the early hours of the morning, with conflicting expressions of sadness, fear, excitement, and bewilderment hanging on their faces. In uncontrollable anxiety, they were waiting for the execution of the severed head of King Charles I, who had been condemned by Parliament as a "tyrant, murderer and enemy of the state". On May 19, 1649, he proclaimed the establishment of the State of **** and the restoration of the dynasty in 1660 and the "Glorious Revolution" in 1688, which established a constitutional monarchy. From the victory over Spain in 1588, to the Glorious Revolution in 1688, Britain adjusted its internal system on the one hand, and actively expanded externally on the other. After a hundred years of accumulation, the British began to release their energy. Before and after the Glorious Revolution, Britain's population grew enormously, its commerce and crafts industry developed rapidly, and foreign trade became an increasingly important part of the country's livelihood.
England was united with Scotland in 1707, and it was only through the Seven Years' War in 1763 that Britain was able to move away from France and Spain, which were following in its footsteps.
In 1687, Isaac Newton published his best-known work, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, and in 1727, he died. Britain buried him with a grand state funeral at Westminster Abbey, which had always been a burial place for princes and nobles, and Newton became the first scientist to be laid to rest there. 1801 saw the union with Ireland, and between the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, it became the first country in the world to complete the Industrial Revolution. 1815 saw the British win the war that shook the world, when the Duke of Wellington of England defeated Napoleon at Waterloo defeated Napoleon, but Britain, a small country on the periphery of the world, has seized the opportunity in the historic transformation, has been the first to arrive at the entrance of modern civilization, and is about to move step by step steadily to the center of the world.The 19th century was the heyday of the British Empire, which in 1914 occupied a colony 111 times larger than the mainland, and was the first colonial power, calling itself the " Sunset Empire". It began to decline after the First World War. The British established the county of North Ireland in 1920 and allowed the southern part of Ireland to break away from its rule and set up an independent country from 1921 to 1922. 1931 saw the enactment of the Westminster Act, which forced it to recognize the autonomy of its self-governing territories in terms of internal affairs and foreign affairs, and the colonial system of the British Empire was shaken up from that time onwards. In the Second World War, its economic strength was greatly weakened and its political status declined. With the successive independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the British Empire colonial system collapsed in the 1960s. in January 1973, it joined the European **** body.
The United Kingdom was a major victor in the First and Second World Wars, and is therefore a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, with veto power over motions; it is also a member of the European Union and one of the founding members of NATO.
Politics
The UK's constitution, unlike the constitutions of most countries, is not a stand-alone document, but consists of statute law, customary law, and customary practice. The main ones are the Magna Carta (1215), the Habeas Corpus Act (1679), the Bill of Rights (1689), the Acts of Parliament (1911, 1949), and the successive amendments to the Electoral Acts, the Municipal Borough Acts, and the County Council Acts. Scotland has its own separate legal system. The system of government is a constitutional monarchy. The King is the head of state, the supreme judicial officer, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the "supreme leader" of the Anglican Church, and formally has the power to appoint and remove the prime minister, ministers, senior judges, military officers, governors of the dependencies, diplomats, bishops and senior clergy of the Anglican Church, etc., and has the power to convene, prorogate, and dissolve the parliament, to ratify the laws, to declare war and make peace, etc., and has the power to summon, stop and dissolve parliament. The power to summon, stop and dissolve Parliament, approve laws, declare war and make peace, etc., but the real power was in the Cabinet. Parliament was the highest judicial and legislative body, consisting of the King, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords (the House of Peers) consists of the descendants of the royal family, hereditary peers, newly ordained peers, judges of the Court of Appeal, and the archbishops and bishops of the Church. in November 1999, a bill to reform the House of Lords was passed, which disqualified more than 600 hereditary peers from the House of Lords except for 92 who remained in office, and non-politically appointed members of the House of Lords were to be recommended by a special royal commission. The House of Commons, also known as the House of Commoners, has members elected by universal suffrage in small constituencies with the largest number of votes, for a five-year term. However, the Government may decide to call an early general election. The government has a cabinet system in which the Queen appoints the leader of the party that wins a majority of seats in parliamentary elections to be Prime Minister and form a cabinet, which is accountable to Parliament. 10 Downing Street The Long Road to Peace in Northern Ireland
Political Parties:
(1) Labor Party (Labour Party): the ruling party, founded in 1900 as the Labour Representation Committee and renamed in 1906. The party was in power from 1945-1951, 1964-1970, and 1974-1979. It won the 1997 general election and was re-elected after the June 2001 election. The Labor Party has tended to favor more middle-class interests in recent years and has distanced itself from the labor unions. After Blair was elected leader of the Labor Party, he put forward the slogan of "New Labor, New Britain" politically, abolished the fourth clause of the party's constitution concerning public ownership, and advocated reducing government intervention, strictly controlling public **** expenditure, maintaining stable macroeconomic growth, and establishing a modern welfare system. Externally, it advocates active participation in international cooperation, a positive attitude toward European integration, membership in the euro, and a special relationship with the United States. With nearly 400,000 members, it is the largest party in Britain.
(2) Conservative Party: The main opposition party. Formerly known as the Tory Party, it was founded in 1679 and renamed in 1833. The party was in power for four consecutive terms from 1979 to 1997, and became the dominant party in Britain in the 20th century. It lost badly to the Labor Party in the May 1997 and June 2001 general elections. The Conservative Party, whose supporters generally come from the corporate and affluent sectors, advocates a free market economy. It seeks to keep inflation down by tightly controlling the money supply and reducing public **** spending. It advocates restricting the rights of labor unions and strengthening "law" and "order". In recent years, it has proposed the implementation of "compassionate conservatism", focusing on social issues such as education, health care and poverty. Emphasizing the maintenance of British sovereignty, he opposes a "federal Europe," opposes joining the euro, and advocates the establishment of an "Atlantic ****some" to strengthen the special relationship between Britain and the United States. Emphasizes that NATO remains the cornerstone of British security and defense. There are now more than 300,000 members of the party.
(3) The Liberal Democrat Party (The Liberal Democrat Party): In March 1988, it was formed by the majority of the former Liberal Party and Social Democrats who supported the merger with the Liberal Party. It advocates the continuation of the cooperative relationship with the Labor Party, promotes the implementation of proportional representation by the Labor Party in local and House of Commons elections, and adopts more "progressive" policies than the Labor Party on issues such as public ****services, social justice, and environmental protection. With about 100,000 members, it is the third largest party in Britain.
In addition, other political parties in the United Kingdom include the Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party), the Welsh National Party (Plaid Cymru), and a number of political parties in Northern Ireland, such as the Ulster Unionist Party, the Democratic Unionist Party, and the Social Democratic Labour Party. Unionist Party, Social Democratic and Labour Party, and Sinn Fein.
Justice: There are three different legal systems: England and Wales have a common law system, Scotland has a civil law system, and Northern Ireland has a legal system similar to that of England. The judiciary is divided into two systems: civil courts and criminal courts. In England and Wales, the civil courts are hierarchically divided into the County Court, the High Court, the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, and the House of Lords. The criminal courts are divided into the Magistrates' Courts, the Crown Court, the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. The highest judicial authority in the United Kingdom is the House of Lords, which is the final appellate authority for both civil and criminal cases. 1986 saw the establishment of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is an organ of the national government and is responsible for all criminal proceedings brought by the police in England and Wales. The Attorney General and Solicitor General are the principal legal advisers to the British Government and represent the Crown in certain domestic and international cases.
Diplomacy: The United Kingdom is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, one of the world's five nuclear powers, and an important member of 120 international organizations, including the European Union, NATO, the Commonwealth, and the Western European Union. It advocates stronger relations with the United States, attaches importance to the development of relations with other major powers, and endeavors to improve relations with China, Russia, India, Japan and other major powers. It endeavors to maintain traditional ties with the Commonwealth countries and to maintain and expand its influence in developing countries. Actively participate in global affairs, maintain a strong national defense force, and emphasize free trade. Strengthen international cooperation on issues such as environmental protection, human rights, and sustainable development. Put human rights issues at the center of its foreign policy.
Economy
The United Kingdom is one of the world's economic powerhouses, with a GDP that is among the highest in the developed Western world. The share of the UK manufacturing sector in the national economy has declined; the share of the service sector and energy has been increasing, with business, finance and insurance growing faster. In 2002, the size of the British economy ranked fourth in the world, and it was the second largest overseas investor in the world. Private enterprise is the mainstay of the British economy, accounting for over 60% of GDP. The service sector is one of the criteria for measuring the degree of development of a modern country. The UK's service sector accounts for 77.5% of its total employed population and over 63% of GDP. The UK is the richest country in the EU in terms of energy resources and is the world's leading producer of oil and gas. The main energy sources are coal, oil, gas, nuclear and hydro. Iron ore reserves are 2.7 billion tons, recoverable reserves of coal amount to 4.6 billion tons, oil reserves are 7 billion tons, and natural gas reserves amount to 12,260-3,800 billion cubic meters. Britain is the first country in the world to satisfy its own 26 million electricity and gas users.
Currency: Pound (￡)
Industry: aerospace, electronics, petrochemicals, nuclear energy, automotive, textiles, metallurgy, machinery, shipbuilding, etc.
Agriculture: barley, wheat, oats, sugar beet, potatoes, etc.
Minerals: coal, iron, oil, natural gas, etc.
Military
Founded around the 17th Middle of the 17th century. The Queen is the nominal commander-in-chief of the British army. The highest military decision-making body is the Defense and Overseas Policy Committee (DOPC), chaired by the Prime Minister and comprising the Secretary of State for Defense, the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Chiefs of Defense Staff (CDS) and the Chiefs of Staff (COS) of the three armed services attend the meetings when necessary. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is the executive agency for national defense and is both the executive branch of government and the military high command. The United Kingdom is a founding and major member of the NATO group and possesses an independent nuclear force. the core of the national strategy is: to actively participate in world affairs and safeguard the United Kingdom's international status; to rely on and leverage NATO's collective defense strength to defend Europe and the United Kingdom homeland and to expand the United Kingdom's influence in Europe; and to actively strengthen ties with Commonwealth countries and protect its extensive overseas interests. the Labour government in May 1997 After coming to power, it adjusted its defense policy; continued to rely on NATO's collective defense force as the basis for Britain's security; actively pushed for the establishment of a European rapid reaction force; maintained a strong conventional force; maintained a nuclear deterrent; and highlighted the building of a quality military and a joint rapid reaction force, focusing on improving the British military's rapid reaction capability to deal with all kinds of crises and to cope with emergencies, and striving to safeguard the traditional British strategic interests in Europe and overseas. It will strive to safeguard Britain's strategic interests in Europe and its traditional spheres of influence overseas. Volunteer military service is practiced, and the length of service varies from 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 years, with a general maximum of 22 years. The UK has a system of armed forces that combines regular and reserve forces.
July 2004, the British government announced the largest military adjustment program in recent decades, on the land, sea, air force, military structure and military equipment to adjust to increase the troops in the long-distance fighting in the flexibility and mobility, so as to better adapt to the needs of modern warfare and effective response to the global threats of the 21st century. According to the figures provided by the British Ministry of Defense, the British army has a total strength of about 20.56 million people, of which the army 109.5 million, the navy 42.4 million, the air force 5.37 million. 2004-2005 fiscal year's defense budget of about 29.7 billion pounds sterling, 2007-2008 fiscal year is expected to grow to 33.4 billion pounds sterling. The
Culture
Education: Compulsory education for 5-16 year olds. 4.9% of GDP was spent on education in FY 1998/99. Tuition is free for public school students. Private schools have better teachers and teaching facilities, but they charge high fees and most students are from wealthy families. Famous higher education institutions include the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Edinburgh. The world's first national museum - the British Museum British Museum: cultural experience "do not buy tickets" British national museums open free of charge have tricks.
News Publishing: The UK sells more newspapers per capita than any developed country. The country *** there are about 1350 kinds of newspapers, 7000 kinds of weekly magazines and magazines: The Daily Express, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Star, The Sun, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The News of the World, The Sunday Express, The Sunday Mirror, The Mail on Sunday, The People's Daily, Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and The Sunday Times. There are three main news agencies: (1) Reuters: founded in 1850, a collective joint venture, one of the world's major news agencies, headquartered in London. (2) News Associates: founded in 1868, jointly operated by four companies, PA News, PA Sports, PA Search and PA Data Design, specializing in providing public relations and investment information for British and Canadian businesses. (3) AFX News Limited: jointly operated by Agence France-Presse and the Financial Times, it provides information and services to the financial and corporate sectors in Europe, with branches in 12 European countries, the United States and Japan, and is headquartered in London. The British Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Network) (BBCNetwork Radio) was founded in 1922. It has five domestic radio stations and one foreign radio station, and broadcasts programs in 43 languages to countries all over the world. The British Broadcasting Corporation (Television) (BBCTelevision) began broadcasting television in 1936, and has two stations: BBC1 mainly broadcasts news, religion, sports, opera, and children's and entertainment programs, and BBC2 mainly broadcasts music, art, comedy, education and some special programs. There are also five digital channels for subscribers. The Radio Authority is responsible for authorizing and managing all independent radio services and monitoring the quality of programmes and advertising. The Independent Television Commission (ITC) approves and regulates commercial television services and owns ITV (Channel 3), Channel 4 and Channel 5. ITV was first launched in 1955 and is a 24-hour national service that broadcasts news one-third of the time and sports, comedy, games and films the rest. ITV is a 24-hour national service that began in 1955. It is mainly sponsored by advertisements. In March 1997, Channel 5 began broadcasting. With the rapid development of the Internet, all major newspapers and TV stations have online versions, with BBC Online being the most visited site.
Festivals
1, Christmas: Christmas in Britain is the most important family holiday. 25 and 26 December is a national holiday. On Christmas Day, families gather and have a traditional Christmas lunch or dinner. People exchange gifts. If you are with a British family today, they would like you to join them. If there is no public **** traffic on Christmas Day, traffic is also restricted on Boxing Day, December 26, because it is a religious holiday and churches have special events and everyone goes to church anyway.
2. New Year's Day: January 1 is also a public **** holiday. On New Year's Eve people usually stay up late into the night to welcome in the New Year. In Scotland, New Year's Eve is seen as the big night and even a more festive time than Christmas.
3, Easter: Easter has no fixed date, is between late March and mid-April. The public **** holiday runs from Friday until the Monday after Easter, when there are again special religious events and children receive chocolate eggs. On Easter Day, towns have Easter parades. On the Thursday before Easter, the Queen visits a different cathedral each year to give the local people some money, known as Maundy Thursday Relief, as a symbolic gift.
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Science Festival: Started in 1831, it is held once a year
Science Week: Started in 1994, it is held in March each year
January Boone's Night is the day on which dinners are held all over Scotland to honor Scotland's most famous poet.
February Chinese New Year is celebrated in London's Chinatown and other large towns and cities with large Chinese communities.
March The Gold Cup, the country's main horse-racing event, takes place in the middle of the month.
April The Grand National is held at Aintree in Liverpool.
Cambridge/Oxford Rowing Race, a rowing competition involving staff and students from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, held on the River Thames in London.
The London Marathon takes place at the end of the month.
May The Maypole festival is celebrated in the countryside by dancing the Maypole dance around a Maypole.
The FA Cup final, held at London's Wimberley Stadium in early May.
The Cultural Festival is held in Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh border.
Charles Flower Show lasts over four days and is held at the end of the month.
Theatre festival is held at Grindpoyne, near Lewis, Sussex.
June The Marching Flag Salute Separation Ceremony is held at Buckingham Palace.
June There were two major horse races.
The Derby Stakes in the first week and the Escot Stakes in the last week, with the Wimbledon Open tennis team starting in the last week of the month.
July The beginning of the month is held on the River Thames in Oxfordshire.
The All Consolidated Open Golf Championship, held in mid-July, has a different schedule each year.
The Royal Tennis Tournament, held at the end of the month on the tennis courts of Ejiis.
Henry Woude Parade Concert, held at the end of the month at the Alber Concert Hall.
August Cowichan Week, rowing and sculling races on the small islands of the Outer Banks at the beginning of the month.
Edinburgh Military Show, held at the beginning of the month, with the Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh Festival taking place at about the same time.
The Nottinghill Carnival, held in west London, is organized by the London community of Garraby.
September The Blackpool Festival of Lights opens at the beginning of the month, with lights from all countries stretching for up to five miles.
The South Hampton International Boat Show takes place at the end of the month.
The Sowa Jazz Grate Festival and the Wigan Jazz Dance Festival are held in London and Sowa.
October The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival opens at the end of the month.
November The London to Brighton Vintage Car Rally, the Lord Mayor's Parade and Show take place mid-month.
Sports:
1. England is the birthplace of modern soccer, modern tennis, badminton, table tennis (not the birthplace oh)
2. 1966 hosted the World Cup, England's home country won the championship.
3. Successfully hosted the European Cup in 1996
4. London was successful in its bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 6, 2006
5. The Wimbledon Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis, will be held every year in July at Wimbledon, south of London.