This Monday the 27th of August we have party in England, specifically
the Bank Holiday.
If you are in UK, this rest would have been perfect for you, if
not you may be interested in knowing more about this tradition.
It is called Bank Holiday
because, at the beginning, they were holidays for people who work at the bank.
Everything started as the result of a decreased in the number of
annual days for holidays. From 30 days to only 4 days in 1834. In this way, in
1871, a liberal politician called John Lubbock thought it was appropriate that the
bank employees could go to the Cricket matches. He was a fan of this sport that
is why he made that the holidays were in the same day than the matches.
With time, this tradition was expanded to
other sectors.
This is the
look in the carnival
Since 1965 and in the Bank Holiday
of August, in Nothing
Hill, people have been
celebrating a colourful and massive Carnival.
This event can’t be
considered as something typical British because most of the people who
procession they are from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago (nationality of Claudia Jones who is considered as the creative of the
Carnival)
The Notting Hill Carnival in
the last years has reached a million visits. Even if it is said that there are
a lot of fights (maybe it is because the facts of other years), this year it
was very peaceful and funny. I have to say that most of the people go there to
enjoy and not to create troubles.
All the area is “dressed up” and it is full of food stalls with
different kind of food. The streets are full of people, colours and good
atmosphere.
Maybe the only bad thing will be the rubbish that is piled up in
the street, least because the bins are full.
We recommend to our POLAR CHOICE friends that are in London in
2013 to go and to enjoy this party.
Ah! One thing, use the toilet at home before going out because you
will have to pay £1 for using the bathroom.
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