goose or roast beef and a dessert of plum(4 f)pudding The day after Christmas is also a national holiday in England, known as Boxing Day or Saint Stephen's Day(see Saint Stephen). Long ago, Eng lish gentry gave small gifts known as Christmas boxes to their servants on the day after Christmas. English custom still sets aside Boxing Day for tipping the delivery person and others who make charitable contributions to churches and to the needy on boxing day Easter is an annual festival commemorating the resurrection(i)of Jesus Christ, and the principal feast (t E) of the Christian year. It is celebrated on a Sunday on varying dates between March 22 and april 25 and is therefore called a movable feast Accord ing to the new testament Christ was crucified on the eve of passover and shortly afterward rose from the dead. In consequence, the Easter festival commemorated Christ's resurrection. In time. a serious d ifference over the date of the Easter festival arose among Christians. Those of Jewish origin celebrated the resurrection immed iately following the Passover festival, which, accord ing to their Babylonian(巴比伦的) lunar calendar, fell on the evening of the full moon(thel4th day in the month of Nisan, the first month of the year ); By their reckoning, Easter from year to year, fell on different days of the week During the celebration of Easter, people give each other chocolate or candy Easter Eggs, which are often very large, elaborate and expens III. National Holidays he Queen's Birthday is on the second Saturday in June. The main celebration is Queen,s inspection of her troops IV. Holidays in the 4 Nations 1. England-Bonfire night Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on November 5 with bonfires and fireworks. The festival marks the day in 1605 that Guy Fawkes and other conspirators planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England. Today, in mock rebellion children make effigies of Guy Fawkes and parade down the street, chanting and asking passersby for money to spend on fireworks. The effigies are burned in bonfires later that night3 goose or roast beef and a dessert of plum (李子) pudding. The day after Christmas is also a national holiday in England, known as Boxing Day or Saint Stephen’s Day (see Saint Stephen). Long ago, English gentry gave small gifts known as Christmas boxes to their servants on the day after Christmas. English custom still sets aside Boxing Day for tipping the delivery person and others who have performed personal services throughout the year. Many people in England also make charitable contributions to churches and to the needy on Boxing Day. 2. Easter Easter is an annual festival commemorating the resu’rrection (复活) of Jesus Christ, and the principal feast (节日) of the Christian year. It is celebrated on a Sunday on varying dates between March 22 and April 25 and is therefore called a movable feast. According to the New Testament, Christ was crucified on the eve of Passover and shortly afterward rose from the dead. In consequence, the Easter festival commemorated Christ's resurrection. In time, a serious difference over the date of the Easter festival arose among Christians. Those of Jewish origin celebrated the resurrection immediately following the Passover festival, which, according to their Babylonian (巴比伦的) lunar calendar, fell on the evening of the full moon (the 14th day in the month of Nisan, the first month of the year); By their reckoning, Easter, from year to year, fell on different days of the week. During the celebration of Easter, people give each other chocolate or candy Easter Eggs, which are often very large, elaborate and expensive. III. National Holidays The Queen’s Birthday is on the second Saturday in June. The main celebration is Queen’s inspection of her troops. IV. Holidays in the 4 Nations 1. England—Bonfire Night Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on November 5 with bonfires and fireworks. The festival marks the day in 1605 that Guy Fawkes and other conspirators planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England. Today, in mock rebellion, children make effigies of Guy Fawkes and parade down the street, chanting and asking passersby for money to spend on fireworks. The effigies are burned in bonfires later that night