British-National-Day

BritishNationalDay——LollyleungGodsaveourgraciousQueenLongliveournobleQueenGodsavetheQueenSendhervictoriousHappyandgloriousLongtoreignoverusGodsavetheQueenOLord,ourGod,arise……GodSavetheQueenUnionJackSt.George'sFlag（England）St.Andrew'sFlag（Scotland）GreatBritainSt.Patrick'sFlag(Ireland)UnitedKingdomBritishnationalday•Time:theQueen'sOfficialBirthdayoneofBritain'smostimpressiveandcolorfulfestivalshappensonthesecondsaturdayinJunewhentheQueen'sBirthdayisofficiallycelebratedbyTroopingthecoloraroundBuckinghampalaceinLondon.TheUK,unlikemostcountries,doesnothaveanationalday,butthepompandceremonysurroundingtheQueeninspectinghertroopsdrawshundredofpeople.•origin:Theceremonyderivesfromoldmilitarytraditionsinwhichregimentalflagswereparadebeforethemonarch.Inthe18thcenturysuchpageantryuesdtooccurdaily,butearlyinVictoria'sreignitwasdecidedthatthisceremonyshouldonlybeheldonthesovereign'sbirthday.BritishdiplomatsabroadwilloftenhaveaspecialpartyoreventtocelebratetheQueen'sbirthday.NationalDayindifferentplaces:•StGeorge'sDayinEngland•StAndrew'sDayinScotland•StPatrick'sDayinNorthernIreland•StDavid'sDayinWalesideasoncelebratingBritishness•ByusingTVtoinformaboutBritishhistory;aspeechbytheQueen;TVlink-upsaroundcountry•Throughdaytimeactivitiestoinvolvewholecommunity,andeveningforparty.•Byholdingstreetpartiesandneighbourhoodget-together;wouldworkasastreetparty–exchangingfoodandculture•Throughmusic–Britishorworldmusic;concertslikeLiveAid;playlocalmusic;localdress•Throughdance–Britishdancers;Morrisdancing;folkdancing•Throughfood–Britishandothercultures;regionalfood;differentcultures'foods•Throughart;involvetheatre;freefilmviewingsonhistoryofBritainTheEnd