Customs & Traditions

Customs and traditions are intertwined with a country’s history and hence its people. A tradition is a practice that has been passed down through generations and is observed by the majority of people in a society or culture, whereas a custom can be short-lived and observed only at the family or individual level. Many customs are things that people do that are handed down from the past. Usually, the people come from the same country, culture, or religion, but they do not necessarily know when the custom started. Furthermore, while all traditions may qualify as customs, not all customs are traditions.

Guide to British Pubs & Culture

Time To Read: approximately13 minutes 34 seconds for 2442 words

The British pub is an institution, and a way of life. Pubs are places to go, to socialise, relax and have a drink. If you want to learn something about British culture, then the pub is as good a place to start as any other because pub culture is an integral part of British life.

Gun Carriage Tradition

Time To Read: approximately 3 minutes 33 seconds for 637 words

The gun carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at the state funeral procession on Monday 19 September was hauled by Royal Navy sailors, but it was not always the case.

The Dark History of British Pubs

Time To Read: 660 words approximately 3 minute 40 seconds

John Sullivan Ralph Bruce - king of the bare knuckle boxers

Where conflict and comfort collide, rivalry and acts of camaraderie abound, and where all can be solved with a cold, or at least cellar temperature pint of beer, the British pub is a social hubbub quite unlike any other.