United Kingdom (or U.K)
Culture, Food, and Hot spots!
About the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom, (or "U.K" for short) is a very historical place and dates back to a era were Queens and Kings were bowed down to and still are.
Hadrian's Wall
The Hadrian's Wall was built in AD 122. They built it to protect their colony The Wall is a very popular attraction because it was a defending the Roman Emperor.
Warwick Castle
The Warwick Castle is a medieval in 1068. The Castle was originally built and developed by William, the conquer. This place is visited often because it was named one of the most popular British house or structure.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle was the oldest and largest inhabited castle.The earliest surviving buildings at Windsor date from the reign of Henry II who came to the throne in 1154.
Food cultures
There are many food cultures in the United Kingdom but we all very well know about fish and chips, its a very delicious and known food in the U.K, also another type of known food is Tea and Biscuits. Usually for a get together or just a friendly conversation.
Known Desserts
There are also many different types of Desserts, like this Small sponge cake mostly dinned with a get together. Sponge cake it just a cake with air pockets to keep it moist, Its a English favorite and is very good.
Tea
Tea is English delicacy and has been around sense the A.D times. Its a great common drink and is made up of herbs and spices to give it a powerful flavor. And it originated from England.
British Anthem, God Save the Queen (with lyrics)
Event Information
Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent, when households would traditionally use up their eggs, milk and sugar by making pancakes. Nowadays, even if they are not religious, many people still make and eat pancakes on this day.
When?
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2015, 12:00 AM
Where?
England, United Kingdom
British Folk dance
Old school British jazz culture
Old school jazz (also known as U.K jazz) has improvising dancing style that originated in the united kingdom in the 1970's. It started in heart in second generation. The northern jazz dancers were well organized and traveled regularly. They would make a two hundred mile round trip to visit a night club.
Ballet dance culture
British dance is more recognized for two leading methods, royal ballet school and the royal academy of dance. British ballet focuses on clean and precise movement that is full of exaggeration.
Dance Culture
The culture of British dance has been around for centuries, like Morris Dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music, it has stepping and the execution of choreographed figures.