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                                           Sports in Great Britain
Sport plays such an important part in British life that many idioms in the English language have come from the world of sport. For example, «to play the game» means «to be fair», and «that;s not cricket» means «that;s not fair». The British are proud that many sports originated from their country and then spread throughout the world. The national British sports are: football, golf, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, darts, racing. The most popular kind of sports in Britain is football. A lot of people support their local clubs at matches on Saturday afternoons or watch the matches live on television. Golf is Scotland;s chief contribution to British sport. English people love cricket. Cricket is played at schools, colleges, universities, in most towns and villages. Test matches with other countries are held regularly. Tennis is played by both men and women either in exclusive tennis clubs or on public tennis courts. People all over the world know Wimbledon as the centre of lawn tennis. The Wimbledon championship, in which the leading rackets of the world compete, is held annually in the southern suburb of London. Englishmen like racing. There are all kinds of racing in England: horse-racing, motor-car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racing. The most famous boat race in England is between Oxford and Cambridge. Thousands of people go to watch it. You see, all kinds of sports are very popular among the British.

Abrahamic religions

Christmas, a Christian holiday

Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday

Saint Lucy's Day, a Christian holiday

Eastern religions

Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism

Karthika Deepam, a post-Diwali Tamil festival associated with Hinduism

Kartik Purnima, a post-Diwali religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism

Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival of lantern lights, originating in Buddhism, that marks the last day of the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival

Tazaungdaing festival, a Buddhist festival marking the end of Kathina

Organized events

Canada

Cavalcade of Lights Festival, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Celebration of Light, a fireworks and light display in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Celebration of Lights, an annual winter light festival in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Festival of Northern Lights, held each winter in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Peterborough Musicfest, formerly named the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, a concert series in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Canada

United States

Celebration of Lights, a former winter lights festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Festival of Lights (Hawaii), an annual Christmas celebration in Hawaii

Holiday Trail of Lights, a multi-city event celebrated in Louisiana and Texas in the United States

Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, an annual festival on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Elsewhere

Festival of Lights (Berlin)

Festival of Lights (Lyon), a French local tradition known as Fête des lumières

Festival of Lights (New Plymouth), a summer event of lights and performances in New Zealand

Jerusalem Festival of Light, an annual outdoor summer art festival

Guangzhou International Light Festival, Guangzhou, China

Nationwide Festival of Light, a series of rallies by conservative Christian groups in September 1971 in the United Kingdom

Vivid Sydney

Kobe Luminarie, Kobe, Japan

Signal Festival, Prague

Other uses

Festival of Lights (film), a 2010 film

Festival of Light Australia, an advocacy group

festival of lights - guides to the festivals

Объяснение:

There are hundreds of festivals taking place every month all over the world. They are often connected with celebrations of certain holidays, for example, New Year Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Shrove Tuesday, Mother’s Day, May Day, Children’s Day, Halloween, etc. There are also some festivals, which are not connected with common holidays, but are cheerfully celebrated in certain countries. For example, Songkran – Thai New Year, La Tomatina, Oktoberfest, Glastonbury Festival, Guy Fawkes Night, Notting Hill Carnival, Holi.