With the holiday season currently among us, many Americans probably wish that Boxing Day were celebrated in the US for an extra day off from work. Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26, the day after Christmas Day. A few countries recognize this holiday, including the United Kingdom. The holiday originated back in the days when families used servants and when there were a lot of poorly paid workers. The servants, tradesmen, and other...
Classical Music Helps to Create a Festival in London
In America, the word “Prom” makes people think of the last big high school dance before graduation. In the United Kingdom, The Proms is the name of a widely popular summer festival consisting of orchestral performances. The event is more formally known as The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, and it is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Proms date back to 1895 when Robert Newman wanted to broaden the appeal to the slowly diminishing art...
CLASS SYSTEM IN BRITISH ‘POP CULTURE’
Many have learned about class systems in their junior high school social studies class. Although they have been taught as social structures of the past, they are still quite prominent in the United Kingdom’s culture. Not only does the public see a clear distinction of people in social classes in British culture; they see a more complex arrangement of social status that differs from the classic three (working, middle, and upper) classes. Using...