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Winter. Winter in the UK. Winter is normally referred to as the months of December, January and February. However, officially winter begins on December 21 st or 22 nd (depending on the year) and ends on March 21 st or 22 nd .
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Winter in the UK • Winter is normally referred to as the months of December, January and February. • However, officially winter begins on December 21st or 22nd (depending on the year) and ends on March 21st or 22nd. • The clocks go back in the UK but because it is further north than Spain this means it usually gets dark before 4pm!
Winter Weather • Winter in the UK is normally quite cold. • It is common to get snow in Scotland and the north of England. • Although less common, it does sometimes snow in the south of England too. • The average temperature in England during the day in winter is between 3 and 5 degrees. • In Scotland it is between 1 and 4 degrees.
Winter 2010/2011 • Winter 2010/2011 was one of the coldest winters the UK has ever had. • Most record low temperatures were broken and there was severe snowfall across the entire country. • The record coldest temperature was -21.2 degrees. • Most parts of the country had at least 30 centimetres of snow whilst some had up to a metre. • The cold also formed icicles on buildings.
The snow was bad because it closed all the airports and trains and buses could not run. • It also meant schools closed and there were food shortages in some areas because food could not be delivered. • However, it was good for winter sports such as skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. • It was also good for snowball fights, building snowmen and making snow angels.
Winter Food • Popular food in winter is hot and filling. • There are many varieties of pies, casseroles and stew. • A common dish is stew and dumplings which is a stew made with beef, potatoes, pearl barley and vegetables such as carrots. Dumplings are made from suet and flour. • Suet is mainly made up of beef fat.
To drink, mulled wine is very popular. This is hot red wine with spices such as cloves, cinammon and nutmeg. • For children, hot chocolate is very popular in the UK especially with cream and marshmallows.
Chinese New Year • Because London is very culturally diverse there are many different festivals throughout the year. • There are a large population of people from China living in London and Chinese New Year is one of the most vibrant festivals that takes place in London. • It is attended by many people, not just the Chinese.
London hosts the biggest celebration of Chinese New Year outside of Asia. • Celebrations centre around Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and China Town. • There is always a big parade and fireworks as well as lanterns, decorations and the chance to taste Chinese food. • This year Chinese New Year is 23rd – 29th January with the main celebrations being on 29th January.
Each Chinese year is represented by one of twelve different animals. • Each animal has different characteristics and it is said to influence the behaviour of those who are born in its year. • This year is the year of the Dragon. If you are born in 2012 your animal is the dragon. • The dragon is also the animal for 1964, 1976, 1988, and 2000. • Other animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and boar.
