{"id":76366,"date":"2026-11-02T00:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/?p=76366"},"modified":"2026-11-02T00:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:23:50","slug":"holidays-in-england-halloween-to-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/en\/holidays-in-england-halloween-to-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in England: What Happens Between Halloween and Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Autumn and winter in England have their own rhythm: first pumpkins, then fireworks, a quiet pause, and finally mince pies. If you want to understand what really happens in the UK between the end of October and New Year\u2019s Day, this guide is for you. And if you do not, it will still help \u2014 at least so you do not ask in November why your neighbour is lighting a bonfire in the garden.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>In England, there is not one big \u201cfestive season\u201d immediately after Halloween. There are several stops on the map: Halloween, Bonfire Night, Remembrance, Advent, Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year. There is also a practical detail: the clocks go back at the end of October, so the evenings suddenly become very dark, and it feels as if someone has switched off the sun on a subscription. In the United Kingdom, clocks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/when-do-the-clocks-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change<\/a> on the last Sunday in October, and in 2026 that was 25 October.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Halloween \u2014 pumpkins, costumes, and <strong><em>trick or treat<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Halloween falls on 31 October. In the United Kingdom, it is now mainly a time for costumes, decorations, pumpkins, and going out for sweets. <a href=\"https:\/\/study-uk.britishcouncil.org\/why-study\/about-uk\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Council<\/a> notes that Halloween customs have older Celtic influences, but modern celebrations are now very much about fun and family.<\/p>\n<p>Useful vocabulary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>pumpkin<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 pumpkin<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>costume<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 costume<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>candle<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 candle<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>spooky<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 scary, eerie<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>trick or treat<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 a phrase children say when they go from house to house asking for sweets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kids in our street are going trick or treating tonight.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe children on our street are going from house to house for sweets tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We carved a pumpkin for Halloween.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe made a carved pumpkin for Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>A small language joke? <strong><em>Trick or treat<\/em><\/strong> sounds threatening only until you realise that the \u201ctrick\u201d usually ends with a chocolate bar. Such a scary thing \u2014 and yet so sweet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_16535\" style=\"width: 640px\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16535\" src=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/historia-halloween.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween history, listening, National Geographic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/historia-halloween.jpg 640w, https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/historia-halloween-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">See also: <span data-speakingo-link=\"16533\">Halloween history [listening National Geographic].<small data-speakingo-coming=\"1\"> (coming soon)<\/small><\/span><!--speakingo-link-end--><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>2. Bonfire Night \/ Guy Fawkes Night \u2014 5 November, bonfires and fireworks<\/h2>\n<p>On 5 November, England celebrates Bonfire Night, also called Guy Fawkes Night. It marks the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, not a random evening when everyone suddenly bought the loudest fireworks in the shop. The holiday remembers the failed attempt to blow up Parliament, and official British sources describe it as a traditional November evening of bonfires and displays.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of those holidays that is easy to confuse with New Year\u2019s Eve in Poland, but in England it has its own historical meaning. In practice it means: a bonfire, fireworks, sometimes a Guy Fawkes figure, and a lot of cold air that reminds you November is not joking.<\/p>\n<p>Vocabulary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>bonfire<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 bonfire<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>fireworks<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 fireworks<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>sparks<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 sparks<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>crowd<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 crowd<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>puzzle<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 to surprise or confuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We went to a bonfire and watched the fireworks.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe went to a bonfire and watched the fireworks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The cold wind did not stop the crowd.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe cold wind did not stop the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Dad joke? <strong><em>Guy Fawkes<\/em><\/strong> really had a blast \u2014 but mostly the wrong kind. And that was the end of his plan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_69130\" style=\"width: 640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69130 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guy-fawkes-night-gunpowder-plot-anonymous-mask.webp\" alt=\"Guy Fawkes Night, Anonymous mask, Gunpowder Plot, 5 November\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guy-fawkes-night-gunpowder-plot-anonymous-mask.webp 640w, https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guy-fawkes-night-gunpowder-plot-anonymous-mask-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">See also: <span data-speakingo-link=\"69128\">Guy Fawkes Night and where the Anonymous mask came from?<small data-speakingo-coming=\"1\"> (coming soon)<\/small><\/span><!--speakingo-link-end--><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>3. Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday \u2014 a moment of silence and the red poppy<\/h2>\n<p>11 November in the UK is Remembrance Day, and the main ceremonies often take place on the nearest Sunday as Remembrance Sunday. It is a day to remember people who died in wars, especially in the First World War, and the symbol is the red poppy, or <strong><em>poppy<\/em><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/655596\/Booklet_-_Local_Authority_Guide_-_Overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK<\/a> and public materials stress the importance of this anniversary and the tradition of a minute of silence.<\/p>\n<p>The language here is more formal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>remembrance<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 remembrance, memory<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>poppy<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 poppy<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>silence<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 silence<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>memorial<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 memorial, place of remembrance<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>veteran<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 veteran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We stood in silence to remember those who died in war.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe stood in silence to remember those who died in war.<\/p>\n<p>On this day, it is not about fireworks, but about quiet and respect. If someone asks whether it is \u201cthat November day with poppies,\u201d the answer is yes, but with a very serious meaning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_71891\" style=\"width: 640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71891 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/what-is-remembrance-day-sunday-armistice.webp\" alt=\"Remembrance Day, armistice, poppy, Sunday, World War, memory, celebration, UK, Commonwealth\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/what-is-remembrance-day-sunday-armistice.webp 640w, https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/what-is-remembrance-day-sunday-armistice-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">See also: <span data-speakingo-link=\"71890\">What is Remembrance Day?<small data-speakingo-coming=\"1\"> (coming soon)<\/small><\/span><!--speakingo-link-end--><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>4. Advent \u2014 counting down to Christmas<\/h2>\n<p>Advent is not a major public holiday in England, but it is an important time in churches and Christian homes. It is a period of preparation for Christmas. In practice, you see it in Advent calendars, wreaths, and the first decorations. British Council explains that Christmas customs in the UK have Christian roots, but also older winter traditions that became part of modern celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vocabulary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Advent<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Advent<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>calendar<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 calendar<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>wreath<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 wreath<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>candles<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 candles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. Christmas in England \u2014 the tree, <strong><em>stockings<\/em><\/strong>, and family chaos<\/h2>\n<p>Christmas in England falls on 25 December. It is the most important winter holiday, and 26 December, Boxing Day, is also a public holiday in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Typical British Christmas elements include decorating the home with greenery, sending cards, giving presents, the Christmas meal, and school nativity plays. In many homes, you also see <strong><em>Christmas stockings<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 special stockings for gifts.<\/p>\n<p>Useful vocabulary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Christmas tree<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Christmas tree<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>stocking<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 stocking for gifts<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>gift<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 gift<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>family dinner<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 family dinner<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>carols<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 carols<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>mistletoe<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 mistletoe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We put the presents in the stockings.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe put the presents in the stockings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They sing carols every Christmas Eve.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThey sing carols every Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>And a Christmas joke? <strong><em>Mistletoe<\/em><\/strong> is basically nature\u2019s excuse for awkward romance. You \u201caccidentally\u201d stand under a branch, and suddenly everyone makes a huge deal out of it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_63993\" style=\"width: 640px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63993\" src=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/swiateczne-reklamy-po-angielsku-xmas-ads.webp\" alt=\"Christmas ads in English move people to tears\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/swiateczne-reklamy-po-angielsku-xmas-ads.webp 640w, https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/swiateczne-reklamy-po-angielsku-xmas-ads-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">See also: <span data-speakingo-link=\"63990\">Christmas ads in English that will move you to tears.<small data-speakingo-coming=\"1\"> (coming soon)<\/small><\/span><!--speakingo-link-end--><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>6. Boxing Day \u2014 it is not about boxing<\/h2>\n<p>26 December in England is Boxing Day. The name has nothing to do with a ring or gloves. It is the day after Christmas, traditionally linked with gifts for servants, workers, and people in need. Today it is mainly a big day for shopping, sport, and family visits. The official bank holiday list confirms that it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/bank-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statutory<\/a> holiday in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Vocabulary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>sale<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 sale<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>match<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 match<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>to visit relatives<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 to visit relatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We went shopping on Boxing Day.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe went shopping on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>7. New Year and the first days of January<\/h2>\n<p>New Year ends this winter sequence of events. In England, there is not one compulsory ritual for everyone, but in many places people watch fireworks, meet family, or simply try to recover from the whole season. In the bank holiday calendar, 1 January is New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Worth remembering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>New Year\u2019s resolutions<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 New Year\u2019s resolutions<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>to celebrate<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 to celebrate<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>to recover<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 to recover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_17407\" style=\"width: 640px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17407\" src=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/smieszne-toasty-noworoczne-po-angielsku-postanowienia.jpg\" alt=\"funny New Year toasts in English\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/smieszne-toasty-noworoczne-po-angielsku-postanowienia.jpg 640w, https:\/\/speakingo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/smieszne-toasty-noworoczne-po-angielsku-postanowienia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cMay all your problems last as long as your New Year\u2019s resolutions.\u201d See also: <span data-speakingo-link=\"17401\">Funny New Year toasts in English.<small data-speakingo-coming=\"1\"> (coming soon)<\/small><\/span><!--speakingo-link-end--><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>How do you say all this in English?<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to describe the whole season, you can say:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>In England, the festive season starts with Halloween and ends after New Year\u2019s Day.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nIn England, the festive season starts with Halloween and ends after New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>People often celebrate Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, and Christmas in different ways.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPeople often celebrate Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, and Christmas in different ways.<\/p>\n<h2>Short exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Complete the missing word:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>31 October is __________.<\/li>\n<li>5 November is __________ Night.<\/li>\n<li>11 November is __________ Day.<\/li>\n<li>25 December is __________ Day.<\/li>\n<li>26 December is __________ Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halloween<\/li>\n<li>Bonfire<\/li>\n<li>Remembrance<\/li>\n<li>Christmas<\/li>\n<li>Boxing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Finally: practical English learning with SPEAKINGO<\/h2>\n<p>If you really want to get comfortable with this vocabulary, the best way is to practise it in conversation: you listen to questions, answer in full sentences out loud, and train listening, word recall, and fluent speaking. In topics like holidays, customs, and dates, you can clearly see that English lives in conversation, not only in a notebook. On SPEAKINGO, you can practise at your own pace with speech recognition, so instead of just reading about traditions, you really talk about them in English. Create an account in the form below and start speaking about English holidays in English.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autumn and winter in England have their own rhythm: first pumpkins, then fireworks, a quiet pause, and finally mince pies. If you want to understand what really happens in the UK between the end of October and New Year\u2019s Day, this guide is for you. And if you do not, it will still help \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8227,9439],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivals-en","category-the-expats-corner"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Holidays in England: What Happens Between Halloween and Christmas?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn the main holidays in England from Halloween to New Year\u2019s Day. 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