FEBRUARY
February is a month which is full of cultural and sports happenings in UK. Let's see them ! What things to do?
Chinese New Year
In February in London it's likely to be in the biggest Chinese New Year celebration except Asia . In Trafalgar Square such as in Chinatown where is a big parade with music, acrobatics, food and sparklers. You will hear people saying ' San NIN Faal Lak ' or ' Yin Nian Kuai Le ' to you if you go to the Chinise New Year celebrations. That's meaning ' Happy New Year ' in Contonese and Mandarin in order. You should eat a chicken while the celebrations are continuing and buy something red if you want to have good luck for the remaining of the year. If you want to learn its necessary or unnecessary you will go and celebrate !
Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day people are fashing which is a period you don't eat and drink anything , of 40 days before Easter. People wanted to use eggs, milk and sugar before the fasting started that's why they made pancakes. A competition which people run during throw up their pancakes. In Olney in the south of England is made a competition too and England where the first compettion took place in 1445 and it is one of the most famous pancake competition.
Valentine's Day
This Day including love and romance and it happen on February 14th. Conventionally this day was celebrated the festival for Saint Valentine. On this day send chocolates and flowers to your loved is conventional. If you haven't loved , you will take an unknown card from an unseen your fan. 150 million Valentine's Day cards are bought and gave-received while this day and that's why this day is the second most popular day after. Christmas to send a card. Since the Middle Ages Valentine sending cards have been popular. A poem written in 1415 by someone such as Charles, Duke of Orleans.
February is a good month you should do things.