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       Unique Tradition from UK

       Boxing Day

       Thisholiday, which is observed on December 26, is a unique part of the Christmasseason in Great Britain, as well as other Commonwealth nations．Boxing Day comes from atradition that began in the Middle Ages more than 800 years ago．On this day, English churcheswould open their ‘alms box’ and distribute its contents to needy members of thecommunity．It wasalso a day for servants to celebrate the holidays with their families, havingusually worked the day before．Today, Boxing Day is one of the twenty-two paid holidays received bymost working Brits．Mostpeople now spend Christmas Day with their family and reserve Boxing Day forexchanging gifts with friends．Although the government shuts down for the day, cinemas and theatresare open．

       Queen’s Telegram

       In theUnited States, if you make it to the ripe old age of 101 or 102, Willard Scottwill wish you happy birthday on national television．In England, the queen herselfwill send her congratulations．This fairly new custom is known as "the Queen’s Telegram"and assures centenarians （people at least 100 years old） that they will receive a birthday telegram from the queen on theirone-hundredth birthday．The telegram is so longed for by some Brits that one 98-year-oldwoman was recently proven to have faked her age by two years just to receivethe telegram．

       High Tea

       Hightea was first enjoyed by the English working class during the 1700s．This ritual （仪式） began as a practicalattempt to hold off hunger pains between breakfast and supper, as eating justtwo daily meals was common at the time．It was called “high” tea because it was usually taken sitting on topstools in a tea shop or standing at a counter or buffet table．Today, high tea has become amore elegant and popular tradition that is practiced in fine hotels andrestaurants around the world．

       Public Houses

       Visitinga pub is one of Britain’s oldest forms of entertainment．The idea for the first publichouses was brought to Britain thousands of years ago by conquering Roman army．The first pubs served onlywine, but after the discovery of hops（啤酒花） in the fourteenth century, pubs began to serve mainly beer and ale（麦芽酒）, as they do today．

       Britishpubs operate between 11 a．m．and 11 p．m．everyday except Sunday, when they must close at 10:30 p．m．The drinking age in Britain is eighteen, butfourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied if they order a meal．

       Unique Tradition from UK

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1.Christmas                                 

2.used

3.distributed /delivered                        

4.practiced / practised

5.exchange                                 

6.except

7.Sent                                     

8.beginning

9.congratulations                             

10.younger