2006-08-01 03:49:07 · 45 answers · asked by rusalka 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Probably Hallowe'en or Mayday - they're both from the pre-Christian calendar. If not that, it might be something like the Harvest festival.
2006-08-01 03:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by Pete S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Asking silly questions!
.......and putting to sea in boats.
Of all the other things that might get listed by other Answerers:
Tea was a chinese tradition that we nicked.
That 'sport-of-kings' Horse-racing we nicked from Arabs.
Fish & Chips was invented by an Italian in Glasgow - hmmm we nicked that too.
Chicken Tikka Masaala doesn't exist in India, it was invented in England (nicked from the Indian subcontinent by Indians who'd made their home here). (We even nicked the chickens!)
On that note, Balti's were invented in Birmingham through a similar process (Persian idea through Bangladeshi cooks in an Indian restaurant somewhere in Sparkbrook....)
And Beer came from the Egyptians.
So maybe the oldest English tradition is to nick stuff from other traditions!
2006-08-01 04:15:02 · answer #2 · answered by Colin A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monkey face, my friends and I celebrate 4th July as it means we managed to get rid of them!
traditions... I think easter and Christmas as these were pagan holidays,
Hogenising I think is the best answer I've seen so far... couldn't get more spot on I think, although Hunting is possibly up there too.
other than that, drinking alcohol especially warm beer, fighting, burping and farting.
And just to be perdantic :), potatoes didn't arrive till the 16th century, I think the romans introduced cows, but I'm not sure ;)
2006-08-03 05:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure but to the answerer called "I luv New York" - did you read the question before you answered?
It says English tradition not American. England does not celebrate American holidays.
England - America - 2 different countries - did you not study Geography at school?
2006-08-01 19:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English tradition.. as in British?
as I am not the oldest englishman it's a difficult question to answer. :)
2006-08-01 03:54:25 · answer #5 · answered by tcindie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homogenising.
Englishness as it is a mix of many different cultures right from the time the Celts first moved to these Islands.
Nobody lived here during the Ice Age
2006-08-01 11:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drinking
2006-08-01 03:53:00 · answer #7 · answered by domesticavalanche 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eating beef that's cooked until it's burnt and black...This tradition dates back into pre-history when the British were still living in caves, around 1910 or so.
2006-08-01 03:54:06 · answer #8 · answered by Pandak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMO the most important longest lasting: Common Law
"Indeed just about every common law country with a constitution has been influenced by Magna Carta, making it one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy."
2006-08-01 03:56:45 · answer #9 · answered by Steve D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is the tradition of drinking tea at 4:00pm. They don't just have tea, they have scones, or little sandwiches, or other things, and then have their dinner at about 7 or 8:oopm
2006-08-01 03:53:58 · answer #10 · answered by Garnet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋