Some typicals celebrations in England

The Coronation of the British Monarch

The Coronation of the British Monarch is a ceremony in which the monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms is formally crowned and invested with the Crown Jewels. The coronations have fallen into disuse in most European monarchies, which also usually held similar ceremonies, and were replaced by opening the reign forms easier.
The coronation, festive occasion, usually takes place a few months after the death of the previous ruler, after expiry of the period of mourning. This time interval allows organizers to conduct the laborious preparations requiring the ceremony. For example, Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, despite having acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952, at the very moment of the death of his father. British law states that the throne is never vacant and that the new monarch immediately succeeds above.
Presiding over the ceremony the Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual head of the Church of England, assisted by members of the clergy and nobility who have assigned their role in the coronation. Most of the participants are required to wear specific clothing or uniform. Charges attending government officials and a large number of guests, including heads of state and representatives of foreign countries.
The essential elements of the coronation have remained virtually unchanged over the last thousand years. First, the sovereign is presented and acclaimed by the people. Then solemnly swear to uphold the law and the Church. Then is anointed with oil, crowned, and invested with the crown jewels, and finally, receive the homage of his subjects.

Ceremony of the Keys, Londres

Ceremony of the key is a special ceremony and you can indicate two possible dates or even some more you can go to the ceremony, to expand the possibilities that have dates available.

Send the letter about two months in advance, on the date you want to attend the Ceremony of the Keys. To attend the Ceremony of the Keys in summer, consider sending a letter with a notice of three months. (If you are out of time and do not send the letter do not resign requesting invitations and indicating various dates that you can access it’s Very likely that there are still some invitations, and worth a try)

If you enter from outside the United Kingdom should be included inside the envelope of the letter at least two International Reply Coupons (IRC), so that you can answer and send invitations. (International Reply Coupons are available at post offices and are priced at about 1.33 euro each, as is the case here for envelopes or packages of 50 grams or less).

The Ceremony of the Keys starts at 21:30, so it is recommended to be about 15 minutes before that time at the main entrance to the Tower of London.

They should take the invitation that we have posted, but we cannot access the inside of the tower. If you get a little time before you may still not be any more waiting visitor. With the passage of minutes visitors will arrive at the ceremony.

You must wait patiently until 21:30 a Beefeater open the door and call us. At this point we must bring the invitation in hand and show it to enter.

Ceremony of the Keys Office
Tower of London
LONDON, EC3N 4AB
Great Britain
Tel: +44 (0)20 3166 6278

Morris Dance

Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid across each other on the floor.

Claims that English records dating back to 1448 mention the Morris dance are open to dispute. There is no mention of "Morris" dancing earlier than the late 15th century, although early records such as Bishops' "Visitation Articles" mention sword dancing, guising and other dancing activities as well as mumming plays. Furthermore, the earliest records invariably mention "Morys" in a court setting, and both men and women are mentioned as dancing, and a little later in the Lord Mayors' Processions in London. It is only later that it begins to be mentioned as something performed in the parishes. There is certainly no evidence that it is a pre-Christian ritual, as is often claimed.

 Today, it is commonly thought of as a mainly English activity, although there are around 150 Morris sides (or teams) in the United States. British expatriates form a larger part of the Morris tradition in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Hong Kong. There are isolated groups in other countries, for example those in Utrecht and Helmond, Netherlands.