Culture of the United Kingdom

The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK's history as a developed island country, a liberal democracy and a major power, its predominantly Christian religious life, and its composition of four countries (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) each of which has distinct customs, cultures and symbolism. The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture, and Humanism, Protestanism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture.

Literature, music, cinema, art, theatre, comedy, media, television, philosophy, architecture and education are important aspects of British culture.

Language: The oficial language of the United Kingdom is english.

Music:

The United Kingdom has produced many bands, like: Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, The Who, The Clash, Pink Floyd, Yes, Gentle Giant, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Van der Graaf Generator, Soft Machine, Black Sabbath, Queen, Jethro Tull, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Genesis, Cream, Elton John, Deep Purple, Oasis, Radiohead, One Direction, Adele, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Cradle of Filth, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks , McFly e Muse.

Performing Arts: 

There are so many actors and actresses : Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Daniel Craig, Natalia Tena, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, Sean Connery, Hugh Laurie,Stephen Fry, Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Helena Bonham Carter, James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jude Law, Orlando Bloom, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christian Bale, David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Matt Smith, Robert Pattinson, Peter Capaldi, Cristopher Eccleston, Martin Freeman etc.

Holidays:

Date	Name
January, 1st	New Year's Day
January 2	(In Scotland only)
March 17	St. Patrick's Day (In Northern Ireland only)
Friday before Easter Sunday	Good friday
Monday after Easter Sunday	(Not Scotland)
First Monday May	May Day
Last Monday May	Bank Holiday
July 12	Battle of the Boyne - Orange Day (only in Northern Ireland)
First Monday in August	Bank Holiday (Scotland only)
Última Segunda-feira de Agosto	Bank Holiday (Except Scotland)
December 25th	Christmas
December 26 and December 27	Boxing Day
30th of November	St. Andrew's Day (only Scotland)