Saint David’s Day

St David (in Welsh Dewi saint) is the patron saint of Wales. IN 6^th century David founded a monastery in the cathedral city which is known as St David’s in Wales. In addition he was active in spreading the influence of Christianity to the pagans in Wales, England and France. Moreover, St David is celebrated in Wales on the first of March .This date has become recognised in church calendar as a holy day. Also, Welsh people still celebrated St David day until now as part of traditional manner.

However, traditionally people wear the Welsh national costume which is include the black hat ,,red shawl worn over a white blouse  , white skirt, black woollen stockings and black shoes. In addition, at school children are encouraged to wear the Welsh national costume in this day. Also, there are many competitions held in schools to celebrate all things. Moreover, on the day, people wear a daffodil or leek, two national emblems of Wales.

In conclusion, there are many traditional welsh recipes which is made in St David day. One of the most common recipes is welsh cake. Welsh cakes are often baked and eaten on St David’s Day. These delicious cakes are made of flour and currants, and are quite similar to scones, and many Welsh people know them as ”bakestones”, due to fact they were traditionally cooked on a cast iron round griddle. Another popular recipe is the leek   Celebrate the best of the season on St David’s Day by making leeks the centre of your meal, or by serving them alongside hearty roast lamb.

Ref:

http://www.suite101.com/content/celebrate-st-davids-day-this-year-a206639

http://gouk.about.com/od/whatsoninmarch/qt/St_Davids_Day.htm

http://www.sucs.org/rhys/stdavid.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/occasions/st_davids_day

 

Government (female ministers)

The government are usually known as ministers . It is led by the prime minister who select the other members of the government . Also , the prime minister and the other most senior ministers known as cabinet . All ministers come from the ranks of Parliament,most of them from the house of commons. However , there are 144 female ministers currently. In addition there are there are four female ministers in british goverment at the moment Theresa May MP,Caroline Spelman MP,Cheryl Gillan MP and Baroness Warsi. First MP, The Rt hon theresa May MP she is the secretary of state for the home department and minister for women and equalities.Second ly , The Rt  hon CarolineSpelman MP a secretary of state for environment ,ffod and rural affairs . Thirdly, the Rt hon Cheryl  Gillan MP a secretary  of state of Wales . Finally, the Rt hon Baroness Warsi  the minister without portfolio . 

All in all , the countess de markievicz (1868-1927)  she was the first woman  elected successfuly to the house of commons but she did not take seat . However , Nancy vis countess (1879-1964) she was the first woman elected to the house of common and take seat in parliament .
Referenceshttp://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-commons-faqs/members-faq-page2/
http://www.paliament.uk/
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/parliamentary-archives/archives-highlights/archives-the-suffragettes/archives-the-first-women-in-parliament-1919-1945/

The UK Parliament

The UK Parliament  known as the mother of parliament which is mean the place of where the advisers, nobles and politicians meet and make decisions on running the UK. In addition the word parliament  derived from the French word "Prlir" which is means took or discuss.Moreover ,The UK parliament building located by the river Thames in central London. Also, it is one of the most famous parliament in the world.

However, The British parliament inculde the house of commons and the house of lords . Nowadys the house of common has more power than house of the lords. In addition   the members of the Lords play a vital role making laws and keeping an eye on the decisions and actions of Government.However, the member of the house of commons represents a geographical area called a constituency. There are 659 constituencies in the United Kingdom :529 in England, 72 in Scotland . Also , Some cover a huge area while some other cover a very small area it depend of the populations . So,the geographical areas are not in the same size.

All in all, the person who has the most votes wins . this system is called the (first past the post)system .In addition the political party with most MPS froms the goverment .Moreover, the UK prime minister is  the leader of the political party. Finally , there are some people think it is good that the party wins the general elections . However , Others think the system is unfair becuse the smaller parties with fewer seats in parliment .

References:
http://www.parliament.uk/
http://dictionary.reference.com/

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THE EUROPEAN UNION

The idea of united Europe became increasingly attractive in economic and political institutions after the Second World War  becuse there was a desire to create a peaceful and prosperous and after centuries of antagonism and multual distrust between the European union . However Britain did not want to join the EEC but Britan helped to create the Eurpean free trade . In 1950s Britain  became  independent from European  becuse Britain saw its futuer in trading patterns of commonwealth and the special relationship with USA.

 Moreover A referendum means  a direct  vote of the electorate for approval or rejection.  . The referendum was held in 1975, the first in British political history.Somehow , The EEC were voted by French president  Charles de Gaulle. He was verey strict and angery with Britain becuse the relationship with USA .So He did not want Britain  as a rival to the leadership of EEC.
However,Iceland ,Norway and Liechtenstein  are not inculde in text becuse they through the creation of the European Econmic Area(EEA). Today a member states account for 40 per cent of world trade .The institutions involved in the running of the EU are European Council , the council of Ministers ,the European Parliament and the European court of Justice .However , The only directly -elected body in the EU is the European Parliament . The main difference between a Eurosceptic and a Europhile is in Eurosceptic disagree with  EU . On the otherhand  Europhile supporters want economic and political in EU.

All in all ,the majority of Britains wanted a referndum continued membership and belived that Britons had not been given enough information about the argument .

 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/referendum references

London is the capital of UK.London is a leading global city, with strengths in Arts,Commerces,Educations,Enterainments,Fashions,Finances,Healthcares,Medias,Transports and Tourism.It is the one most visited city in the world. So, my friend  Sikshah and me have decided to travel to London next saturday to see how beautiful city it is and to visit the most popular places.Our trains will leaves at 17.35 and will arrive at Victoria Station at 10.20 that mean we have 7 hours and 15 minutes to explore one of the most interesting city in the world.We decided to see some famous places in London.First of all, we will go by sightseen bus to Buckingham Palace, the official London of the British monarch to see the history of these great place. The trip of Buckingham palace will cost £17.50 per person we will stay about one hour there.After that we will  go by bus to visit Hyde park the largest parks in central area of London .We will walk and eat our sandwitches, we will spend around one hour and half. After that we will take  sightseeing bus  to go to London Eye and The Big Ben .That also will cost £17.50 per person .the sightseen bus will coast 22.50 per person  .Finally, we will go to walk and take some lovely photos in the center of London and also to do shopping. In the end we will go by the underground to the train station.We wish to have a great time in London.This journey will cost about £57.5 per person.