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December
December: Hanukkah
Hanukkah (or Chanuka) is the Jewish festival of lights celebrated by Jewish communities around the world, including across the UK. The festival is eight days long and is celebrated with nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried food. The menorah, or the hanukkiah in Hebrew, is the nine-branched Hanukkah candelabra and the menorah which stands in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in London is the largest in Europe.
25 and 26 December: Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Christmas is one of the biggest annual celebrations in the UK, and the festivities are not limited to one day. In fact, the build-up to Christmas starts weeks before the day itself with Christmas trees, markets, gift-giving and the consumption of the UK's traditional mince pies (and cream, sometimes) taking centre stage throughout most of the month of December.
Christmas Day itself is a bank holiday, as is Boxing Day, which falls the day after when many people continue to spend time with friends and family.
If you're looking to travel at this time it's worth checking out your options for public transport as in London, for example, there is no public transport on Christmas Day and only a reduced service on Boxing Day.