Tea time

Everybody knows that England is a tea country. English drink tea every hour, they make a break for a cup of tea and a sandwich when they are at work, home or even during their vacation. Their traditions , they do not back down , even in the workplace. Such breaks are called «tea breaks». One of the Afternoon teas are called «low tea». However, the most famous in the UK is always the so-called “Fife O’clock” is a tea break at 5:00 pm. «Five-o-clock» was first used in 1840 by the Duchess of  Bedford Anna, the maid of honor of Queen Victoria. In those years the Tea Party occurred in 4 hours, so the ceremony was called the «four-o-clock».