american holidays and special days 美国的假期和节日

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1、AmericanHolidaysandSpecialDays美国的假期和节日　　January1isNewYear’sDay.ThenightbeforeiscalledNewYear’sEve.Onthisnight，peoplegatherforpartiesastheywaitforthenewyeartobeginafter12……OnNewYear’sDay，familiesenjoywatchinguniversityfootballgamestofindthenationalchampion.MartinLutherKingDayisonthe3rd

2、MondayinJanuary.ThisfamousblackAmericangavethespeech，“IHaveaDream.”ThisspeechisimportantforitisaboutallracesinAmericabeingequal.　　February14isValentine’sDay.Avalentineisaverycolorfulcardgiventoalover.Giftsaregiventothepersontheylove，oftenflowersforwomenandatieorbookforaman.February12a

3、ndFebruary22arecelebratedtogetherontheMondaybetweenthesetwodays.ItiscalledPresident’sDay.　　March17isSaintPatrick’sDay.PatrickwastheItalianpriestwhobroughtChristianteachingstoIrelandandEurope.Onthisday，schoolstudentsmustweargreen，thecolorofIreland.Iftheydonot，theycanbepinchedbytheircla

4、ssmates.AttheendofMarch，schoolsgivestudentsaone-weekholidaycalledSpringVacation.　　AprilisthemonthoftheJewishPassoverwheretheJewishpeopleescapedfromEgyptwheretheywereheldasslaves.EasterisonthefirstSundayafterthefirstfullmoonfollowingthevernalequinox.Theholidayhasmanytraditions.Itcelebr

5、atestheendofJesus’lifecalledtheResurrection.Childrencolor-boiledeggsbroughtbytheEasterbunny.WomenwearanewcolorfuldressoranEasterhat.OnthefourthWednesday，thereisSecretariesDaywhenworkersbringflowersorcandytosecretaries.　　MayisknownforMother’sDayonthesecondSunday.Itisthebestdayforrestau

6、rantsinAmericaasmothersareguestsforadinnerpaidforbythefatherormarriedchildren.ThelastholidayisMemorialDaywhenfamiliesgotocemeteriestohonorancestors.　　JuneisknownforFather’sDayonthethirdSunday.Thistimethefatheristhehonoredpersonfortheday.　　JulyhasthemostimportantpoliticalholidaycalledI

7、ndependenceDay.ItisalwaysonJuly4andAmericansrememberthesamedayin1776whenAmericawonthewaragainstEngland.TheDeclarationofIndependencewrittenbyThomasJeffersonwasanimportantpaperatthistime.Chinesefirecrackersandcolorfulrocketsareimportantinthiscelebrationeveryyear.　　Augusthasnoimportantho

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