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1、AmericanCultureOutlineAmericanHolidaysCulturalcharacteristicsofAmericanFamiliesAmericanCultureHolidaysofUSAHolidaysinU.S.AHowtoknowothercountry’sculture?Maybefromthebook,thefilmorjustfromthenewspaperbutIthinkholidayisaveryimportantwayHolidaysinU.S.AJanuaryNewYear'sDay(01/01)MartinLutherKing'sbirth

2、day(the3rdMondayofJanuary)FebruarySaintValentine'sDay(02/14)Presidents'Day(the3rdMondayofFebruary)MarchSt.Patrick‘sDay(03/17)（爱尔兰人的节日）AprilAllFools'Day(04/01)Easter(复活节）MayMother'sDay(the2ndSundayofMay)MemorialDay(lastMondayinMay)JuneFlagDay(06/14)Father'sDay(The3rdSundayofJune)HolidaysinU.S.AJuly

3、IndependenceDay(07/04)AugustnomajorholidaystocelebrateSeptemberLaborDayOctoberColumbusDay(The2ndMondayofOctober)Halloween(11/01)（万圣节）NovemberVeteran‘sDay(justlikeour八一建军节）ThanksgivingDay(the4thThursdayofNovember)DecemberChristmas(12/25)IfyouwanttoknowAmericanculture,youneedtoknowtheAmericanhistory

4、IfyouwanttoknowAmericanhistory,youneedtoknowThanksgivingday.ThanksgivingⅠ.whatisthanksgiving?ThanksgivingDayisanAmericanholiday.OnthefourthThursdayofeachNovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogetherfortheoccasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-afternoon.Thanksgivingoriginatedas

5、acelebrationoftheyear'sharvestandissimilartotheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.ThanksgivingDayismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.ⅡHistoryofThanksgivingdayOnSeptember6,1620,theMayflowershipsetsailfromEngland,takingalltheEnglishPilgrims（清教徒）totheNewWorld.TheEnglishPilgrimsnumberedabo

6、utahundredpeople,andleftEnglandtoescapereligiouspersecution.ThePilgrimssailedsixty-sixdays,arrivedintheNewWorldinNovemberofthesameyear.TheyfirstsettledinacornfieldabandonedbyNativeIndiansTheyworkedonthelandwithmuchdifficultyandwerebesetbyadevastatingplagueinwhichhalfofthePilgrimdiedinthelongwinter

7、of1620.Inthespringof1621,anIndianbravenamedSquantoandherWampanoag（瓦帕浓人，北美印第安人阿尔琴族一部落）tribecametotheirhelp.ThetribetaughtthePilgrimshowtoworktheearthandplantcorn,beans,pumpkins,squashandothercrops.InlateSeptember1