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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
8、liday
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