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1、爱尔兰的主要节日有： 1月1日新年 2月1日圣布莱特日（SaintBridgetsDay）； 3月17日圣帕特里克节(St.Patrick’sDay)，即爱尔兰国庆日； 3月18日SheelahsDay耶稣受难日和复活节(3月21日起月圆后的第一个星期日是复活节，在复活节前的星期五是耶稣受难日，假期从星期五至星期一)； 6月、8月的第一个星期一和10月的最后一个星期一是银行假日； 7月最后一个星期日是爱尔兰的朝圣节（ReekSunday），据传公元5世纪圣帕特里克曾到过梅奥郡（Cou
2、ntyMayo）的克罗帕特里克山峰（CroaghPatrick）；每年7月最后一个星期天，许多朝圣者会赤足攀到山顶朝圣，山顶有一座小教堂。 11月1日万圣节AllSaintsDay； 12月24日圣诞节前夜； 12月25日圣诞节； 12月26日圣史蒂芬节； 12月31日狂欢节。Halloween:OnOct31.Thiswasthebelievethatspritswouldcomeoutandhauntpeople.Onthisparticularday,peopledressupe
3、verywhere.Youngpeoplewouldgotrickortreatingandyoungadultswouldgotoaparty.DuringtheweekofHalloween,therewouldalsobescarymoviesonTV.SomesignalsofHalloweenare:JackoLatinPumpkinSkullVampireWitchesChristmas:OnDec25.It'stheNewYearsDayofCandianpeople,worker
4、shaveadayoffonthisdayandstudentswouldhaveawinterholidayduringthistime.PeoplewouldgatherandheldahugepartyonthisdayjustlikeChinesepeopledowhentheycelebriteChineseNewYear.ThedayafterChristamsisboxingday,it'sthelowestpriceoftheyearandpeoplewouldlineupinf
5、rontofthestroesduringthenightjusttogetgoods.Boxingday:ThedayafterChristmas,theFeastofSt.Stephen,thefirstChristianmartyr,isbetterknownasBoxingDay.Thetermmaycomefromtheopeningofchurchpoorboxesthatday;maybefromtheearthenwareboxeswithwhichboyapprenticesc
6、ollectedmoneyatthedoorsoftheirmasters'clients.Nowadays,weoftensee,incertainfamilies,gifts(boxes)giventothosewhoprovideservicesthroughouttheyear."BoxingDay"islistedintheCanadaLabourCodeasaholiday.CanadaDay:OnJune20,1868,aproclamationsignedbytheGoverno
7、rGeneral,LordMonck,calleduponallHerMajesty'slovingsubjectsthroughoutCanadatojoininthecelebrationoftheanniversaryoftheformationoftheunionoftheBritishNorthAmericaprovincesinafederationunderthenameofCanadaonJuly1st.TheJuly1holidaywasestablishedbystatute
8、in1879,underthenameDominionDay.Thereisnorecordoforganizedceremoniesafterthisfirstanniversary,exceptforthe50thanniversaryofConfederationin1917,atwhichtimethenewCentreBlockoftheParliamentBuildings,underconstruction,wasdedicatedasamemorialtotheFathersof
