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1、TheOriginofHolidaysholidayhasmanyoriginstories.新年NewYear'sDayLikemanypeopleallovertheworld,Americansenjoycelebratingthearrivalofeachnewyear.AlmosteveryonemakesanoccasionofNewYear'sEveinordertoseetheoldyearoutandwelcomethenewone.InNewYork,afavoritegatheringplaceonDec
2、ember31isNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.ThousandsofAmericansandinternationaltouristscrowdthisfamousspot(attheintersectionofBroadwayandSeventhAvenue)andcranetheirneckstowatchfor'HappyNewYear'toflashacrosstheelectronicallycontrolledsignthatmovesaround.Whenthemomentarrivesbe
3、dlambreaksforth.Bellsring,whistlesblow,peoplecheerwiththeirhappyexcitement.愚人节AllFool'sDay,alsoknownasAprilFool'sDay,iscelebratedannuallyonthefirstdayofApril.Itisatimeforthetraditionalplayingofpranksuponunsuspectingpeople...thevictimofsuchaprankbeingcalledanAprilFoo
4、l.Theoriginsofthiscustomaresomewhatuncertain,butmayhaveinitiallybeenrelatedtothearrivalofSpringinlateMarch,atwhichtimeMotherNatureissaidto"fool"thehumanracewithsuddenandficklechangesintheweather...showersoneminuteandsunshinethenext.Theplayingofpracticaljokes,however
5、,datesbacktoAncientRomeandsuchactivitieswereanintegralpartoftheHilariacelebrationsheldonMarch25,acelebrationwhichwouldagainappeartobeassociatedwiththecomingofSpringandtheVernalEquinox,heldtohonortheresurrectionofAttis,RomanGodofVegetationwhowaslinkedtotheseasonalcyc
6、le.InEngland,anancientlegendstatesthatAprilFool'sDaycommemoratesthefruitlessmissionoftheRook(orEuropeanCrow)whichwassentoutinsearchoflandfromNoah'sflood-encircledark.感恩节ThanksgivingisaholidaycelebratedinmuchofNorthAmerica,generallyobservedasanexpressionofgratitude,u
7、suallytoGod.ThemostcommonviewofitsoriginisthatitwastogivethankstoGodforthebountyoftheautumnharvest.IntheUnitedStates,theholidayiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovember.InCanada,wheretheharvestgenerallyendsearlierintheyear,theholidayiscelebratedonthesecondMondayinOc
8、tober,whichisobservedasColumbusDayorprotestedasIndigenousPeoplesDayintheUnitedStates.Thanksgivingistraditionallycelebratedwithafeastshared
