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1、Westerntraditionalfestivals西方的传统节日WhatdoyouknowaboutWesterntraditionalfestivals？ChristmasDay圣诞节ChristmasisajoyfulreligiousholidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChrist.FatherChristmasInsomeEuropeancountries,FatherChristmascomesintohousesinthenighta
2、ndleavesgiftsforthechildren.FatherChristmasisrepresentedasakindlymanwitharedcloakandlongwhitebeard.ChristmastreeOnethingthatmosthomesinAmericahaveatChristmastimeisaChristmastree,eveninHawaiiwheretreesmustbebroughtinbyship.Aprilfool'sDayAprilfool'sDayApri
3、lFool'sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands,andfooltheunsuspecting.AprilFool万圣节HalloweenOctober31Thisisaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnamesinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsr
4、eligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand万圣节Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'sneighbor
5、sandfriends,suchasringingdoorbells,throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes,andinotherwaysmakingminordisturbances.Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoit,andacandleplacedinsideasadecorationinthewindow.复活节EasterEasterisat
6、imeofspringtimefestivals.InChristiancountriesEasteriscelebratedasthereligiousholidaycommemoratingtheresurrectionofJesusChrist,thesonofGod.TraditionsassociatedwiththefestivalsurviveintheEasterrabbit,asymboloffertility,andincoloredEastereggs,paintedwithbri
7、ghtcolorstorepresentthesunlightofspring.感恩节ThanksgivingDayThanksgivingiscelebratedonthe4thThursdayofNovember.ThefirstAmericanThanksgivingwascelebratedin1621GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpresidenttodeclaretheholiday,in1789.ThanksgivingDayisatimetoofferthanks
8、,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals.Atimeofturkeys,stuffing,andpumpkinpie.AtimeforIndiancorn,holidayparadesandgiantballoons.ThanksgivingDayThankYou!
