美国文化之庆祝的节日.docx

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1、美国文化之庆祝的节日Celebrate!HolidaysintheU.S.A.NewYearsEveIntheUnitedStates,peoplebegincelebratingtheNewYearonDecember31,NewYearsEve.MartinLutherKingDayMartinLutherKingDayhonorsthelifeandlegacyofoneofthevisionaryleadersoftheCivilRightsMovementandrecipientofthe1964NobelPrizeforPeace.Itisceleb

2、ratedonthethirdMondayinJanuary.President'sDayThisfederalholidayisformallycalled"Washington'sBirthday"andiscelebratedonthethirdMondayinFebruary.However,itisacommonpracticetocelebratethebirthdaysofbothPresidentsLincolnandWashingtononthisday.MemorialDayMemorialDayisaholidaytohonorthemen

3、andwomenwhohavediedinwarsorintheserviceoftheircountry.ItisobservedonthefourthMondayinMay.IndependenceDayAmericanscelebrateIndependenceDayonJuly4becauseonJuly4,1776,theContinentalCongressapprovedtheDeclarationofIndependence,officiallybreakingbondswithEnglandandforminganewindependentna

4、tion,theUnitedStatesofAmerica.LaborDayLaborDaywasestablishedasaholidayforworkers,bothasatributetotheircontributionstothenation,andasameansofbringingmorepublicawarenesstotheirstruggles.ItiscelebratedonthefirstMondayofSeptember.ColumbusDayColumbusDayisalegalfederalholidaythatcommemorat

5、esthefirstvoyageofChristopherColumbus,whosailedwestfromSpainin1492andreachedtheislandsofpresentdayBahamas.ItiscelebratedonthesecondMondayinOctober.ThanksgivingDayIntheUnitedStates,Thanksgivingisatimefortraditionandsharing.PeoplegatherwithfamilyandfriendsonthefourthThursdayinNovembert

6、oenjoyatraditionalmealandtogivethanksforlife'smanyblessings.VeteransDayOnthisholiday,Americansrememberwarveteransandthetrialsandhardshipstheyexperienced.VeteransDayiscelebratedonNovember11.ChristmasChristmasisajoyfulholidayofChristianoriginthatisrecognizedbymanypeopleintheUnitedState

7、s.ItiscelebratedonDecember25.ChineseNewYearChineseNewYearisoneofthemostimportantandfestiveChineseholidays.Morethan2.5millionpeopleofChinesedescentliveintheUnitedStatesandChineseNewYear'scelebrationsprovideanimportantconnectiontoChinesecultureandheritage.Valentine'sDayValentine'sDayis

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