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1、English0901 English0901 秦翠秦翠 张晓张晓 林舒昕林舒昕 1.1.新年（新年（New YearNew Years Days Day）：每年）：每年1 1月月1 1号。号。2 2马丁马丁路德路德金纪念日（金纪念日（Martin Luther King Martin Luther King DayDay）：每年）：每年1 1月第三个星期一。月第三个星期一。3 3林肯纪念日（林肯纪念日（LincolnLincolns Birthdays Birthday）：每年）：每年2 2月月1 1号。号。4 4华盛顿纪念日（华盛顿纪念日（WashingtonWashingtons Bir

2、thdays Birthday）：）：每年每年2 2月第三个星期一。月第三个星期一。5.5.情人节（情人节（ValentineValentines Days Day）：每年）：每年2 2月月1414日。日。6 6耶酥受难日（耶酥受难日（Good FridayGood Friday）：复活节前一周）：复活节前一周的星期五。的星期五。7 7复活节（复活节（Easter/Easter SundayEaster/Easter Sunday）：春分月圆）：春分月圆后的第一个星期日。后的第一个星期日。8 8愚人节（愚人节（April FoolApril Fool）：每年）：每年4 4月月1 1日。日。9

3、9劳动节劳动节 （May DayMay Day）：每年）：每年5 5月月1 1日日 1010母亲节（母亲节（MotherMothers Days Day）：每年）：每年5 5月第二个星月第二个星期日。期日。1111父亲节（父亲节（FatherFathers Days Day）：每年）：每年6 6月第三个月第三个星期日。星期日。12.12.独立日（独立日（Independence DayIndependence Day）：每年）：每年7 7月月4 4日。日。13.13.祖父母（外祖父母）节（祖父母（外祖父母）节（GrandparentsGrandparents DayDay）：）：9 9月劳动节

4、后的第一个星期日。月劳动节后的第一个星期日。1414万圣节（万圣节（HalloweenHalloween）：）：1010月月3131日。日。15.15.感恩节（感恩节（ThanksgivingThanksgiving）：每年）：每年1111月最后一月最后一个星期四。个星期四。16.16.圣诞节（圣诞节（Christmas DayChristmas Day）：每年）：每年1212月月2525日日New Years DayNewYearsDayisaninternationalfestival.Itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundand

5、isbeginninganothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.Valentines dayFebruary14isValentinesDay.Itiscelebratedasaloversholidaytoday,withthegivingofcandy,flowers,orothergiftsbetweencouplesinlove.ValentinesDayhasrootsinseveraldifferentlegendsthathavefoundthe

6、irwaytousthroughtheages.February14wasalsoaRomanholiday,heldinhonorofagoddess.Youngmenrandomlychosethenameofayounggirltoescorttothefestivities.Throughouttheages,peoplealsobelievedthatbirdspickedtheirmatesonFebruary14!In the 16 th century,people celebrated New Years Day from March 25 to April 1.In the

7、 mid1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1.But some people still celebrated in on April 1,so others called them April Fools.InFrance,peoplecalltheAprilFools“AprilFish”.Theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriendsbackstofoolthem.Whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“AprilFish!”InEngland,peopleplayj

8、okesonlyinthemorning.Youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.IntheAmerica,Theymaypointdowntoyourshoeandsay,“Yourshoelaceisuntied.”Ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilFoolthen.EasterEaster,anniversaryoftheResurrectionofChrist,observedonthefirstSundayafterafullmoononorafter21March.ThewhiteEasterlil

9、yhascometocapturethegloryoftheholiday.ThewordEasterisnamedafterEastre,theAnglo-Saxongoddessofspring.Afestivalwasheldinherhonoreveryyearatthevernalequinox（春分）.Labor DayLaborsDayisonMay1st.TheLaborsDayisworkersholidayandworkerscanenjoythemselvestotheirheartscontent.Manypeoplechoosetotravel.Andsomeothe

10、rswillgotothecinema.Somewillgotoparks.Andotherswillstayathome.Mothers DayIntheU.S.MothersDayisaholidaycelebratedonsecondSundayinMay.FirstobservanceinPhiladelphia,Pa.in1907,itisbasedonsuggestionsbyJuliaWardHowein1872andbyAnnaJarvisin1907.AlthoughitwasntcelebratedintheU.S.until1907,thereweredayshonori

11、ngmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece.Later,inthe1600s,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalledMotheringSunday.HalloweenHalloweenwascalledSamhainbytheIrish.Time:October31throughtoNovember1.Duringthisperiod.Tocelebratethefestival,theIrishwoulddressupinbizarrecostumesandparadethroughtheirvillages，cau

12、singdestructionandsaying“Trick-or-Treat”,in-groupsscareoffanyrecentlydepartedsoulswhomightbeprowlingforbodiestoinhabit.Irishimmigrantsbroughtseveralcustomswiththem,includingoneofthesymbolsmostcommonlyassociatedwithHalloween-theJackLantern.Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day is the most truly American o

13、f the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.In 1620,the settlers,or Pilgrims,After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November,what is now Plymouth,Massachusetts.During their first winter,over half of the settl

14、ers died of1 starvation or epidemics.Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety,knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest.Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expe

15、ctations.And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed2.Years later,President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year.The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.Christmas is a re

16、ligious festival.it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus.The name christmas is short for christs mass.a mass is a kind of church service.Therearespecialchristmasservicesinchristianchurchesallovertheworld.butmanyofthefestivitiesofchristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion.exchanginggiftsandsendingchristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingthechristmasintheworld.Thank you