美国的节日文档格式.docx
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OnthethirdMondayinJanuary,wecelebrateMartinLutherKing,Jr.'
sbirthdayasafederalholiday.MartinLutherKing,Jr.workedtochangelawssothatallpeopleintheU.S.wouldbetreatedfairly.Heworkedforchangeinthe1950sand60swhenmanystateshadlawsseparatingblackandwhitepeople.MartinLutherKingtaughtpeopletousepeacefuldemonstrationstochangelaws,insteadofviolence.Manylawswerechangedbecauseofhiswork.ManypeopleworkedwithhiminthehopethattheU.S.couldbeafaircountryforallpeople.
InJanuaryorFebruarymanypeopleintheU.S.celebratetheChineseNewYear.TheChineseNewYearfallsbetweenJanuary10thandFebruary19th.Thedatechangesbecauseitisfromacalendarbasedonthemoon,notthesun.Onthisday,manyfamiliescleantheirhomesofallthe"
old"
andgetreadyfortheNewYear.Theywearnewclothesandsharedeliciousfood.Theygiveeachotherredenvelopeswithmoneyforgoodluckinthecomingyear.Theyalsolightfirecrackerstochaseawaybadluck.
February
February14thisSaintValentine'
sDay.SaintValentine'
sDaybeganinEuropeandhasbeencelebratedforhundredsofyears.IntheU.S.today,werememberfriendsandsweetheartswithcardscalledvalentines,flowers,chocolatesorsmallgifts.
WecelebratePresidents'
Dayonthe3rdMondayofFebruaryasafederalholidaycommemoratingthebirthdaysofGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln..WecallGeorgeWashington"
thefatherofourcountry"
becausehewastheAmericangeneralintheRevolutionaryWarwholedustovictoryagainstEngland.Hewaselectedourfirstpresident.AbrahamLincolnwasour16thpresident.HekeptourcountrytogetherduringtheCivilWarwhentheSouthernstateswantedtoformaseparatecountry.LincolnfreedtheslaveswiththeEmancipationProclamation.
March
March17thisSt.Patrick'
sDay.ThisholidaycomesfromIreland.Peoplewear3-leafshamrocksbecauseSt.PatrickusedthemtoexplaintheChristianTrinity.ManypeoplecelebratethisholidaybywearingshamrocksorgreenclothinginhonorofSt.Patrick.Somepeopleevendrinkgreenbeer!
April
Holidaysinthespringarecelebrationsoftherebirthoflife.PassoverisaJewishholidaycelebratedbetweenMarch13thandApril11th.EasterisaChristianholidaythatiscelebratedonaSundaybetweenMarch22ndandApril25th.ChristianscelebratetheresurrectionofJesusChrist.IntheU.S.,peopleattendreligiousservicesandfamilygatheringslikepicnics.Theyhidecoloredeggsforchildrentofind.Manychildrenwakeuptobasketsfilledwithcandythatthe"
EasterBunny"
hasleftforthem.
May
Mother'
sDayisobservedintheUnitedStatesinhonorofmothersonthesecondSundayinMay.JuliaWardHowewroteaMother'
sDayproclamationin1870.Shewantedtohaveaninternationaldaywhenallmothersoftheworldwouldstandupandspeakforpeace,sotheirsonswouldnothavetodieinwar.In1907,AnnaJarvisproposedadaytorememberallmothers.Today,Mother'
sDayisaholidaytoremembermotherswithcards,flowersandpresents.
ManypeopleintheU.S.celebrate"
elcincodemayo"
.Thismeansthe5thofMayinSpanish.ThisholidaycelebratesabattlewonbyMexicansagainsttheFrench.InsomeareasoftheU.S.,thereareparadesonthisday.ManypeopleeatMexicanfoodandlistentoMexicanMusic.
ThelastMondayinMayisMemorialDay.Since1868,thisfederalholidayhashonoredtheUnionCivilWarsoldierswhodied.Now,werememberallsoldierswhodiedforthiscountry.Peopledecoratesoldiers'
graves.Manypeoplealsodecoratethegravesoftheirfamilies.
June
FlagDayonJune14thistheanniversaryoftheadoptionoftheAmericanflagin1777.Itisnotafederalholiday,althoughmanypeopledisplayflagsoutsidetheirhomesandintheircommunities.
ThethirdSundayinJuneisFather'
sDayintheUnitedStates.Father'
sDaywasfirstobservedin1910inSpokane,Washington.Thisisadaywhenpeopleremembertheirfatherswithpresentsandcards.Peoplecelebratewithfamilygatherings,picnicsandsportsactivities.
July
TheFourthofJulyisaveryimportantholidayintheU.S.WecelebratethesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependencebyrepresentativesofthethirteenAmericanColonies.OnJuly4,1776,JohnHancock,ThomasJeffersonandBenjaminFranklin,well-knownpatriots,declaredtheindependenceofthethirteenAmericancoloniesfromGreatBritain.Thisholidayisconsideredthe`birthdayoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.'
Itisthegreatestnon-religiousholidayontheU.S.Wecelebratethisdaywithfireworksandparades.
August
DuringthemonthofAugusttherearenomajorholidaystocelebrate.Manyfamiliesgoonvacationorhavepicnicsorgotothebeach.August26thisadaythatisrecognizedandcelebratedasEqualityDaybyindividualsorgroupsbecauseoftheadoptionofthe19thamendmenttotheConstitutionin1920.Thisamendmentgrantedwomentherighttovote.
September
Septemberhasonefederalholiday,LaborDay.IthonorsallworkingpeopleintheU.S.andCanada.ItbeganwithaNewYorkCityparadein1882andisnowcelebratedonthefirstMondayinSeptember.NationalGrandparentsDay,whichhonorsgrandparentsandthelovetheyshowtotheirchildren'
schildren,iscelebratedthefirstSundayafterLaborDay.
October
The2ndMondayofOctoberisColumbusDay,celebratingthehistorictripofChristopherColumbustotheAmericasin1492.BecauseColumbuswasItalian,thisfederalholidayisespeciallyimportanttoItalian-Americansbutmaynotbecelebratedinallstates.
October31stisHalloween.Duringthe19thcentury,immigrantstotheUnitedStatesbroughtHalloweencustoms.Thesecustomshavechangedovertheyears.Childrenincostumesgofromhousetohousesaying"
trickortreat."
Thetreatusuallygiveniscandyandtricksarerarelydone.AcommonsymbolofHalloweenisthejack-o-lantern,whichiscarvedoutofapumpkin.
November
November11thisVeteran'
sDay.ThisfederalholidayhonorsthesoldierswhofoughtinWorldWarIandthosewhofoughtfortheU.S.inallwars.WecelebratebydisplayingtheAmericanflagfromourhomes,havingparadesanddecoratinggraveswithflowersandflags.
ThanksgivingDayisthe4thThursdayinNovemberandafederalholiday.OnthisdaywerememberhowtheIndianshelpedthePilgrimsbyteachingthemhowtofarmandhunt.Onthisday,wegivethanksforfood,ourcountry,andourfamilies.
December
InDecemberwecelebrateholidaysoflightandhopeinthedarkwinter.Thereisaneight-dayJewishholidayknownasChanukahduringwhichcandlesarelitoneachday.December12thistheholidayoftheVirginofGuadalupe,whoappearedtoapoorIndianinMexicoamongwinterflowers.
December25thisChristmas,celebratingthebirthofJesusofNazareth.ManypeopledecoratetheirhouseswithChristmastreesandlightsandgivepresentstofamilymembers.ChildrenhangstockingsforSantaClaus(St.Nicholas)tofillwithgifts.Christmasisafederalholiday.TheAfrican-AmericanholidayofKwanzaaisthelastweekofDecember.CandlesarelittorepresentthevirtuesoftheAfrican-Americanpeople.
Asyoucansee,wehavemuchtocelebrateintheU.S.Manyholidaysareuniquelyourownandmanyhavebeenborrowedfromothercountries.Weareacountryofmanyculturesandmanyholidays!
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