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1、The Festival in America,In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as “Valentines Day“. Although its not an official holiday,Presidents Day,February 21 each year. Apart from the United States, Utah (the state scheduled for February 22 in Washington birthday) in the 49 states outside the Day co
2、mmemorating George Washingtons birthday. Among them, Hawaii and Minnesota as “Presidential Day,“ Ohio Wisconsin and West Virginia known as “Lincoln Day, president of Dayton.“,Easter,Easter is the Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus as a religious holiday. Over the past year the spri
3、ng equinox, the first full moon of the first Sunday after Easter.,Mothers Day,Mothers Day is not celebrated on the same day throughout the world, for instance, in America Mothers Day occurs on the second Sunday in May while in Britain it is honored on the fourth Sunday in Len,Maman,je taime 母,爱 Mom
4、I love you! Ich liebemeine Mutter Mamma,Ti amo madre, te am,Memorial Day,Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed annually on the last Monday of May (May 28 in 2012).1 Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldier
5、s of the Civil War.,The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. .,Indepen
6、dent Day,July 4th is the independent day is one of the major American legal holidays. On July 4th, 1776, Jefferson drafted(起草） the declaration of independence（独立宣言） in Philadelphia（费城） mainland meeting by the United States, solemnly declared independence from Britain。Independence day is made for sou
7、veniring that day.,The first Monday in September，is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.,Labor Day,Columbus Day,Columbus Day honors the explorer Christopher Columbus, who first landed in the New World on October 12, 1492. In 1
8、937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 Columbus Day. President Richard Nixon later declared Columbus Day a national holiday to be observed the second Monday of each October,Halloween,Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means “holy evening,“ and
9、it comes every October 31, the evening before All Saints Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly,Veteran Day,Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is an annual United States holiday honoring armed service veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11.,Christmas,Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on December 25 as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world.,
