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FestivalsinAmerica•NewYear’sDay•MartinLutherKingDay•Valentine’sDay•President’sDay•St.Patrick’Day•AllFool’sDay•GoodFriday•Easter•Passover•Mother’sDay•Father’sDay•MemorialDay•IndependenceDay•LaborDay•ColumbusDay•Halloween•ThanksgivingDay•Christmas•KwanzaaNewYear’sDay•January1.Itisafederalholiday.•PeoplegenerallyhaveNewYear’spartiesandsocialgatherings.Manypeoplemaycomehomeverylatefromthepreviousday’sNewYear’sEveparties.ItisgenerallydangeroustodriveduringtheearlyhoursofNewYear’sDay,asmanypeoplemaybedrivingwhileintoxicated(喝醉）.MartinLutherKingDay•ObservedthethirdMondayinJanuary.Itisafederalholiday.•Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasactuallybornonJanuary15.Hewasacivilrightsleader(consideredtheGandhioftheU.S.).Valentine’sDay•February14.•CelebratedinmemoryofSt.Valentine.Thisholidayishighlycommercialized.Loversexpresstheirfeelingsbyexchanginggifts,flowers,andgreetingcards.Inprinciple,aValentinecanbeforanyoneyoucareabout,notjustaloverorboyfriend.Inpractice,though,itislimitedtoloversandspouses.President’sDay•ThethirdMondayinFebruary.Itisafederalholiday.•CelebratedtohonortheUnitedStatespresidents.•GeorgeWashington’sbirthday:February22.•AbrahamLincoln’sbirthday:February12.•Manystoreshavemajorsalesonthisday.St.Patrick’Day圣帕特里克节•March17.•PrimarilycelebratedbypeoplewithIrishbackground.Manypeopleweargreenclothesandotheritemsonthisday.AllFool’sDay•April1.•Thisisnotreallyaholiday.Peopleplaylightheartedtricksoneachotherduringthisday.However,becarefulnottoplaytricksthatmaybeharmfulorcauseinjuriestoanyone.Itissupposedtobeinnocentfun.GoodFriday•Notreallyaholiday.AlwaysfallsonFriday.•Itcommemorates（纪念）thecrucifixion（酷刑）anddeathofJesus.Easter复活节•CelebratedontheSundayimmediatelyfollowingGoodFriday.Itiscelebratedtocommemoratetheresurrection（复活）ofJesusChrist.ChristiansbelieveitoccurredonthethirddayafterJesus’crucifixion.•PeoplepaintEastereggswithbrightcolors.Manyplacesorganizeegghuntsforkids.Egghuntsessentiallyinvolvehuntingforhiddenplasticeggsthatcontaincandy.Passover(犹太人的)逾越节•ItisaJewishholiday.Passoveriscelebratedonthe14thdayofthefirstmonthoftheJewishyearcalledNisan.ItcelebratesthesurvivaloftheJewsinEgypt.Jewscelebrateitwithaspecialritualdinnercalled“Seder”.Mother’sDay•SecondSundayinMay.•OnMother'sDaymorningsomeAmericanchildrenfollowthetraditionofservingtheirmothersbreakfastinbed.Otherchildrenwillgivetheirmothersgiftswhichtheyhavemadethemselvesorboughtinstores.Adultsgivetheirmothersredcarnations,theofficialMother'sDayflower.Father’sDayTheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJune,fathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresents,treatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.MemorialDay阵亡将士纪念日•LastMondayinMay.Itisafederalholiday.•ItisthefirstmajorholidayintheyearafterNewYear’sDay.Inmanynorthernstates,swimmingpoolsopenonMemorialDay.(Beforethat,itistoocoldtoswim.)•MemorialDaycommemoratesAmericanswhofoughtforthecountryanddiedinwars.IndependenceDay•July4.Itisafederalholiday.•TheUSAdeclareditsindependencefromGreatBritainonJuly4,1776.ItisaveryimportantdayinthehistoryoftheU.S.•Therearegrandfireworksdisplaysinmanyplacesthisnight.Thesefireworksareverybeautiful.•Severalotheractivitiestakeplacethisday,likeparades,community/familypicnics,parties,orsoftballgames.LaborDay•FirstMondayinSeptember.Itisafederalholiday.•Inmanynorthernstates,swimmingpoolsareclosedonLaborDay.•LaborDaycommemoratestheAmericanworkingtradition.•Manypeopletravelonthislongweekend.Itisgenerallythelastholidaybeforeitgetscoldinmostpartsofthecountry.ColumbusDay•SecondMondayinOctober.Itisafederalholiday.•ItcelebratesthediscoveryofAmericabyChristopherColumbusonOctober12,1492.Halloween•October31.Itisnotaholiday,butratherafestival.•Afteritgetsdark,childrenwalkthroughneighborhoodsaskingforcandy.Childrenareoftendressedinscarycostumes,suchasawitchoraghost,orcostumeslikefairies,cartooncharacters,orwhateverthelatestcrazeis.Halloween•Onthisnight,childrenshout“trick-or-treat”.However,sayingthisismoreaformality.Inpractice,noonerefusestogivecandyandchildrendon’tgenerallyplaytricks.•Youwillalsoseepumpkinsoutsidepeople’shouses.Childrencarvefacesintohollowed-outpumpkinsandplacelitcandlesinside,sotheoutlineofthefaceglowsinthedark.Christmas•December25.Itisafederalholiday.•ChristmascelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.AsthemajorityoftheU.S.populationisChristian,thisisthebiggestfestivaloftheyear.•Manypeoplepurchaseanevergreentree,anddecorateitwithlights,ornaments,andtinsel.•ManyhousesaredecoratedwithChristmaslights,andyoumayseeanimalmodelslikereindeerslitupinfrontyards.Kwanzaa犹太教光明节•December26–January1.•AfricanAmericanscelebratefamily,community,andculture.•Dr.MaulanaKareng,asocialactivist,createdthisfestivalin1966.Thanksgivingbecameaholidayalmost400yearsago,in1621.TheholidayoriginatedinMassachusettswhenthepilgrimsarrivedandsettledin1620.TheyweregreetedbytheIroquoisIndiansandoneyearlatertheyhadaThanksgivingFeast.ThanksgivingCelebrationOnThanksgivingfamiliesgettogetherandhaveabigharvestfeast!Theyeatturkey,corn,stuffing,potatoes,cornuco