AMERICAN FESTIVALS
Date JANUARY: third Monday
Celebration Martin Luther King’s Day (assassinated on April 4th)
Description ✴In 1963, he gave a famous speech: “I have a dream”. ✴Equality of white and color people and ideals of peace.
FEBRUARY, 14th
Valentine’s Day
People give valentine’s cards, chocolates and flowers to their loved ones.
MARCH, 17 th
Saint Patrick’s Day
✴It is a religious holiday from Ireland. ✴It celebrates the arrival of Christianity to Ireland.
APRIL, 8th
Easter
✴It is a religious holiday. ✴Christians go to church. ✴People celebrate: decorating eggs, giving candy, egg hunts...
MAY: the last Monday
Memorial Day
✴It is a day to remember the people who died in wars. ✴Americans decorate graves of their loved ones with flags and flowers. ✴There are parades with soldiers and bands.
AMERICAN FESTIVALS
Date
Celebration
Description
JUNE: third Sunday
Father’s Day
It is a day to celebrate fathers and fatherly relationships giving cards and spending time with loved ones.
JULY, 4th
Independence Day
Americans celebrate its independence from England
AUGUST
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✴They celebrate the contribution workers to government and society ✴Most people do not work.
SEPTEMBER, 3rd
SEPTEMBER, 11th
Patriot Day
✴It’s a day to remember the people who died in the terrorist attack. ✴Americans put the flag at “half-staff”.
OCTOBER, 8th
Columbus Day
It’s a day to remember Christopher Columbus’ disvovery of the “new world”.
Halloween
✴Children go “trick or treating” in their neighborhood and receive candy. ✴People dress up.
OCTOBER, 31th
AMERICAN FESTIVALS
Date
Celebration
NOVEMBER: the fourth Thursday
Thanksgiving day
DECEMBER
Religious holidays: - Hannukah
- Kwanzaa
- Christmas
Description ✴It is a traditional festival to thank and celebrate a good harvest. ✴People eat a big meal (turkey)
- Hannukah: it is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated for 8 days and nights.
- Kwanzaa: celebrated from December 26th to January 1st. It is a holiday that celebrates African American culture.
- Christmas, 25th. It is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.