Holidays and celebrations
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Easter• First Sunday after the first spring full moon• Celebrating resurrection of Jesus• Children get color eggs and sweets from Easter
Bunnies
Christmas• 25th December (24th is Chrstmas Eve)• Commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ• It was banned for some time in England (1643)• Carols, presents, christmas tree
Halloween
• 31th October• „The night when ghists, whitches and fairies are
active“• Celtic origin (Scotland) when the summer ended• Carving Jack-o-Lanterns of pumpkins• Costumes and Trick-or-Treating
Thanksgiving• 2nd Monday of October (Canada),4th Thursday of
November (USA) • Celebrating the harvest after the first winter in America• Feasting, family reunions, prayer• Trukey with Sweet potatoes,Pie
Independence day• 4th July• Celebrating adoption of the Declaration of
Independence (1776)• Fireworks, Parades, Barbecue• Speaches
Saint Patrick‘s Day
• 17th March• Patron of Ireland• Converted the pagan Irish to christianity• Green color, shemrock, magic
New Year‘s Eve• The night between 31th December and 1th January• Parties, Family reunions, Parades, Fireworks• “Ball drop“ https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHNuHU3
Other celebrations• Valentine‘s Day (14th Faburary)• Columbus day (13th October)• Veteran‘s Day (11th November)• Queen‘s Birthday (21st April)• Australia Day (26th January)• Waitangy Day (6th Faburary, NZ)• Martin Luther King‘s Day (3rd Monday of January)