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Done by pupilis of the 8th grade,

2011

J A N U A R Y

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NEW YEAR’S

DAYNew Year’s Day is January 1. People begin celebrating on December 31. They have parties through the night. Many people watch the Rose Bowl football game on TV. In Times Square, in New York, at minute before midnight, a lighted ball goes down from one of the buildings.

MARTIN LUTHER

KING DAYMartin Luther King Day is the third Monday in January. On this day people remember the African-American civil rights leader who fought discriminationagainst black Americans.

F E B R U A R Y

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THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

It is in early February . People carry huge,colorful dragons through the streets and play drums and gongs. They also eat traditional Chinese New Year food.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.It is on February 12. Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1799) was the sixteenth president of the USA. He won the South, and this victory put an end to slavery in the USA.

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. Is February 22 George Washington (1732-1799) was the first president of the USA. He won the Civil War between the North and the South, and this victory put an end to slavery in the USA.

ST VALENTINE’S DAY.Is February 14. On that dye most people send” valentines “ , candy or roses to people they love. Valentines are greeting cards in the form of love, on them.

M A R C H

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ST. P A T R I C K ‘ S D A Y

St Patrick's Day is March 17. Irish Americans remember St

Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

People wear green. Green is one of the national colors of

Ireland and it also means the beginning of spring.

There are parades. People sing and dance, and wear Irish clothes and eat Irish food.

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A P R I L

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APRIL FOOL’S DAY.Unlike most of the other nonfoolish holidays, the history of April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. It is not like Halloween, where despite an interesting history, most people just put on Halloween costumes, get candy, and leave it at that. There really wasn't a "first April Fool's Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring

M A Y

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MEMORIAL DAYMemorial Day is the last Monday in May. Americans remember the US soldiers who died in wars. Families and individuals remember their loved ones who died. People visit cemeteries and put flowers on graves.

J U N E

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FLAG DAY.Flag Day, celebrated June 14, has been a presidentially proclaimed observance since 1916. Although Flag Day is not a federal holiday, Americans are encouraged to display the flag outside their homes and businesses on this day to honor the history and heritage the American flag represents.

FATHER`S DAYFather's Day celebrates fathers every third Sunday of June. Father's Day began in 1909 in Spokane, Washington, when a daughter requested a special day to honor her father, a Civil War veteran who raised his children after his wife died. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson.

J U L Y

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INDEPENDENCE DAY

It is on July 4 it is the United States’ birthday.

A U G U S T

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WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE - CAR CRUISEThe Woodward Dream Cruise - WDC - is the World's Most Popular Car Cruise and largest one-day automotive event. It is held annually the 3rd Saturday of August on Woodward Avenue just north of Detroit in Michigan, USA. Rain or shine.About one million people attend this event each year. It's all about cars, cruisin, showing off, partying, hanging out, entertainment, people watching and being seen, and more cars

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S E P T E M B E R

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L A B O R D A Y

Labor Day is the first Monday in September. In 1869 the first labor

union to defend workers rights was started. Workers got the right to an

eight-hour workday.Most people do not go to on Labor

Day. They have a three-day weekend.

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O C T O B E R

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COLUMBUS DAY.It is the second Monday in October . On this day Americans remember Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer. He sailed west across the 1492, he reached some islands near North America. He thought he was in indie and he called the of islands Indians.

HALLOWEEN.It is October 31. The Celts believed that on this day ghosts walked the and mingled with the living. At night people dressed up in costumes and tried to look like the souls of the dead. Today people, especially children, still wear costumes on this day and have masquerade parties.

N O V E M B E R

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VETERANS` DAY.Veterans` day is November 11. On this day American give thanks to war veterans for peace. At 11-00 in the morning most Americans observe a moment of silence to remember those who fought for peace.

THANKSGIVINGThanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. Families get together and have a big dinner. They eat turkey and pumpkin pie.

D E C E M B E R

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CHRISTMASChristmas is December 25. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. People decorate a Christmas three, and Santa Claus brings presents to children.

CHRISTMAS.It is December 25. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. People decorate a Christmas tree, and Santa Claus doings presents to children.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1. 1.When is Christmas celebrated? 2.What do children leave at the end of

the beds? 3.What is the traditional Christmas dish?