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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 comm

2、emorating 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 spring equ

3、inox, 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,愛(ài) Mom I love

4、you! Ich liebemeine MutterMamma,Ti amomadre, te am,Memorial Day,Memorial Dayis aUnited States federal holidayobserved annually on the last Monday of May (May 28 in 2012).1Formerly known asDecoration Day, it originated after theAmerican Civil Warto commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil W

5、ar.,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. .,Independent Day,July 4t

6、h is the independent day is one of the major American legal holidays. On July 4th, 1776, Jefferson drafted(起草） the declaration of independence（獨(dú)立宣言） in Philadelphia（費(fèi)城） mainland meeting by the United States, solemnly declared independence from Britain。Independence day is made for souveniring that da

7、y.,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 1937, President F

8、ranklin 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 it comes every Oct

9、ober 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, formerlyArmistice Day, is an annualUnited Statesholiday honoring armed serviceveterans. It is afederal holidaythat is observed on November 11.,Christmas,ChristmasorChristmas Day is an annual