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西方节日新年NewYear’sDay1月1日情人节Valentine’sDay2月14日复活节Easter3月21日或此日后月圆的第一个星期日愚人节Fool’sDay4月1日母亲节Mother’sDay5月的第二个星期日父亲节Father’sDay6月的第三个星期日万圣节前夕Halloween10月31日感恩节ThanksgivingDay11月的第四个星期四圣诞节ChristmasDay12月25日愚人节起源OriginthefirstdayofApril.;playsillybutharmlessjokes;AvictimofoneofthesepranksiscalledanAprilfool.Justforfun.itoriginatedinFrance.WhentheFrenchfirstadoptedtheGregorian(罗马教皇格列高利的)calendarin1564,somepeoplecontinuedtousetheoldcalendartocelebrateNewYear'sDayonApril1.ThesepeoplewerecalledAprilFools.ThecustomofplayingtricksonthisdaybecamepopularinFranceandthenspreadtomanyothercountries.Easter复活节WhenusuallyonSundayofMarchorAprilWhattodoputonthenewclothes,makealotofeggsandcolorthem,theparentshidetheeggsandthechildrenlookfortheeggs,EasterSundayfallssometimebetweenMarch22andApril25.ItfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefirstfullmoonfollowingMarch21.Easterisimportantforseveralreasons.PrimarilyitisatimeforfamiliestogettogethermuchlikeChristmasorThanksgiving.Theyusuallyhavealargemealandservetraditionaldishessuchasbakedham.Halloween万圣节前夕Whenonthe31stofOctoberWhattodousuallydressupincostumes,gotoparties,makepumpkinlanterns,(Jack-O-lantern)childrenplaygames“Trickortreat”,ThanksgivingDay感恩节WhenonthefourthThursdayofNovemberWhattodogivethanksforthegoodthings,havedinnerwiththefamily,cookturkey,In1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember.Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLord.comesatthefourthThursdayofNovemberintheUSA,andthesecondMondayofOctoberinCanada.adayofthanksgivingtotheLordFamilydinnerExpressgratitude情人节Valentine'sDayValentine'sDayisonFebruary14theveryyear.Onthatday,peoplealwaysgivetheirloverssomerosesandchocolate.Today,boysandgirlslooklikesweet.Theygotorestaurantsandhaveabigsupper.Valentine'scardsbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.复活节EasterEastercelebratestheresurrectionofJesusChrist.Easterisfrom22ndMarchto25thApril.EasterisanimportantholidayinWesterncountries.Chickensareusuallybornthen.ManychildrenbuychocolateEastereggs.TheyalsomakeEastereggs.Easteristhetimeofthespring.Somepeoplelikethisholidaybecauseitisinteresting.愚人节Aprilfool'sdayAprilfool'sdayisonAprilthe1stofeveryyear.Inmanycountry,peoplealwayshavealittleandverybeautifulparty,andtheydon'tmakeupatthatday.Peoplealwayssaysomefoolishthings,buttheydon'tcare.Childrenandoldmanalsocanplaythegameinthepart母亲节Mother'sdayThesecondSundayinMayisMother'sday.Mother'sdayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Onthatday,childrenusuallygivetheirmothercards,presentsandflowers.Butmostofthepeople,likegivingtheirmotherscarnation(康乃磬)。SomebodysaidGodcouldnotbeeverywhereandhemademother.父亲节Father'sDayFather'sDayisonthethirdSundayinJune.SomeAmericansthoghtthatifwehadMother'sDay,butweshouldalsohaveaFather'sDay.OnFather'sDay,thereisnotanyparty.Butchildrenwillgivetheirfathersomepresentsandthebestwishes.fatherisgreat,weshouldgivethebestwishesforthemHalloween万圣节HalloweenisonOctober31st.Onthisday,infrontofhousetherearealotofpumpkinlights(南瓜灯).Theyareverybeautiful.Everyfamilyhasalotofsweetbecausechildrengotoknocktheirdoorspeoplewillgivethemsweets.Andpeoplewillwearfunnyclothes.感恩节ThanksgivingDayOneverylastThursdayofNovemberisaspecialday.ItisOn1621.PeoplecalleditThankgivingDay.圣诞节ChristmasDayDecember25thisChristmasDay.OnChristmasDay,manypeoplewillhavebigparties.Theylikeeatingturkey(火鸡),fruitsanddrinkingsomejuiceforsupper.Aftersupper,manypeoplewillgooutforshoppingandwalkwiththeirchildren.Therearealotofspecialthings:Christmastrees,socks,Christmascardandsomepresents.SoinChristmasDay,allthefamiliesareveryhappy.SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,anditisalsocalledChineseLunarNewYear.BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,etc.Thenpeoplebegindecoratingtheircleanrooms.AllthedoorwillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve.Theybelievethat’stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.SettingfirecrackerbecomesSpringFestivalcustomsandpeoplebelievedoingthesewillbringtheirfamilysafety.SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetluckymoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.TheLanternFestival(元宵节)TheLanternFestivalisJanuary15onthelunarcalendar.ThelunarJanuaryisthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefi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