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精品文档西方节日新年 New Years Day 1月1日 情人节 Valentines Day 2月14日 复活节 Easter 3月21日或此日后月圆的第一 个星期日 愚人节 Fools Day 4月1日母亲节Mothers Day 5月的第二个星期日父亲节Fathers Day 6月的第三个星期日万圣节前夕 Halloween 10月31日感恩节 Thanksgiving Day 11月的第四个星期四圣诞节 Christmas Day 12月25日愚人节起源Originthe first day of April.； play silly but harmless jokes ；A victim of one of these pranks is called an April fool. Just for fun.it originated in France. When the French first adopted the Gregorian(罗马教皇格列高利的) calendar in 1564, some people continued to use the old calendar to celebrate New Years Day on April 1.These people were called April Fools. The custom of playing tricks on this day became popular in France and then spread to many other countries. Easter 复活节When usually on Sunday of March or AprilWhat to doput on the new clothes，make a lot of eggs and color them，the parents hide the eggs and the children look for the eggs，Easter Sunday falls sometime between March 22 and April 25. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21. Easter is important for several reasons. Primarily it is a time for families to get together much like Christmas or Thanksgiving. They usually have a large meal and serve traditional dishes such as baked ham. Halloween 万圣节前夕When on the 31st of OctoberWhat to dousually dress up in costumes，go to parties，make pumpkin lanterns, (Jack-O-lantern)children play games “Trick or treat”,Thanksgiving Day 感恩节When on the fourth Thursday of NovemberWhat to dogive thanks for the good things, have dinner with the family,cook turkey，In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a two-month voyage they landed at in icy November. During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord. comes at the fourth Thursday of November in the USA, and the second Monday of October in Canada. a day of thanksgiving to the Lord Family dinner Express gratitude 情人节Valentines DayValentines Day is on February 14th every year. On that day, people always give their lovers some roses and chocolate. Today, boys and girls look like sweet. They go to restaurants and have a big supper. Valentines cards become more and more beautiful. 复活节EasterEaster celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is from 22nd March to 25th April. Easter is an important holiday in Western countries. Chickens are usually born then. Many children buy chocolate Easter eggs. They also make Easter eggs. Easter is the time of the spring. Some people like this holiday because it is interesting. 愚人节April fools dayApril fools day is on April the 1st of every year. In many country, people always have a little and very beautiful party, and they dont make up at that day. People always say some foolish things, but they dont care. Children and old man also can play the game in the part母亲节Mothers dayThe second Sunday in May is Mothers day. Mothers day is a special day for everyone! On that day, children usually give their mother cards, presents and flowers. But most of the people, like giving their mothers carnation（康乃磬） 。 Somebody said God could not be everywhere and he made mother. 父亲节Fathers DayFathers Day is on the third Sunday in June . Some Americans thoght that if we had Mothers Day,but we should also have a Father s Day. On Fathers Day, there is not any party. But children will give their father some presents and the best wishes. father is great, we should give the best wishes for themHalloween万圣节Halloween is on October 31st. On this day, in front of house there are a lot of pumpkin lights（南瓜灯）.They are very beautiful. Every family has a lot of sweet because children go to knock their doors people will give them sweets. And people will wear funny clothes. 感恩节Thanksgiving DayOn every last Thursday of November is a special day. It is On 1621. People called it Thankgiving Day. 圣诞节Christmas DayDecember 25th is Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, many people will have big parties. They like eating turkey（火鸡）, fruits and drinking some juice for supper. After supper, many people will go out for shopping and walk with their children. There are a lot of special things: Christmas trees, socks, Christmas card and some presents. So in Christmas Day, all the families are very happy. Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, and it is also called Chinese Lunar New Year.Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, etc.Then people begin decorating their clean rooms. All the door will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets.They prepare various delicious food for the Spring Festival Eve. Chinese will have a happy family union in the Spring Festival Eve. They believe thats the end day of last year and they will stay up for good luck until the first day of next year. In China, the most traditional and popular Spring Festival food is dumpling, which looks like the moon with vegetables and meat mixed in it. Setting firecracker becomes Spring Festival customs and people believe doing these will bring their family safety.Spring Festival is also the happiest time for children, because they can get lucky money as a gift from the elder. During the Spring Festival, any unfortunate word cannot be heard because it will make people upset and unhappy. People also make use of this holiday to visit their relatives and bring them some presents and well-wishing.The Lantern Festival（元宵节）The Lantern Festival is January 15 on the lunar calendar. The lunar January is the first month of a year and 15th is the first day of full moon. Tomb- sweeping Day（清明节）Tombsweep Day is an ancient festival in spring, also called Qing Ming Festival. In ancient China, the emperor worshipped heaven and earth in order to bless for harvest. People worshipped their ancestors with sacrifice and showed their missing for ancestors.Mid-Autumn Day（中秋节）The traditional food of Mid-Autumn Day is Moon cake, a round baked cake with fillings in it. The round shape of moon cake represents family reunion. In the night of Mid-Autumn Day, every family has moon cake and watches the moon.The Double Ninth Festival（重阳节） Ancient Chinese believe nine represents sun, the brightest thing, September 9th has two nine, the sun is doubled, so they call it Double Ninth Festival. 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