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CountryMonthChinaForeigncountryJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugust/SeptemberOctoberNovember/DecemberNewYear'sDayNewYear'sDaySpringFestivalValentine’sDayTreePlantingDayEasterDayTomb-sweepingFestivalLaborDayChildren’sDayParty’sBirthdayArmy’sDayTeachers’DayNationalDayNewYear’sEveAprilFool’sDayMother’sDayFather’sDayIndependenceDayLaborDayHalloweenThanksgivingDayChristmasDayThestoriesfromTeamTwoTheSpringFestival春节oneTheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeopleallaroundtheworld.ItusuallycomesinFebrary.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.TheSpringFestivalTherearemanythingstodoSetofffirecrackersWatchfireworksdisplaysHanglanternsPutonSpringFsetivalcoupletsWatchliondanceHandoutluckyredpacketsTheSpringFestivalThecolorrediseverywhereduringtheSpringFestival.Peoplethinkredisahappycolourandwillbringthemabrightfuture.Peoplewearred,too.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familymembersgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Theirfavoritedishonthisdayisdumplings.ChristmasDayfallsonthetwenty-fifthofDecember.Itisaveryhappydayformanyboysandgirls.ChristmasDay

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TwoTherearemanythingstodoDecoratetheChristmastreeHaveapartySendpresentsSingtheChristmassongChristmasDayOnthetwenty-fourthofDecember,allchildrenareveryexcited.Usuallytheyaresenttobedearlysothattheirparentscangetthepresentsready.TheyoungerchildrenthinkthatFatherChristmaswillcomedownthechimneyorfireplace,sotheyhangupasockforhimtoputpresentsinthesock.ChristmasDayDoubleSeventhDayisontheseventhdayofseventhlunarmonth,theDoubleSeventhFestivalinChinaisthesameasValentine'sDaytothewesterncountries.DoubleSeventhDay七夕节Three

BecauseofthebeautifullegendaboutNiuLangandZhiNu,thefestivalhasbeenbornwiththemeaningofgreatromance.

DoubleSeventhDayAlthoughsometraditionalcustomshavebeenchangedorbeenlost,thelegendofNiuLangandZhiNuisstillpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Flowersandchocolatesarealsothepopularones.Whateverwaythefestivalisspent,greatloveisexpressedbetweentheyoung.Valentine’sDayisontheFebruary14eachyear.Itiscelebratedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.ThereisatouchingstoryaboutValentine'sDayfromEurope.However,itisinhonorofthegreatbrotherValentine.Valentine’sDay情人节FourIt’saholidayforloversorcouples.Thisisafestivalofloveandromance,Flowers,chocolates,andgreetingcardsarepopulargifts.Giftexchangingisthemostcommon.Inrecentyears,February14becomemuchmorepopularthanbefore,therearemanypeoplechoosethatdaytoproposemarriageorgetmarried.Inshort,it’sadayoflove.Valentine’sDayTheChineseGhostFestival中国鬼节

FiveSixHalloween万圣节SevenDoubleNinthDay重阳节DoubleNinthGaoRespecttheseniorIntheUnitedStates，thefourthThursdayinNovemberiscalledThanksgivingDay.

Onthatday，Americansgivethanksfortheblessingstheyhaveenjoyedduringtheyear.EightThanksgivingDay

感恩节Pumpkinpie,IndiapuddingandturkeyHaveafamilydinnertogether

Pumpkinpie,IndianpuddingandturkeyaretraditionalThanksgivingfood.Relativesfromothercities,studentswhohavebeenawayatschool,andmanyotherAmericanstravelalongdistancetospendtheholidayathome.ThanksgivingDayisusuallyafamilyday.Peoplealwayscelebratewithbigdinnersandhappyreunions.Than