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ChineseTraditionalfestivals(傳統節日）ChineseNewYearTheDragonBoatFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalChineseNewYearFestival

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DayHalloweenChristmasFatherChristmasIt’sonDecember25th.MerryChristmas!MerryChristmas!ChristmastreeChristmaslightsChristmaspresentsChristmascardsChristmasdinnerangelChristmasDaycomesonDecember25th.Forsomepeopleit’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Beautifuldecorationcanbeseenhanginginthestreets.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascards.ThanksgivingDay

ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthTuesdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesgettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Easter復活節(Easter/EasterSunday)春分月圓后的第一個星期日EasterBunnyEastereggsInlateMarchorearlyAprilPopularsymbolsEasterEasterEasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichisonorafterMarch21st.It’salsocalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatontheMondayJesusChristcomesbacktolife.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetpresents.DayofDeathTheDayoftheDeadHalloween

HalloweenParade(游行）PumpkinheadHalloweenMasksThenightofOctober31st,whenitwasbelievedthatthespiritsofdeadpeopleappeared,andwhichisnowcelebratedintheUSbychildren,whodressaswitchesandghosts.HalloweenMother'sDay母親節(Mother'sDay)是英美等國家為了表達對母親的敬意而設的一個節日。日期是每年的5月第二個星期日（the2ndSundayinMay）。母親節起源于19世紀60年代的美國。據說當時在美國Philadelphia有一個小地方，人們之間彼此關系不十分友好，經常打架。當時有一位叫MrsJarvis的女士希望能改變這種狀況，于是她就開始了一個所謂“母親友誼節”（Mother'sFriendshipDay）。每逢母親節，做兒女的會送給自己的母親節日賀卡（Mother'sDayCards）、鮮花（flowers）以及母親們喜歡的精美禮物（presents）等，同時，在這一天做父親的會領著子女們包攬家務，以便讓做母親的有個休息的機會Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytothankmothersforalltheydoforus.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavearest.

Father'sDay每年的6月的第三個星期日。主要在美國和加拿大。父親節(Father'sDay)起源與20世紀初的美國。據說當時在華盛頓州有一位名叫的人，她年幼喪母，兄弟姐妹六人全靠父親撫養成人。父親的這種既為人父，又為人母的自我犧牲精神極大地感動了她。長大后，她積極倡導父親節，并說服當時華盛頓的MinisterialSocietyofSpokane作一次特殊的禮拜儀式向父親們表達敬意。Obon

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