The New Year is an important festival celebrated by American states. Americans celebrate the New Year, and the most lively thing is the night before. At night, people gather in churches, streets or squares to chant poems, pray, bless and repent, to welcome the new year. 12 midnight, church bells rang all over the country, and the band played the famous nostalgic song "bon voyage". In the music, excited people embrace together and greet the New Year with farewell sadness and longing for a new life.
The New Year is not the most lively festival in America, but there are still many grand celebrations. California's Rose Festival is the biggest New Year's holiday in America. By then, floats made of flowers, especially roses, will stretch for miles, filled with models made of all kinds of flowers, attracting not only California men, women and children to fill the streets, but also millions of TV viewers. In Philadelphia, there is a tradition of holding a costume parade. People who took part in the parade, some dressed as clowns, some dressed as women (according to ancient customs, women were not allowed to participate in this parade), singing and dancing, which was very lively.
Another interesting habit of Americans is to make wishes and resolutions in the new year, which they call "New Year's resolutions". This kind of resolution is usually not ambitious, but some simple and practical plans, such as "I will definitely quit smoking" and "I will treat my neighbors well". They always tell everyone frankly in order to get supervision and encouragement.
It is said that American Indians also have unique New Year customs. Every year on New Year's Eve, they hold a special bonfire party, where the whole family gathers around the bonfire, singing and dancing. When the dawn came, they burned their worn-out clothes as a symbol of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. Lincoln's birthday.
Abraham lincoln was the leader of the American Civil War and made immortal contributions to the abolition of slavery. Its birthday, February 12, is now a legal anniversary in 26 states except the south.
1809 February, Lincoln was born in a peasant family in Kentucky. 1834, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois legislature, 1847, he was elected to the House of Representatives. He condemned slavery. 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16 th president of the United States. At this time, seven southern States formed a confederate government in an attempt to split the United States. Lincoln's cabinet decided to maintain federal unity by force. The civil war broke out in 186 1. 1863, 1 In June, Lincoln announced the The Emancipation Proclamation, which made all slaves in the United States legally free. From 65438 to 0865, after four years of bitter struggle, the American Civil War finally ended and the North won the final victory, which completely cleared the way for the development of American capitalism. 1865 April 14, Lincoln was shot several times by a southern thug named John Booth while watching a play at Ford Theatre in Washington, DC. The bullet hit his head and injured his brain. He died in the early hours of the next morning.
How many years have passed, Lincoln still occupies a lofty position in the hearts of the American people. On Lincoln's birthday, people gave speeches and published commemorative articles, and people visited the Lincoln Memorial Hall in an endless stream.
Valentine's Day (Valentine's Day)
February 14 is a traditional western Valentine's Day, also known as "Valentine's Day", with a long history. The festival of faun in ancient Rome was a festival for lovers. On that day, young men and women gathered together and girls put their love information in the lottery. The young men drew lots in turn, and the girl who got the message became his lover.
With the rise of Christianity, the church disagreed with the custom of faun festival. However, because this festival is favored by young people, in the 7th century AD, the church linked this festival with Christianity, renamed it after the Christian martyr Bishop Saint Valentine, and changed the date from 15 February to 14 February. Legend has it that in the 3rd century AD, the Roman emperor thought that married men did not want to leave home to serve as soldiers, so he issued a decree prohibiting marriage. Bishop St. Valentine was imprisoned for secretly marrying a young man against the emperor's will and died in prison on February 14, AD 273.
Valentine's Day used to be the favorite holiday in Britain. With the development of the New World, British immigrants brought this romantic festival to North America and gradually took root and blossomed in the United States.
Young people are well-deserved protagonists of Valentine's Day. They should carefully choose gifts and send flowers to their loved ones to show their love during this festival. According to an old legend, an infatuated girl may put laurel leaves on a pillow on the eve of Valentine's Day, hoping to meet her sweetheart in her dream.
In the United States, Valentine's Day is not only a holiday for young people, but also friends and relatives can exchange small gifts to express their feelings and enhance friendship. Many shops specialize in selling such gifts, such as chocolate candy decorated with hearts, or red roses and tulips decorated with ribbons. As for all kinds of Valentine's Day cards, they are everywhere.
Washington's birthday.
As the founding father and the first president of the United States, George Washington will always be remembered by the American people. His birthday is February 22nd.
President's Day of the United States, officially known as Washington's birthday, commemorates the birthday of Washington, the first president of the United States (1February 22, 732), and the third Monday in February is the "President's Day" every year.
1732 On February 22nd, Washington was born in Virginia. He served in the British colonial army in his early years. 1756 ~ 63 during the seven-year war between Britain and France, he was promoted to colonel because of his active combat. During the war of independence from 1775 to 8 1, he was elected commander-in-chief of the continental army, led the colonial people to fight bloody battles, and forced Britain to formally recognize American independence in 1783. From 65438 to 0789, Washington was elected as the first president of the United States and was re-elected for two terms. During his tenure, he made great contributions to the consolidation of the new country. The US Supreme Court, the the State Council, the Ministry of Finance and other important government agencies were all established during the Washington administration. 1797, Washington stepped down, which played a decisive role in establishing the presidential cabinet system and abolishing the hereditary system in the United States. 1799 12 14 Washington died.
Before American independence, people celebrated the birthday of the king of England every year. After declaring independence, the American people turned to celebrate the birthday of General Washington. This habit began at 1778. At that time, Washington was leading troops to defend the Wali fortress, and an artillery band serenaded him on his birthday. Now, Washington's birthday has become a legal holiday in the federal States. At that time, States generally held grand public sacrifice ceremonies, grand banquets and other celebrations. On this day, Americans also like to eat cherry pie and play with paper axes. This custom comes from the story of Washington honestly apologizing to his father after cutting down a cherry tree with an axe when he was young. St. Patrick's Day
St Patrick's Day is on 65438 March, 2007, in memory of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. This festival originated in Ireland at the end of the 5th century and was celebrated in the United States from 1737 to 17 in March.
In 432 AD, Saint Patrick was sent to Ireland by the Pope to persuade the Irish to convert to Christianity. After he came ashore from wicklow, angry heretics there tried to stone him to death. However, St. Patrick took off a clover without fear of danger, and vividly expounded the doctrine of the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. His eloquent speech deeply touched the Irish people and accepted the grand baptism of St. Patrick. On March 17, 493, St. Patrick died, and the Irish designated this day as St. Patrick's Day to commemorate him.
1737, some Irish gentlemen and businessmen gathered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA to commemorate St. Patrick, and established the Irish Charity Association. 1780 and 1784, Philadelphia and new york successively established groups such as the son of St. Patrick's friendship, and since then the United States has celebrated this festival every year.
On St. Patrick's Day in the United States, people usually hold parades, church services and dinners. Irish people in the United States like to wear clover, decorate their rooms with the colors of the Irish flag-green and yellow, wear green clothes and give clover ornaments to their guests. ......