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1、AmericantraditionalfestivalsasacollageWhatamIsupposedtodo?美國的節(jié)日有:⑴1月1日新年(NewYearsDay)⑵2月12日林肯紀念日(LincolnsBirthday)⑶2月14日圣瓦倫丁節(jié)(情人節(jié))(St.ValentinesDay)⑷2月18日華盛頓誕辰日(WashingtonsBirthday)⑸3月17日圣帕特里克節(jié)(St.PatricksDay)⑹4月1日愚人節(jié)(AllFoolsDay)⑺4月***日復(fù)活節(jié)(Easter)(一般指春分月圓后第一個星期日)⑻5月*
2、**日植樹節(jié)(ArborDay)(五月的第二個星期五)⑼5月***日母親節(jié)(MothersDay)(五月的第二個星期日)⑽5月***日陣亡將士紀念日(MemorialDay)(五月的最后一個星期一⑾6月14日國旗日(FlagDay)⑿6月***日父親節(jié)(FathersDay)(六月的第三個星期日)⒀7月4日獨立日(IndependenceDay)⒁9月***日勞動節(jié)(LaborDay)(九月的第一個星期一)⒂10月12日哥倫布日(ColumbusDay)⒃10月***日退伍軍人節(jié)(VeteransDay)(十月的第四個星期一)⒄1
3、1月1日萬圣節(jié)(Halloween)⒅11月***日感恩節(jié)(ThanksgivingDay)(十一月的最后一個星期四)(19)12月25日圣誕節(jié)(Christmas)February14thisacomplicatedbutinterestingholiday.Firstofall,Valentine'sDayisnotaholidayfromwork.Noonegetsadayoff[1].OnValentine'sDaypeopleusuallysendromanticcardstosomeonetheyloveorwantt
4、obelovedby.Thecardsarecalled"valentines".Theyareverycolourful,oftendecoratedwithhearts,flowersorbirds,andhavehumorousorsentimentalversesprintedinside.Thebasicmessageoftheverseisalways"BeMyValentine","BeMySweetHeart"or"Lover".Avalentineisanonymous,orsometimessigned"Gue
5、sswho".Thepersonreceivingithastoguesswhosentit.Thiscanleadtointerestingspeculation.Andthat'shalfthefunofvalentines.Theaffectionatemessagemightbecarriedbyaheart-shapedboxofchocolatecandies,orbyabouquetofflowerstiedwithredribbon.Butinwhateverform,themessageisthesame-"Wi
6、llyoubemyvalentine?"OneofthesymbolsofSt.Valentine'sDayistheRomangodofLove,calledCupid.Cupidisoftenprintedonthecard,whoiswingedinfantwithoutwearinganything,poisedtoshoothisarrowintoaheart.Hewouldshootanarrowofloveintoaperson'shearttomakethepersonfallinlove[2]immedia-te
7、ly,maybewiththefirstpersontocomealong.Sometimesonearrowwouldgothrough[3]twohearts,holdingthemtogether.SoonFebruary14thnotonlydowehavepictureoftheChristianSt.Valentinebutwealsohavepicturesofthenon-ChristianCupid,theRomangodofLove.ButitisfromtheChristiansthatwegetthesto
8、riesaboutValen-tine'sDaythatmostpeoplehavecometobelieve[4].OnestoryisaboutaChristianmanwhosenamesoundedsomethinglike"Valenti