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1、美國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日介紹HolidaysintheU.S.EverymonthoftheyearhassomethingspecialtocelebrateintheU.S.Throughouttheyears,theU.S.Congresshaspassedlawsdeclaringspecialdaysasofficialobservancesknownasfederalholidays.Eachfederalholidayrepresentsadaywhenfederalemployeesandmanyotherworkershaveapaiddayofffromtheirjo
2、bs.TherearesomeholidayswecelebratethatarenotfederalholidaysbutareverypopularholidaystocelebrateJanuaryThefirstdayofJanuaryisNewYear'sDay.ThisfederalholidaycelebratesthebeginningofeachNewYear.PeopleintheU.S.sometimesspendthisdaywatchingcollegefootballgamesandparades.OnthethirdMondayinJanuary
3、,wecelebrateMartinLutherKing,Jr.'sbirthdayasafederalholiday.MartinLutherKing,Jr.workedtochangelawssothatallpeopleintheU.S.wouldbetreatedfairly.Heworkedforchangeinthe1950sand60swhenmanystateshadlawsseparatingblackandwhitepeople.MartinLutherKingtaughtpeopletousepeacefuldemonstrationstochangel
4、aws,insteadofviolence.Manylawswerechangedbecauseofhiswork.ManypeopleworkedwithhiminthehopethattheU.S.couldbeafaircountryforallpeople.InJanuaryorFebruarymanypeopleintheU.S.celebratetheChineseNewYear.TheChineseNewYearfallsbetweenJanuary10thandFebruary19th.Thedatechangesbecauseitisfromacalenda
5、rbasedonthemoon,notthesun.Onthisday,manyfamiliescleantheirhomesofallthe"old"andgetreadyfortheNewYear.Theywearnewclothesandsharedeliciousfood.Theygiveeachotherredenvelopeswithmoneyforgoodluckinthecomingyear.Theyalsolightfirecrackerstochaseawaybadluck.1月1日??新年(NewYear'sDay)新年是全美各州一致慶祝的主要節(jié)日。美國
6、人過新年,最熱鬧的是除夕晚上。是夜,人們聚集在教堂、街頭或廣場,唱詩、祈禱、祝福、懺悔,并一同迎候那除舊更新的一瞬。午夜12點,全國教堂鐘聲齊鳴,樂隊高奏著名的懷舊歌曲《一路平安》。在音樂聲中,激動的人們擁抱在一起,懷著惜別的感傷和對新生活的向往共同迎來新的一年。??新年在美國并不是最熱鬧的節(jié)日,但仍有不少盛大的慶?;顒?,加利福尼亞州的玫瑰花會是美國規(guī)模最大的新年盛典,屆時用鮮花特別是玫瑰花扎成的彩車綿延數(shù)英里,車上擺滿鮮花做的各種模型,不僅吸引加州的男女老少簇擁街頭,而且還吸引著上百萬電視觀眾。在費城,有舉行化裝游行的傳統(tǒng),參加游行的人們,有的裝扮成小丑,有的裝扮成婦女(按
7、照古老的習俗,這個游行不允許女人參加),隨著彩車載歌載舞,熱鬧非凡。??美國人還有一個有意思的習慣,就是在新年許愿立志,他們稱之為“新年決心”。這決心通常不是什么宏圖大志,而是一些樸實而實際的打算,例如“我一定戒煙”、“我要好好對待鄰居”等等。他們總是坦率地講給大家聽,以期得到監(jiān)督和鼓勵。??據(jù)說美國的印第安人也有獨特的新年習俗。每到除夕之夜,他們就舉行富有特色的篝火晚會,一家人圍在篝火旁邊,載歌載舞。待至晨曦微露,他們就把破舊衣物付之一炬,作為除舊迎新的象征。FebruaryFebruary14thi