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1、Westerntraditionalfestivals西方的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日WhatdoyouknowaboutWesterntraditionalfestivals?ChristmasDay圣誕節(jié)ChristmasisajoyfulreligiousholidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChrist.FatherChristmasInScandinavianandotherEuropeancountries,FatherChristmascomesintohousesinthenightandleavesgifts
2、forthechildren.FatherChristmasisrepresentedasakindlymanwitharedcloakandlongwhitebeard.ChristmastreeOnethingthatmosthomesinAmericahaveatChristmastimeisaChristmastree,eveninHawaiiwheretreesmustbebroughtinbyship.Aprilfool'sDayAprilfool'sDayAprilFool'sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypractic
3、aljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool'serrands,andfooltheunsuspecting.AprilFool萬圣節(jié)HalloweenOctober31Thisisaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnameinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren
4、'sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand萬圣節(jié)Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'sneighborsandfriends,suchasringingdoorbells,throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes,andinotherwaysmakingminordistur
5、bances.Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoit,andacandleplacedinsideasadecorationinthewindow.復(fù)活節(jié)EasterEasterisatimeofspringtimefestivals.InChristiancountriesEasteriscelebratedasthereligiousholidaycommemoratingtheresurrectionofJesusChrist,thes
6、onofGod.TraditionsassociatedwiththefestivalsurviveintheEasterrabbit,asymboloffertility,andincoloredEastereggs,paintedwithbrightcolorstorepresentthesunlightofspring.感恩節(jié)ThanksgivingDayThanksgivingiscelebratedonthe4thThursdayofNovember.ThefirstAmericanThanksgivingwascelebratedin1621,to
7、commemoratetheharvestreapedbythePlymouthColonyafteraharshwinter.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpresidenttodeclaretheholiday,in1789.ThanksgivingDayisatimetoofferthanks,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals.Atimeofturkeys,stuffing,andpumpkinpie.AtimeforIndiancorn,holidayparadesandgiantballoon
8、s.ThanksgivingDayTh