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Easter（复活节）
Easterisatimeofspringtimefestivals.InChristiancountriesEasteriscelebratedasth适由十苏孔镇菜无ereligiousholidaycommemora评管装乡诗温变植律tingther友将王日客映esurrectionofJesusChrist,thesonofGod.ButthecelebrationsofEasterhavemanycustomsandlegendsthatarepaganinoriginandhavenothingtodowithCh赵错充案ristianity.
Traditionsassociatedwiththefesti协英valsurviveintheEasterrabbit,asymboloffertil社倍孙妒古伯原宜绍服ity,andincoloredEastereggs,originall但己晚级ypaintedw热哥那额战起ithbrightc地距把李olorstorepres约查晶很限板entthesunlightofspring,andusedin温位争巴烧担践节百运Easter-eggrollingcontestsorgiv凯的居切enasgifts.
复活节是春季的节日。在信基略列快象叫督教的国家里，复活节是为纪念基督耶稣的复活而举行的宗教节日。绿鱼须委但是复活节有许多习俗和传说附练误二积止的由来都是非宗教的，它们福由差宪应术电有与基督教没有任何关系。与节日密切联系的一些传统有象复活节的野兔，它是作为繁殖生长的象征；还有复活节的彩蛋。最先是被绘以鲜亮的颜色来代表春天的阳光。这些彩蛋还可以用来玩滚彩蛋游戏比赛，或作为小礼物送人。
Thanksgiving（感恩节）
ThefirstAmericanThanksgivingwascelebratedin1621,tocommemoratetheharvestreapedbythePlymouthColonyafteraharshwinter.InthatyearGovernorWilliamBradfordproclaimedadayofthanksgiving.ThecolonistscelebrateditasatraditionalEnglishharvestfeast,towhichtheyinvitedthelocalWampanoagIndians.
Daysofthanksgivingwerecelebratedthroughoutthecoloniesafterfallharvests.Allthirteencoloniesdidnot,however,celebrateThanksgivingatthesametimeuntilOctober1777.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpresidenttodeclaretheholiday,in1789.
第一个美国人庆贺的感恩节在1621年，为了纪念普利茅斯殖民地的人民在经过一个歉收荒芜的冬季后迎来丰收。在那一年，州长WilliamBradford宣布那天作为感恩节。殖民者把它当成传统的英国丰收节日来庆贺，在当天，他们还邀请当地的印地安的万泊诺亚格人。感恩的节日延续了整个秋季的收获季节，但其他的十三个殖民地没有庆贺这个节日，直到1777年10月。乔治-华盛顿在1789年宣布把它定为节日，他也是第一位宣布感恩节的总统。
Valentine'sDay（情人节）
ThehistoryofValentine'sDay--anditspatronsaint--isshroudedinmystery.ButwedoknowthatFebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromance.St.Valentine'sDay,asweknowittoday,containsvestigesofbothChristianandancientRomantradition.
So,whowasSaintValentineandhowdidhebecomeassociatedwiththisancientrite?Today,theCatholicChurchrecognizesatleastthreedifferentsaintsnamedValentineorValentinus,allofwhomweremartyred.OnelegendcontendsthatValentinewasapriestwhoservedduringthethirdcenturyinRome.WhenEmperorClaudiusIIdecidedthatsinglemenmadebettersoldiersthanthosewithwivesandfamilies,heoutlawedmarriageforyoungmen--hiscropofpotentialsoldiers.Valentine,realizingtheinjusticeofthedecree,defiedClaudiusandcontinuedtoperformmarriagesforyoungloversinsecret.WhenValentine'sactionswerediscovered,Claudiusorderedthathebeputtodeath.OtherstoriessuggestthatValentinemayhavebeenkilledforattemptingtohelpChristiansescapeharshRomanprisonswheretheywereoftenbeatenandtortured.
Accordingtoonelegend,Valentineactuallysentthefirst'valentine'greetinghimself.Whileinprison,itisbelievedthatValentinefellinlovewithayounggirl--whomayhavebeenhisjailor'sdaughter--whovisitedhimduringhisconfinement.Beforehisdeath,itisallegedthathewroteheraletter,whichhesigned'FromyourValentine,'anexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.AlthoughthetruthbehindtheValentinelegendsismurky,thestoriescertainlyemphasizehisappealasasympathetic,heroic,and,mostimportantly,romanticfigure.It'snosurprisethatbytheMiddleAges,ValentinewasoneofthemostpopularsaintsinEnglandandFrance.
情人节的历史充满了神秘，但是我们知道，很久以来，2月就是一个浪漫的月份了。情人节既留有基督教的痕迹，又有古罗马的传统。情人节又称圣瓦伦丁节。关于情人节有好多传说。其中之一是，3世纪的时候，古罗马的皇帝Claudius二世认为独身的男子比有妻子、家庭的男子更善于打仗，于是他宣布婚姻是非法的，这也断绝了士兵的来源。牧师Valentine意识到这条法令的谬误，就公开反对，并且秘密为青年人主持婚礼。Claudius二世知道后就把Valentine处死了。
Fathers'Day（父亲节）
Inthe1900s,Fathers’DaywascreatedwhenSonoraLouiseSmartDoddwantedtoexpressherdeepappreciationtoherownfather,WilliamSmart,whowaswidowedwhenhiswifediedatgivingbirth.Mr.SmartraisedhissixchildrenonaruralfarmineasternWashingtonState.WhenMs.Doddwasgrownshewantedtoshowherappreciationtoherfather.So,in1909,sheproposedadaytohonorherfatherinJune(themonthofherfather'sbirth).
TheveryfirstFathers'DayfollowedonJune19,1910inSpokane,Washington.In1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgeshowedsupportofthisbecominganationalholiday.However,itwasn'tuntil1966whenPresidentLyndonJohnsonofficiallyproclaimedFathers'Dayanationalholidaytobecelebratedonthe3rdSundayofJune.
二十世纪初，苏娜·路易丝·史墨·多德想要向他的父亲威廉·史墨表达敬意，于是产生了父亲节。她父亲在他妻子难产而死以后，就一直鳏居。史墨先生在东华盛顿州的农庄中独力抚养大六个孩子。当多德女士长大成人后，她觉得要向父亲致敬。于是，在1909年她提议在六月里一天向父亲表达敬意。（她父亲在六月生日）。第一个父亲节在1910年6月19日在华盛顿，史布肯庆祝了。1924年，卡文·柯立芝总统表示支持，并将此确立为国家的节日。然而，直到1966年，林顿·约翰逊总统才正式宣布六月的第三个星期天为父亲节，在全国正式地庆祝。
Mothers’Day（母亲节）
TheearliestMother’sDaycelebrationscanbetracedbacktothespringcelebrationsofancientGreeceinhonorofRhea,theMotheroftheGods.Duringthe1600's,Englandcelebratedadaycalled"MotheringSunday".Celebratedonthe4thSundayofLent.IntheUnitedStatesMother’sDaywasfirstsuggestedin1872byJuliaWardHoweasadaydedicatedtopeace.By1911Mother'sDaywascelebratedinalmosteverystate.
WhilemanycountriesoftheworldcelebratetheirownMother’sDayatdifferenttimesthroughouttheyear,therearesomecountriessuchasDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,andBelgiumwhichalsocelebrateMother’sDayonthesecondSundayofMay.
最早的母亲节庆祝可以追溯到古希腊的春天庆典，纪念众神之母尤希。在17世纪，英国在四旬斋的第四个星期天庆祝一个称为“母亲周日”的节日。在美国，母亲节最早在1872年，由朱丽娅·沃得·郝提出，作为一个关注和平的节日。到1911年，几乎所有的州都庆祝母亲节。
虽然世界各国的母亲节在不同的时间，很多国家，如丹麦，芬兰，意大利，土耳其，澳大利亚和比利时都在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。
（注：《圣经·新约》中一个魔鬼试探耶稣的故事。说的是魔鬼把耶稣困在旷野里，40天没有给耶稣吃东西，耶稣虽然饥饿，却没有接受魔鬼的诱惑。后来，为了纪念耶稣在这40天中的荒野禁食，信徒们就把每年复活节前的40天时间作为自己斋戒及忏悔的日子，叫做大斋节或者四旬斋（Lent）。据说，古希腊和古罗马的木神节、酒神节都是它的前身。这40天中，人们不能食肉，娱乐，生活肃穆沉闷，所以在斋期开始前的一周或半周内，人们会专门举行宴会、舞会、纵情欢乐。后来，这样的一个日子逐渐演变成为一个宗教习俗节日，拉丁语中叫做“Carnevale”，意思就是：“告别肉食”。Carnevale在英文中被译作Carnival（嘉年华或狂欢节）。如今已没有多少人坚守大斋期之类的清规戒律，但传统的狂欢活动却保留了下来，成为人们一个重要节日。）
BoxingDay（礼盒节）
InEnglandalongtimeago…
ServantswererequiredtoworkonChristmas.Theywereresponsibleformakingtheholidayrunsmoothlyforwealthylandowners.TheywereallowedtotakeleaveonDecember26thandvisittheirfamilies.Theemployersgaveeachservantaboxcontaininggiftsandbonuses.Inaddition,aroundthe800s'churchesopenedtheiralmsboxes(boxeswherepeopleplacemonetarydonations)anddistributedthecontentstopoor.
InEnglandtoday…
Fewpeoplehaveservantsbutthecustomofgivinggiftsormoneytothosewhoprovideservicecontinues.Itisalsopopulartovisitgrandparentsandshop(theafterChristmasdiscountsbegin).Manypeoplegetthedayofffromwork.BoxingDayisalsocelebratedinplaceswheretheEnglishhavesettledlikeAustralia,NewZealandandCanada.OurfriendsinScotlandtellusitisalsocelebratethere!SomeplacesobserveBoxingDayonDecember26thandsomecelebrateitonthefirstweekdayfollowingChristmas,so,ifChristmasfallsonFridayorSaturdayBoxingDaywouldbeonthefollowingMonday.
Now,theactualoriginofthisholidayisdebatableandhasbeendebated,oneideabeingmorepopularthantheotheratagiventime.
以前，由于佣人们必须在圣诞节工作，所以他们被允许在节后的第一天休假。雇主们日久成习，往往准备一些礼盒，在佣人们回家之前送给他们。到了今天，拥有仆人的家庭已经稀罕得很。不过给服务行业的人赠送礼物的习惯还在继续。
Halloween（万圣节前夜）
Halloweenisanannualcelebration.Theworditself,"Halloween,"actuallyhasitsoriginsintheCatholicChurch.November1,"AllHollowsDay"(or"AllSaintsDay"),isaCatholicdayofobservanceinhonorofsaintsOnestorysaysthat,onthatday,thedisembodiedspiritsofallthosewhohaddiedthroughouttheprecedingyearwouldcomebackinsearchoflivingbodiestopossessforthenextyear.Itwasbelievedtobetheironlyhopefortheafterlife.TheCeltsbelievedalllawsofspaceandtimeweresuspendedduringthistime,allowingthespiritworldtointerminglewiththeliving.
Naturally,thestill-livingdidnotwanttobepossessed.SoonthenightofOctober31,villagerswouldextinguishthefiresintheirhomes,tomakethemcoldandundesirable.Theywouldthendressupinallmannerofghoulishcostumesandnoisilyparadedaroundtheneighborhood,beingasdestructiveaspossibleinordertofrightenawayspiritslookingforbodiestopossess.
So,althoughsomecultsmayhaveadoptedHalloweenastheirfavorite"holiday,"thedayitselfdidnotgrowoutofevilpractices.ItgrewoutoftheritualsofCeltscelebratinganewyear,andoutofMedievalprayerritualsofEuropeans.Andtoday,evenmanychurcheshaveHalloweenpartiesorpumpkincarvingeventsforthekids.
Halloween这个词本身来源于天主教.11月1日,"AllHollowsDay"(or"AllSaintsDay"),称为万圣节,是用于举行仪式尊敬圣人的天主教日.其中有一种说法是,在那一天,那些先前死去的还在飘浮的灵魂会回来为来年的复生找一些活人来附体.他们认为这是转世的唯一希望.教徒们深信这段时间内所有的时间及空间都是被悬浮的,以便于让灵魂世界与我们的生活空间相混合.活着的人自然不想被附身，所以10月30日的晚上,村民会熄灭家中的火焰,把家里弄得很冷,没人想来.他们还会穿上各类象鬼一样的服装上街大声的**,尽可能的搞些破坏来吓走那些想找人附体的鬼魂。因此,尽管部分信徒可能已接受万圣节前夕为他们最喜爱的节日,但这一天本身并不是来源于邪恶的惯例,而是由于凯尔特人庆祝新年和中世纪欧洲人的祈祷仪式.今天,甚至在很多教堂都会举行万圣节前夕晚会或让孩子们雕刻南瓜灯笼，到各家敲门玩TRICKORTREAT的游戏。
AprilFool'sDay（愚人节）
Unlikemostoftheothernonfoolishholidays,thehistoryofAprilFool'sDay,sometimescalledAllFool'sDay,isnottotallyclear.Therereallywasn'ta"firstAprilFool'sDay"thatcanbepinpointedonthecalendar.Somebelieveitsortofevolvedsimultaneouslyinseveralculturesatthesametime,fromcelebrationsinvolvingthefirstdayofspring.
Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.Priortothatyear,theNewYearwascelebratedforeightdays,beginningonMarch25.ThecelebrationculminatedonApril1.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesIX,theGregorianCalendarwasintroduced,andNewYear'sDaywasmovedtoJanuary1.
However,inthedayswhennewstraveledbyfoot,manypeopledidnotreceivethenewsforseveralyears.Others,themoreobstinatecrowd,refusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratetheNewYearonApril1.Thesebackwardfolkwerelabeledas"fools"bythegeneralpopulace.Theyweresubjecttosomeridicule,andwereoftensenton"foolserrands"orweremadethebuttofotherpracticaljokes.
1582年之前的法国，人们从3月25日开始庆祝新年，4月1日达到高潮。后来历法改革，新年移到1月1日。然而在那个资讯很落后的年代，消息传播是蜗牛速度。而且有些顽固人拒绝新的历法，仍然在4月1日庆贺新年。其他的老百姓就把那些顽固的人称为“傻瓜”，并且让他们做些愚蠢的事情来取笑他们。
（以下补充的是美国的节日）
HOLIDAYSINTHEUNITEDSTATES
TherearethreetypesofholidaysintheUnitedStates:politicalholidays,traditionalholidays,andreligiousholidays.Therearemorepoliticalholidaysthananyothertype.ThemostimportantpoliticalholidayisIndependenceDay,thefourthofJuly.OnthisdaywecelebrateourindependencefromGreatBritain.Mostpeoplespendthedaywiththeirfamilyandfriends.Picnicsandbarbecuesareverypopular.Inaddition,almosteverycityandtownhasafireworksdisplayatnight.AnotherveryimportantpoliticalholidayisMemorialDay,whichfallsonthelastweekendinMay.Onthisholidaywecommemorateallthesoldierswhodiedforourcountry.Manytownsandcitieshaveparades,andsomepeoplegotocemeteriesandputflowersorflagsonthesoldiers’graves.AthirdimportantpoliticalholidayisLaborDay,whichwecelebrateonthefirstMondayinSeptember.ThisisthedaywhenwehonortheworkersoftheUnitedStates.Peoplewatchparades,goonpicnics,orgotothebeach.Forstudents,LaborDayisabittersweetholiday,becausewhenitisovertheymustbeginschoolagain.Besidesthesethreepoliticalholidays,wealsomustbeginschoolagain.Besidesthesethreepoliticalholidays,wealsocelebratePresidents’DayonthethirdMondayinFebruary.OnthisdaywecommemoratethebirthdaysofGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln.
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