Traditions and customs play a great part in the nation, which consists of many ethnic communities and is often called a nation of immigrants. Technically there are no «national» holidays as each state has jurisdiction over its holidays but in fact most of the US holidays are celebrated nationally.
The states observe federal public holidays. These are Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day and some others.
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Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
American
holidays:
customs and
traditions
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
Customs and traditions
of USA
Traditions and customs play a great
part in the nation, which consists of
many ethnic communities and is often
called a nation of immigrants.
Technically there are no «national»
holidays as each state has jurisdiction
over its holidays but in fact most of the
US holidays are celebrated nationally.
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
The states observe federal public holidays.
These are Thanksgiving Day, Independence
Day, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Memorial
Day, Columbus Day and some others.
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving day is considered the most American of the
holidays. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of
November. The holiday commemorates the first hard year
the Pilgrims lived in the New World.
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
Thanksgiving Day
The traditional food is Thanksgiving
turkey and pumpkin pie. In recent
years the holiday has become even
more popular.
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
Independence Day
Independence Day is also very important because it
celebrates the nation’s independence from Great Britain
and the real founding of the United States as a country.
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
Independence Day
The Declaration
of Independence
was written by
Thomas
Jefferson, who
later became the
nation’s third
president.
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Christmas
Christmas, December
25, is the most festive
time of the year in the
US. Students from
elementary school
through college have
one to two weeks’
vacation beginning
shortly before
Christmas and ending
after the New Year.
Презентация по английскому языку "American holidays"
Columbus Day
Throughout most
of the US Columbus
Day, the anniversary
of the landing of
Christopher
Columbus in the New
World on October 12,
1492 is celebrated
on the second
Monday in October.
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