Overview of American Holidays for my English Club

1. AMERICAN
HOLIDAYS

2. Shared holidays with Ukraine:
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Christmas
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New Years Eve
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Valentine's Day
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Easter

3. New Year's Day – January 1st
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – third Monday in January
Groundhog Day – February 2nd
Mardi Gras – day before Ash Wednesday (Feb 12th this year)
Valentine's Day – February 14th
President's Day – third Monday in February
Saint Patrick's Day – March 17th
Easter – March 31st (Sunday between March 22 and April 25)
Earth Day – April 22nd
Arbor Day – last Friday in April
Cinco de Mayo – May 5th
Mother's Day – second Sunday in May
Memorial Day – last Monday in May
Flag Day – June 14th
Father's Day – third Sunday in June
Fourth of July – July 4th ;)
Labor Day – first Monday in September
Columbus Day – second Monday in October
Halloween – October 21st
Veterans Day – November 11th
Thanksgiving – fourth Tuesday in November
Christmas – December 25th

4. The most celebrated holidays:
New Years Eve! December 31
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We watch fireworks
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We drink champagne
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We have parties
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We watch the ball drop
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We make “New Years resolutions”
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I will exercise this year.
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I will eat healthy food this year.

11. The most celebrated
holidays:
Valentines Day – February 14th
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We give chocolate boxes and candy hearts
We make cookies and chocolate covered
strawberries for gifts
Children give Valentine's cards at school
We give flowers to people we love: Red roses
are the most popular

19. The most celebrated holidays:
St. Patrick's Day – March 17th
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People must wear GREEN or they will get
pinched!
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The leprechaun and his pot of gold
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4 leaf clovers
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People have St. Patty's parties
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Beer is a common drink for adults
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Anything Green!

21. The most celebrated holidays:
Easter
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The Easter Bunny hides eggs:
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“Easter egg hunt”
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Dying eggs in many colors is popular
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Tulips are a popular Easter flower
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Children get many kinds of Easter candy
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We have big family celebrations with lots of
food

28. The most celebrated holidays:
Independence Day – July 4th
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We have big fireworks shows
We enjoy picnics and barbeques
There are many concerts, parades, and
celebrations
Some people decorate their houses or wear
red, white, and blue (the colors of our flag)

41. The most celebrated holidays:
Halloween – October 31st
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Kids dress up in costumes and go from house to
house for candy. They must say, “trick-or-treat.”
Kids get many candies and make carameled apples
We carve faces into pumpkins and put candles in
them
Scary things: haunted houses, black cats, witches,
ghosts, mummies, werewolves, spiders, bats,
mummies.....
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We have Halloween songs, games, parties
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Even adults dress up for parties.

42. HALLOWEEN
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57. The most celebrated holidays:
Thanksgiving - 4rd Thursday of November
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Our day of thanks – everyone must say what they
are thankful for. “I am thankful for.....”
We celebrate the Pilgrims who first came to
America and their friendship with the native people
Family celebrations with food, games, and football
Thanksgiving food commonly includes: turkey,
mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin
pie

66. The most celebrated holidays:
Christmas – December 25th
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Christmas trees are usually in every house – some
are real and some are fake. People start buying trees
after Thanksgiving
Santa Claus / Saint Nick comes on December 24 th
and puts presents under the tree or in stockings. Kids
leave out milk and cookies for Santa.
Popular Christmas Desserts: sugar cookies, candy
canes, gingerbread cookies, fruit cake
People sing Christmas songs and watch Christmas
movies or shows