A brief description of some of the types of holidays celebrated in the United States and why primarily in photographic format

1. With
Professor Trina Goslin
University of Nevada, Reno
USA

2.  To participate as a member of
the culture
 To partake in cultural ritual
 To remember, celebrate, and
support one another
 To come together as a collective
whole

3. New Year’s Day
January 1st 2014 and every year
Christmas Day
December 25th
Birth of Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Third Monday in
January
Memorial Day
Last Monday in
May
Labor Day
First Monday in
September
Thanksgiving Day
Fourth Thursday
in
November
Washington’s
Birthday
Third Monday in
February
Independence Day
July 4th
commonly referred to as
the 4th of July!
Columbus Day
Second Monday in
October
Veteran’s Day
November 11th
Mark the beginning and end of summer

4. Sikhism/Baha’i
Christianity
Buddhism
Wicca
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam

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7. CHRISTMAS

11. Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim
celebrate in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York

12. Holi
in
Utah

14. Various Buddhist
celebrations in California

15. Native
American
Green Corn
Dance
Held in the summer
among different tribes
as the corn ripens for
harvest

18.  February 2nd

20. The
Irish
come
to the
U. S.
1845-1851:
1,000,0000
By 1920:
4,000,000 more
Ireland today:
4,000,000

24. • One cup equals approximately 240 milliliters
• Three cups would then equal?
• One half cup is…?
• One quarter cup?
• How much is one teaspoon?
• There are four grams in one teaspoon
• OKAY! NOW, WE CAN GO ON

25. 3 cups chopped tomatoes
One cup diced onions
One SMALL chopped
JALAPENO pepper
½ cup chopped bell pepper
Fresh lime juice and salt
½ teaspoon Fresh CUMIN
¼ cup chopped fresh CILANTRO

28. Why we love The Fourth-

31. How the hot dog came to be popular in The United States of America

33. “Fun” or freaky frankfurter facts: (July is national hot dog month)

35. Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years
and is one of the oldest celebrations in the
world.

36. •
The term “witch” comes from the Old
English wicce, meaning “wise woman.”

41. From the little TURNIP to
the…

51. • Of all the 365 days in the year, the top
five candy selling days are all in October.
• Americans purchase nearly 600 million
pounds of candy a year for Halloween.
• Over 10 percent of annual candy sales
happen the days leading up to
Halloween -- that is nearly $2 billion
dollars in sales.
• The top selling candy: Candy Corn.
• Candy Corn is the most searched-for
candy term in Google

52. 8.3 billion kernels!
Very impressive for a product that has remained virtually unchanged for
well over 100 years.

63. Trina Goslin
Professor of Intensive English
University of Nevada, Reno