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Each country has its own holidays. They reflect the history of the country and its cultural and religious traditions. Some religious holidays are common in many countries. They are Christmas and Easter.
Americans celebrate Christmas on December 25th. They buy a lot of gifts for each other, for their parents, children and friends.
In the new year, on January 1 is not so widely celebrated in the United States, as we do in Russia. Of course the most important festival in America - 4 July, Independence Day. People love to watch colorful fireworks in the evening. July 4th is a day off, and people do not go to work.
Holidays, when people do not go to work are: Martin Luther King Day January 20, Labor Day September 7 and Thanksgiving last November on Friday. On Thanksgiving Day, Americans usually eat Turkey. This feast recalls the time when the first colonists (Pilgrims) from England came to America in 1620, and can survive in unknown lands. There is still a big white rock on the shore in Plymouth, Massachusetts, that the Pilgrims landed on. This is called "Plymouth Rock."
October 31 is the most beloved children's ... holiday, Halloween. On this day children dressed in
funny dresses to visit their neighbors and say, "Trick or treat!" And get the sweets.
The remaining holidays are usually on weekends. They are: flag day, mother's day, the day of the armed forces. Americans celebrate the day of Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's birthday, the day of the president in February.
February 14 - Valentine's Day, or as it is called "Valentine's Day".
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