问题补充说明:英语口语考试要求用英语介绍外国的节日,由于抽签,不知道讲哪个,所以要事先准备好。 有圣诞节,万圣节,感恩节,愚人节,父亲节,母亲节。就这些。
1.Valentine'sDayisasai生上济岩ntsdaycommemo来自ratingSaintVa再系秋纸lentineonFebruary14.Iti初三血sthetraditionaldayonwhichloversexpres批stheirlovefor官故众eachother.Theholidayisnamedaftertwomen,bothChristianmartyrsamongthenumero房米处粒过那品零usEarlyChristianmarty360问答rsnamedValentine.ThedaybecameassociatedwithromanticloveinthecircleofGeoffreyChaucerinHighMid青哪业黑卫么建爱苗dleAges,whenthetraditionofcourtlyloveflourishe伟d.
2.Easter,Pascha,考形都orResurrectionDay,isanimportantreligiousfeastintheChristianliturgicalyear.Itcelebratest析边引修句形义heresurrectionofJesus,whic心毛粮县环毫穿器草hChristiansbelieveoccurredo士nthethirddayafterhiscrucifixionsometimeintheperiodAD27to33.
3.IntheUnitedStates,ThanksgivingorTh步头电编称侵场anksgivingD福转规士怕必ayisanannual前能该接介响危区one-dayholidaytogivethankstoGod,forth逐迫教烈ethingsonehas穿仍城单以王程么无鲁attheendoftheharvestseason.ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovember(TheperiodfromThanksgivingDaytoNewYear'sDayisoftencollectivelyreferredtoasthe"holidayseason,"andtheholidayitselfisoftennicknamedTurkeyDay.Thanksgivingisgenerallyconsideredasecularholiday,andisnotdirectlybasedinreligiouscanonordogma.
4.Christmas,alsoreferredtoasChristmasDayorChristmastide,isanannualholidayfallingonDecember25orJanuary6.[1]thathonorsandcelebratesthebirthofJesusofNazareth.Hisbirth,whichisthebasisforthetransculturalWesterncalendar,hasbeendeterminedbymodernhistoriansashavingoccurredbetween8–4BC,andistraditionallytoldtohavetakenplaceinastablewithinthecityofBethlehem.
5.Halloween,orHallowe'en,isaholidaycelebratedonthenightofOctober31.Traditionalactivitiesincludetrick-or-treating,bonfires,costumeparties,visiting"hauntedhouses"andcarvingjack-o-lanterns.ThetermHalloween(anditsalternativerenderingHallowe'en)isshortenedfromAll-hallow-even,asitistheeveof"AllHallows'Day",[1]whichisnowalsoknownasAllSaints'Day.IrishandScottishimmigrantscarriedversionsofthetraditiontoNorthAmericainthenineteenthcentury.Otherwesterncountriesembracedtheholidayinthelatetwentiethcentury.HalloweeniscelebratedinseveralpartsoftheWesternworld,mostcommonlyinIreland,theUnitedStates,Canada,PuertoRicoandtheUnitedKingdomandoccasionallyinpartsofAustraliaandNewZealand.
6.Mother'sDayisadayhonoringmothers,celebratedonvariousdaysinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Mothersoftenreceivegiftsonthisday.
7.Father'sDayisasecularcelebrationinauguratedintheearlytwentiethcenturytocomplementMother'sDayincelebratingfatherhoodandparentingbymales,andtohonorandcommemoratefathersandforefathers.Father'sDayiscelebratedonavarietyofdatesworldwideandtypicallyinvolvesgift-givingtofathersandfamily-orientedactivities.
8.AprilFools'DayorAllFools'Day,thoughnotaholidayinitsownright,isanotabledaycelebratedinmanycountriesonApril1.Thedayismarkedbythecommissionofhoaxesandotherpracticaljokesofvaryingsophisticationonfriends,enemiesandneighbors,orsendingthemonfools'errands,theaimofwhichistoembarrassthegullible.Insomecountries,AprilFools'jokes(alsocalled"AprilFools")areonlymadebeforenoonon1April.
圣诞节Christmas
AnAncientHoliday
Themiddleofwinterhaslongbeenatimeofcelebrationaroundtheworld.CenturiesbeforethearrivalofthemancalledJesus,earlyEuropeanscelebratedlightandbirthinthedarkestdaysofwinter.Manypeoplesrejoicedduringthewintersolstice,whentheworstofthewinterwasbehindthemandtheycouldlookforwardtolongerdaysandextendedhoursofsunlight.
InScandinavia,theNorsecelebratedYulefromDecember21,thewintersolstice,throughJanuary.Inrecognitionofthereturnofthesun,fathersandsonswouldbringhomelargelogs,whichtheywouldsetonfire.Thepeoplewouldfeastuntilthelogburnedout,whichcouldtakeasmanyas12days.TheNorsebelievedthateachsparkfromthefirerepresentedanewpigorcalfthatwouldbebornduringthecomingyear.
TheendofDecemberwasaperfecttimeforcelebrationinmostareasofEurope.Atthattimeofyear,mostcattlewereslaughteredsotheywouldnothavetobefedduringthewinter.Formany,itwastheonlytimeofyearwhentheyhadasupplyoffreshmeat.Inaddition,mostwineandbeermadeduringtheyearwasfinallyfermentedandreadyfordrinking.
感恩节
TheHistoryofThanksgivinganditsCelebrationsCelebrations
Thanksgivingiscelebratedonthe4thThursdayofNovember.
ThanksgivingDayinAmericaisatimetoofferthanks,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals.Atimeofturkeys,stuffing,andpumpkinpie.AtimeforIndiancorn,holidayparadesandgiantballoons.
Throughouthistorymankindhascelebratedthebountifulharvestwiththanksgivingceremonies.
Beforetheestablishmentofformalreligionsmanyancientfarmersbelievedthattheircropscontainedspiritswhichcausedthecropstogrowanddie.Manybelievedthatthesespiritswouldbereleasedwhenthecropswereharvestedandtheyhadtobedestroyedortheywouldtakerevengeonthefarmerswhoharvestedthem.Someoftheharvestfestivalscelebratedthedefeatofthesespirits.
HarvestfestivalsandthanksgivingcelebrationswereheldbytheancientGreeks,theRomans,theHebrews,theChinese,andtheEgyptians.
万圣节HalloweenOctober
Spooky,kooky,creepy,andfun!HalloweenisthetimeofGhosts,Goblins,GravestonesandGraveyards.OfSpooksandSpiritsandsilly-funtricks.OfWitchesandWarlocksandScaryBlackCats.AndCandyCorn,JellyApples,PumpkinsandBats.
Halloweenisoneoftheoldestholidayswithoriginsgoingbackthousandsofyears.TheholidayweknowasHalloweenhashadmanyinfluencesfrommanyculturesoverthecenturies.FromtheRoman'sPomonaDay,totheCelticfestivalofSamhain,totheChristianholidaysofAllSaintsandAllSoulsDays.
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