Customs and celebration January 1 New Years Eve

Customs and celebration January 1: New Years Eve February 2 : Groundhog Day , Valentine's Day , George Washington’s Birthady March 3 : Saint Patrick's Day April 4 : April Fools' Day May 5 : Mother's Day June 6 : Father’s Day July 7 : Independence Day August 8: -------September 9 : Labor Day October 10 : Hlloween November 11 : Thanksgiving Day , Bonfire Night December 12 : Christmas Day ,

January New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. It is a time of renewal and many people resolve to break bad habits and begin good ones. These resolutions require people to examine their lives over the last twelve months and plan for the coming year.

February • Groundhog Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 2[1] in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day fails to see its shadow, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. If on the other hand, the groundhog sees its shadow, the groundhog will supposedly retreat into its burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks. [2] The holiday, which began as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18 th and 19 th centuries,

Valentine’s Day Love. . Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the English-speaking countries, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. Love. . .

Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is also commonly known as Presidents Day (or Presidents' Day). As Washington's Birthday or Presidents Day, it is also the official name of a concurrent state holiday celebrated on the same day in a number of states.

March Saint Patrick's Day. St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385 – 461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17 th of March. The day is a national holiday of Ireland: it is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland. It is also a public holiday in Montserrat. In Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Argentina and New Zealand, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.

April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is a day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool". [1] Elsewhere, such as in Ireland, Russia, France, the Netherlands, Canada, and the U. S. , the jokes last all day.

May ( I love You mum ) The modern Mother's Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis in Grafton, West Virginia, as a day to honor mothers and motherhood; especially within the context of families, and family relationships. [1] It is now celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, some of which have a much older tradition than the modern holiday (e. g. dating to the 16 th century in the UK). Father's Day is a corresponding holiday honoring fathers.

Flag Day • The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America's birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108 th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of June 14 as 'Flag Birthday', or 'Flag Day'. • The flag of the United States of America (the American flag) consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, fivepointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 U. S. states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union. [1] Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, [2] and The Star-Spangled Banner (also the name of the national anthem).

June Father's Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world's countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers. Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift -giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities

July Independence Day • • Independence Day on the Net Independence Day celebrates the birthday of the United States of America. Founded July 4 th 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America is celebrating it's 233 rd birthday this year (2009) • The 4 th of July is a time for the Red White and Blue. A time for Picnics, Parades and Marching Bands. A time for Beaches, BBQs and "Bombs Bursting in Air. " So pour yourself a cold one, put another "shrimp on the barbie, " and join us for a birthday celebration with fun Holiday things for you and your family

September Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and wellbeing of our country.

October • Halloween is a holiday in many English speaking countries that is celebrated on the night of October 31 st. Children wear costumes and they go to people's homes saying "Trick or treat!" to ask for candy and then the people give it to them. This comes from a threat. It means, "Give me a treat or I will play a trick on you. " Children today usually do not do the tricks if they do not get treats. But some children still do mischief (pranks or things to make fun of people like putting toilet paper in trees or writing with soap on windows or throwing eggs at their house). People sometimes dress up as ghosts, witches, goblins, and other scary things for Halloween.

• Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons • So here for your entertainment are some fun Holiday things for you and your family. We've got stories of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, turkeys to take home, holiday pictures for the kids to print and color, tasty holiday recipes and e-greeting cards to send your friends and family. We hope you find something you like! • Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4 th Thursday of November, which this year (2009) is November 26 th. November

Bonfire Night • Bonfire Night on • November 5 th celebrates the attempt by Guy Faweks to destroy the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Most people make their own ‘guy’ to burn out of old clothes but in Lewes , a town in East Sussex, the town decides on one ‘evil’ person to burn each year. Spisek prochowy (ang. Gunpowder Plot) - nieudany zamach zorganizowany 5 listopada 1605 r. przez Guya Fawkesa, mający na celu zabójstwo króla Anglii i Szkocji Jakuba I.

December Christmas is a time for Families, Fun, and Festivities! A time of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time for Santa, stars, and singing carolers. A time for ornaments, gifts, and twinkling lights. Of sleigh rides, hot cocoa, and gingerbread cookies So here for your entertainment are some fun Holiday things for you and your family. We've got stories of Christmas and the Christ Child, holiday music for singing along, tasty holiday recipes, and holiday pictures for the kids to print and color. Christmas] or Christmas Day[is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. [ The date of commemoration is not known to be Jesus' actual birthday, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either a historical Roman festival[7] or the winter solstice. [8] Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. [

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