AMERICANCUSTOMSANDTRADITIONS 郭文娟 AMERICANCUSTOMSANDTRADITIONS Newyear’sDayValentine’sDayEasterIndependenceDayHalloweenThanksgivingChristmas Valentine’sDay February14th,Valentine’sDay,isasweethearts’day,onwhichpeopleinlovewitheachotherexpresstheirtenderemotions.People...
This was the 30th annual Hmong New Year event celebrated in the United States and it appears to have developed itself into a unique Hmong American festival. It included many elements and traditions from the pre-1975 New Year of the Hmong of Laos. This includes the youth displaying their ...
Let’s look at four traditions Americans celebrate without even considering how strange the rest of world consider them. Baby Showers The custom of celebrating a new child has been around forever and is part of most cultures. In the US, however, it’s honored differently: with a baby shower...
AmericanHolidays&Traditions FederalHolidays •Federallawestablishesthefollowingpublicholidaysforfederalemployees.Iftheholidayfallsduringtheweekend,itmaybeobservedonadifferentday.•Manygovernmentofficesareclosedonfederalholidaysandsomeprivatebusinessesmaycloseaswell.•SchoolsandUniversitiesalsoobserveFederalHolidays NewYear'...
The American Traditions Collection has announced that it will hold its traditional national vocal competition during the week of Feb. 21-25, 2022. This year’s contestants, selected from audition tapes and a competitive application process, include Night At The Apollo Winner, Timothy Parrott, Andre...
C Some Christmas traditions are pretty standar d in mainstream(主流) American culture; put up the tree,string up the lights, visit grandma, an d so on.Then there's the one my Colombian family does every year: the Noven a de Aguinaldos. We pray(祈祷) for nine days without a stop, an...
1、American Holidays&TraditionsFederal Holidays Federal law establishes the following public holidays for federal employees. If the holiday falls during the weekend, it may be observed on a different day. Many government offices are closed on federal holidays and some private businesses may close as ...
•Folkloreisacollectionofallmentalframeworks,rules,categories,andpatternsthataparticulargroupofpeoplehavecollectedandpassedalongfromgenerationtogeneration.•Folklorecantakemanyforms,songs,stories,arts,andproverbs…amongwhichsuperstitions,customs,andtraditionsaretheonlywaythatfolkloreisexpressedinthelivesofordinarypeople....
根据第二段的Different folklore traces the history and the name of this meal,but the current dish has its roots in African and West Indian traditions and was most likely brought over by slaves to North America.(不同的民间传说追溯了这顿饭的历史和名字,但现在的这道菜起源于非洲和西印度群岛的...
B. Because so many people visit their families over the holiday, Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel times of the year. C. Over the years, Americans have added traditions to their Thanksgiving celebration for entertainment. D. It says New York City remains a popular place to ...