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Festivals and national holidays

Christmas – 24th December
    - Santa Claus, presents, Christmas tree, sledge with reindeers, Christmas carols, dinner
    - gifts are unwrapped  on the next day
    - I like it, my favourite, a lot of presents – this year – earlier then in hospital, with pain
New Years Eve – 31st December
    - old year leaves and new one comes, drink for the next year – singing and dancing and celebrating
Easter – April
    - symbol of spring and new life, Christ’s death
    - dyed eggs and sweets, in the USA – egg hunt
St. Valentine’s Day – 14th February
- lover’s day, Valentine’s cards – funny to a person of opposite sex, exchange gifts
Halloween – 31st October
    - came from Celts – beginning of winter, witches, goblins and ghosts celebrated their rites
    - children are dressed up into Halloween costumes with masks
    - go to the houses and says “Trick or treat” – sweets, fruit or money
    - trick is pictures on the windows by soap
    - jack-o-lantern – pumpkin with eyes and mouth and candle inside
Guy Fawkes Night – 5th November - GB
    - Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, was discovered and executed
    - bonfires, fireworks, burning of guys
Thanksgiving – 4th Thursday in November – USA and Canada
    - first celebrated by Pilgrim Fathers on their first harvest
    - now for the all family to be together, dinner – roast turkey
    - day of gods and charity, food for poor people

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