who have ever fought in defense of the country. On the second Monday
of October, Americans recall Christopher Columbus. The
Thanksgiving holiday recalls America 's earliest history.
It is celebrated on the last Thursday of November for the first
big harvest the colonists received on the new land.
Another type of American holiday, the political celebration,
honors important figures or events in American history.
Two highly respected presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,
are honored by a single holiday. Their birthdays are celebrated on
Presidents' Day, the third Monday of February.
Independence Day popularly called the Fourth of July recalls the signing
of the Declaration of
Independence on July 4, 1776 .
Unlike America 's political holidays,
two popular religious holidays are marked by busy preparations and long
celebration. Most schools and colleges are closed for a week's
vacation in the spring at Easter, the holiday honoring the
resurrection ( 复活 )of Christ. Of all American holidays,
Easter is the only one that is not held at a fixed time every year;
it takes place sometime between March 22 and April 25.
Christmas is a religious holiday which celebrates the birth of Christ;
it occurs on December 25. Most schools close for the last two
weeks of December.
Holidays Celebrated in America
参考答案 :
76.Types of holidays; 77. political; 78. Columbus Day; 79. Veterans' Day;
80. Easter; 81. America's hard-working people; 82. first big harvest ；
83. Christ's birth; 84. Dates of celebration; 85. July 4