American Holidays
June: Father's Day
April: Easter
- Father's day is a day to honor what father's do for their families
- Just like Mother's day but in a father form
- Fathers all around receive gifts for what they do
- This celebrated on June 15th
- Easter is holiday celebrated by americans on April 20
- This day represents Jesus Resurrection from the dead
- Also the Easter bunny is the legend of this holiday
- Coloring eggs is a tradition on this holiday
May:Mother's Day
- Christmas is celebrated as the birth of Jesus
- On the morning of Christmas day Santa Clause drops of presents under your family's Christmas tree
- Christmas is celebrated on December 25th
- Mother's Day is a day to be thankful for mother's
- Mother's all around the country receive gifts from family and friends
- This day is to commemorate what a mother does in a day for her family
- Halloween is when children go from door to door dressed in costumes asking for candy
- When children approach a house asking for candy they say "Trick or Treat"
- Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween throughout America
- Labor Day, the first Monday in September
- The Creation of labor Day happened nearly 100 years ago
- The holiday is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to our country.
August: Feast of Assumption
- On January 1st the whole world celebrates a new year
- The whole country tunes into NYC to watch the countdown to a new year
- Families have new years eve parties and have a great time
- Feast of Assumption day is on August 15
- This day is remembered to the death of Mary
- Many people feast and remember Mary with their families
February: Presidents Day
July: Fourth of July
- On Presidents day America honors all of our past presidents
- This is a day to be thankful for the great presidents that America had in the past
March: St. Patrick's Day
- 4th of July is celebrated for the independence of America from Britain
- On this day many fireworks are displayed
- Parades are also seen throughout the nation
- A christian holiday on March 17
- On st. Patrick's day there are a lot of parades throughout the country
- This holiday originated in Ireland
- Occurs every year on the fourth Thursday of November
- Thanksgiving is traced back to 1621 in
- Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks to family and friends
- It is a tradition to eat turkey on thanksgiving day with friends and family