23) Holidays and traditions in the GB and USA
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23. Holidays and traditions
FEBRUARY
Valentine´s Day
o GB, USA
o 14
th of February
o people are sending cards and usually they don´t sign, people are sharing their love,
going on dates
o history more than one story saying that Valentine could be = for example granting
marriages to young lovers when it was prohibited, but they discovered this actions of
St. Valentine and they executed him
MARCH
Saint Patrick´s Day
o 17
th of March
o USA, Northern Ireland
o It is actually celebrated on St. Patrick´s death, people are wearing green and drinking
green beer, they make big parades and walk through streets
o St. Patrick brought Christianity to Northern Ireland and is its patron
APRIL
Fool´s Day
o 1
st of April
o people are making fun from one another, they are making a lot of jokes and
spreading hoaxes => people expose their pranks by saying April fools
o history masters and servants changed places for 1 day
Easter
o celebrated on the first Monday after the first spring full moon
o people celebrate the death of Jesus and that he came back from dead (his
resurrection)
o USA
chocolate egg hunt (usually in the garden, even the president goes)
o GB
boiled decorated eggs, Easter bunnies
JUNE
Mid summer´s day
o 2nd of June
o GB only
o longest day, nowadays nobody celebrates, big fire day
JULY
Independence day
o 4
th of July
o celebrated in USA
o it is celebrated the declaration of independence for USA, banks are having holiday,
flags are used more than usually, there are fireworks in the evening