USA Holidays Memorial Day is a legal holiday‚ observed annually on the last Monday in May in most of the United States‚ It honours the nation’s armed services killed in wartime. The holiday‚ originally called Decoration Day‚ is traditionally marked by parades‚ memorial speeches and ceremonies‚ and the decoration of graves with flowers and flags. Memorial Day was first observed on May 30‚ 1868‚ on the order of General John Alexander Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of the American
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birthday and I’m on holiday with my parents. We had been on the plane for three hours‚ then we had been on what seemed to be the longest journey ever‚ to the ski-resort in the French Alps. As I went downstairs to breakfast‚ I looked out of the windows and saw the mountains beaming at me. I felt the butterflies fluttering in my stomach. Mum and Dad were already eating breakfast‚ Mum had orange juice‚ apparently she’s on another diet. "Happy Birthday Anna" they cheered in unison. I had totally forgotten
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1. One of my favorite Holidays is 4th of July. A few years ago my dad and I went to Washington to pick out some illegal fireworks. So we went to the Black Cat firework store . I got some mortars and roman candles and all the fun fireworks you could think of. So the day before 4th of July we were lighting off a few roman candles and all of a sudden a under cover police car pulled into our driveway and the police officer inside the car said “are you lighting off illegal fireworks?” because he saw
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Almost all of the form 5 students will do their revision during the Hari Raya holidays. They worry about their SPM examination and their future. But‚ it doesn’t work for me. I had spent my time with my family‚ friends and the computer. The meaning of a holiday in my opinion is an authority of rest for everyone to have a vacation. So‚ I left out all my stress and enjoyed my Hari Raya holidays. My father had decided to celebrate this Hari Raya at Georgetown‚ Penang. We prepared ourselves early
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Billie Holiday was a inspirational jazz singer who died due to heart failure in 1959. Frank O’Hara is the Author of "The Day Lady Died" which was a tribute to Billie Holiday regarding her death.The New York Times Newspaper article about the death of Billie Holiday and the poem The Day Lady Died can be related in multiple ways. For instance they both share the same Audiences‚ for example critics‚ the world‚ lovers of Billie Holiday‚ they share the same purpose as to why it was published‚ and they
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Holiday Traveling A report was recently published by "ABC.com" stating that holiday traveling will increase by two percent from last year‚ and high gas prices will not affect the millions of Americans from traveling. With gas prices topping $3 per gallon in some regions‚ Americans will compensate by traveling less‚ and "Families will travel closer to home. They will travel for fewer days‚ and they will save money by staying in less-expensive hotels and eating in cheaper restaurants‚ but they will
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My Favorite Holiday Holidays are when family come together to spend time together. Everyone is happy to see one another and catch up on recent news. My favorite holiday to spend with my family is Labor Day. Many families all over the country celebrate Labor Day. Adolescents may not understand the importance of this day. There is more to this day then barbequing and family coming over to eat. Labor Day is very significant to veterans and especially America. Labor Day came about over
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and plan far in advance for Tet‚ major holiday in Vietnam. The Vietnamese take extreme care to start the New Year out right. They buy new clothes‚ paint and clean their homes‚ cook three days worth of food‚ pay off all debts and make amends to rid themselves of all bad feelings. Cleaning is frowned on during Tet because one would not want to sweep out any good luck. Digging and drawing water is also not allowed so the ground and water can enjoy the holiday. The marketplace is very busy the week
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excitement. I arched my neck to take full view of the breathtaking beauty of Eiffel Tower‚ which towered above me like some iron giant. It was such a lovely day. The melodious chime of the twittering birds filled me with glee. The sun too‚ it seemed‚ was in a playful mood‚ playing hide and seek behind the fluffy clouds. “Trrring trrring!” The telephone rang all of a sudden; bringing me out of the scenic beauties my mind was roaming in. “Hello” I said. “Oh! Hello Ferva beta! I have some good
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capabilities‚ and are deeply disappointed if they fail. Every country has big holidays and they are being celebrated differently from one country to another. In the United Stated‚ Christmas seems to be a biggest holiday where family gathers around homes and churches to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Whereas in Vietnam‚ Tet Nguyen-Dan‚ or the arrival of the Lunar New Year‚ is the most joyful and ceremonious of all Vietnamese Holidays. Tet‚ as it is generally called‚ is normally celebrated for three days
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