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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Journal Entry #1 : Free Writing : My Favorite Holiday As an immigrant from Vietnam living in The United States‚ I have been celebrating many holidays every year such as July 4th‚ Christmas‚ Easter‚ Labor Day... However‚ my favorite holiday is still Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which is usually called Lunar New Year. With the whole family here‚ we can still celebrate Tet annual as a traditional custom. It is not only a traditional celebration when the new year comes‚ but also the most important annual celebration
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"landemark" or boundary) is when the houses are decorated with greenery and there is a Lanimer Fair. Selkirk Common Riding - 18th June A ceremony of Riding the Marches or boundaries is traditional in a number of locations around Scotland‚ and the tradition has still survived particularly in the Scottish Borders. Selkirk’s is particularly well known‚ remembering as it does the Battle of Flodden in June 1488. (The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern
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National Holidays Our society in the US today is one that enjoys traditions and celebrations. We are able to see this due to the crazy amount of holidays we have‚ ranging from important to foolish. Even though the majority of citizens put emphasis on a select few‚ there are some holidays that should be taken more seriously and maybe some that shouldn’t. Although we have an abundance of holidays/celebrations in this country‚ I still think there is room for a couple more. I believe that a National
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A holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals‚ a government‚ or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious‚ national‚ or cultural significance‚ often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 Regional meaning 2.1 Australia‚ Canada‚ UK 2.2 U.S.A. 3 Types of holiday (observance) 3.1 Religious holidays 3.2 Northern Hemisphere winter
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Holidays in Kazakhstan The aim of my article is to introduce foreign tourists with our national holidays. That is why‚ I decided to present May events‚ which will happen in the nearest future. At the beginning of May we are going to celebrate the 1st of May. This day is included two festive occasions. The first is Day of Solidarity of workers. This event is also celebrated more than in 142 countries around the World. And the second occasion is the Day of Unity of people. Usually people gather
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first semester at the university has already finished at the end of January‚ leading to my most wanted and longest holiday each year - Tet. It is also known as Lunar New Year Eve in many Eastern countries. On the way back to my hometown‚ I could not help being so excited for this special vacation after a long time of studying in Hanoi. Tet was such an interesting and memorable holiday to me. To get ready for this celebration‚ a number of items must be bought and prepared. It is not happened to
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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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Jewish culture. One of the holy days that stands out the most and will be described further in this paper is Rosh Hashanah‚ also known as the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah‚ or in literal translation- “head of the year”‚ is the first of the high holidays which is celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur (Bamberger‚ B. J. 2010). History and celebration of Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is observed in the early fall‚ during the first two days of Tishrei- otherwise known as the seventh month of the Hebrew
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this paper is “Rosh Hashanah”‚ “new year”. In this holy day we will talk about the significance‚ observances‚ length‚ customs‚ greeting. There are some similarities to our new year and there are some differences‚ main in point is that some of their traditions are very interesting. We will discuss what is a “Shofar” and what it is used for. Time is also going to be a difference not only when it is held but how long. In this paper there are some focus points we will go into depth with‚ origin‚ practices
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