10. June Ascot week racehorses- race-meeting – dress code - designer outfits – spectacular hats – badgeholders - Royal Ascot
11. July Canada Day July 1st parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, fireworks, air and maritime shows, free musical concerts, citizenship ceremonies
12. July Independence Day 4th July Declaration of Independence – American dream - Ellis Island - the Statue of Liberty – fireworks – stripes and stars
13. August Notting Hill Carnival Street festival – multi-cultural diversity – Caribbean culture - traditions
14. Labour Day (USA) first Monday of September end of summer – rest – picnics, BBQs, fireworks, water sports – parade – speech – labour union - September
15. Diwali (India) Festival of lights – fireworks – blessings – clay lamps – worship – Hindu gods and Goddesses - gambling October
16. October Halloween October 31st Trick or treat? – pumpkin – jack-o-lantern - bat - ghosts – haunted house –candy – skeleton – vampire - spooky
17. Guy Fawkes November 5th Bonfire Night – gunpowder plot – houses of Parliament - cellar – barrels – blow up - conspirators November
18. November Thanksgiving 4th Thursday of November Mayflower – pilgrims –– Black Friday – parade- dinner: turkey, stuffing gravy, cranberries, corn, pies
19. December Christmas December 25th Christmas Carols – Christmas Eve – Christmas cards – mistletoe – pantomime – wreath – Christmas tree – presents – Santa Claus – stocking – reindeer - holly
20. Boxing Day December 26th St. Stephen’s Day – Christmas box – sales - family time: watching sports, walks in the countryside, playing board games … December
22. Would you like to know more? http://web.tiscalinet.it/smssm/english/ http://www.learnenglish.de/britishculture.htm http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/ http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/LivingInAustralia/CustomsTraditions.htm