This document discusses several holidays and traditions in the USA. It outlines both official national holidays such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Veterans Day as well as unofficial holidays like Valentine's Day, Christmas, Halloween and Good Friday. It provides more detail on Independence Day, describing how it commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. It also describes Thanksgiving as occurring on the fourth Thursday of November to commemorate the Pilgrims' harvest feast.

1. HolidaysHolidays
andand
TraditionsTraditions
in the USA.in the USA.

2. holidaysholidays
and traditions.and traditions.
Holidays
Official Not official

3. OfficialOfficial
New Year’s DayNew Year’s Day
Martin Luther King DayMartin Luther King Day
Election DayElection Day
Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day
Veteran’s DayVeteran’s Day
Independence DayIndependence Day
HalloweenHalloween

4. Not officialNot official
Valentine’s DayValentine’s Day
Good FridayGood Friday
ССhristmashristmas

5. Independence DayIndependence Day
The Fourth of July.The Fourth of July.
It is the biggest national holiday in the USA.It is the biggest national holiday in the USA.

6. The Declaration of
Independence was
proclaimed in
Philadelphia on July 4,
1776, when the
American colonies were
fighting for
independence against
England.

7. Thanksgiving Day

8. The fourth Thursday inThe fourth Thursday in
NovemberNovember

9. In the autumn of 1621,
the Pilgrim Fathers
celebrated their first
harvest festival in
America and called it
Thanksgiving Day. Since
that time Thanksgiving
Day has been
celebrated every year.

11. It is a family holiday.

12. Traditional food-turkey, mashed
potatoes, pumpkin pie.

13. The Americans congratulateThe Americans congratulate
each othereach other

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15. Soon the people
will celebrate
St. Valentine’s Day

16. With tons of loveWith tons of love
onon
Valentine’s Day!Valentine’s Day!