Holidays and Traditions in the USA.

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  • HolidaysandTraditions in the USA.

  • Every country has its own holidays and traditions.

  • Official

    New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Election Day Thanksgiving Day Veterans Day Independence Day Halloween

  • Not official

    Valentines Day Good Friday hristmas

  • Independence DayThe Fourth of July.It is the biggest national holiday in the USA.

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

  • Thanksgiving Day

  • The fourth Thursday in November

  • 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.

  • It is a family holiday.

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

  • The Americans congratulate each other

  • The Presentation made by: Kseniya Gusarova Yana Kryuchkova Nastya Sarycheva

  • Soon the people will celebrate St. Valentines Day

  • With tons of love on Valentines Day!