1. WithProfessor Trina GoslinUniversity of Nevada, RenoUSA

2. To participate as a member ofthe culture To partake in cultural ritual To remember, celebrate, andsupport one another To come together as a collectivewhole 3. New Years DayJanuary 1st 2014 and every yearChristmas DayDecember 25thBirth of MartinLuther King, Jr.Third Monday inJanuaryMemorial DayLast Monday inMayLabor DayFirst Monday inSeptemberThanksgiving DayFourth ThursdayinNovemberWashingtonsBirthdayThird Monday inFebruaryIndependence DayJuly 4thcommonly referred to asthe 4th of July!Columbus DaySecond Monday inOctoberVeterans DayNovember 11thMark the beginning and end of summer 4. Sikhism/BahaiChristianityBuddhismWiccaHinduismJudaismIslam 5. America:primarilyChristian 6. CHRISTMAS 7. Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidimcelebrate in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York 8. HoliinUtah 9. Various Buddhistcelebrations in California 10. NativeAmericanGreen CornDanceHeld in the summeramong different tribesas the corn ripens forharvest 11. February 2nd 12. TheIrishcometo theU. S.1845-1851:1,000,0000By 1920:4,000,000 moreIreland today:4,000,000 13. One cup equals approximately 240 milliliters Three cups would then equal? One half cup is? One quarter cup? How much is one teaspoon? There are four grams in one teaspoon OKAY! NOW, WE CAN GO ON 14. 3 cups chopped tomatoesOne cup diced onionsOne SMALL choppedJALAPENO pepper cup chopped bell pepperFresh lime juice and salt teaspoon Fresh CUMIN cup chopped fresh CILANTRO 15. Why we love The Fourth- 16. How the hot dog came to be popular in The United States of America 17. Fun or freaky frankfurter facts: (July is national hot dog month) 18. Halloween has been around for over 6,000 yearsand is one of the oldest celebrations in theworld. 19. The term witch comes from the OldEnglish wicce, meaning wise woman. 20. From the little TURNIP tothe 21. Of all the 365 days in the year, the topfive candy selling days are all in October. Americans purchase nearly 600 millionpounds of candy a year for Halloween. Over 10 percent of annual candy saleshappen the days leading up toHalloween -- that is nearly $2 billiondollars in sales. The top selling candy: Candy Corn. Candy Corn is the most searched-forcandy term in Google 22. 8.3 billion kernels!Very impressive for a product that has remained virtually unchanged forwell over 100 years. 23. Trina GoslinProfessor of Intensive EnglishUniversity of Nevada, Reno