domingo, 14 de diciembre de 2014

CHRISTMAS IN THE USA

SYMBOLS

- Bells








- Tree








- Star











- Candle










- Nativity scene











- Ligths










- Mistletoe









- Snowflake












- Wreath







TRADITIONS

- Food & drinks
        _cookies, fingerbread men, peppermint, candy canes, eggnog...












- Decoration
       _ lights and tree








- Christmas shows
       _ Christmas Carol Play, Pockette dancers, Christmas carols








- Religious traditions
        _ go to church on Christmas Eve night


SANTA

He is the man who distributes gifts to good children on Christmas Eve








THANKSGIVING DAY IN THE USA

HOLIDAY

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November.

It has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens", to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November.

As a federal and public holiday in the U.S., Thanksgiving is one of the major holidays of the year. Together with Christmas and New Year, Thanksgiving is a part of the holiday season.

The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in 1621. This feast lasted three
days, and it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims.

FOOD

Turkey
Blueberry sauce
Pumkim pie
Apple pie
















CELEBRATION