【2017年整理】新闻与英语日与天气.pptVIP

holidays, festivals in U.S. NY’s Day: Jan.1. people go watching parades. Enjoy dinner at home then football games with family or friends. Even there’d be a party on NY’s Eve. Martin Luther King’s Birthday: 3rd Mon. in Jan. (1929-1968) the famous civil rights leader in 60es, assassinated in 1968. on Aug. 28, 1963,delivered a famous speech: the Lincoln Memorial Address: I have a dream. Once awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Evaluation only. Created with Aspose.Slides for .NET 3.5 Client Profile 5.2.0.0. Copyright 2004-2011 Aspose Pty Ltd. Valentine’s Day: Feb.14. people send Valentines (chocolates/flowers/cards/letters) to sweetheart, dear friends. Easter Day/Sunday: late Mar. early April: Sunday after a full moon on or after Mar.21.Earter Eggs with painted or dyed shell, candies St. Patrick’s Day: Mar. 17. to honor Irish culture, parades in big cities wear green. Evaluation only. Created with Aspose.Slides for .NET 3.5 Client Profile 5.2.0.0. Copyright 2004-2011 Aspose Pty Ltd. April Fool’s Day: Mother’s Day: 2nd Sunday in May. A day to be esp. kind thoughtful to ur mother -? serving breakfast in bed (cooked by family members served to her on a tray on bed). Gifts like flowers/chocolates/corsage. Memorial Day: last Mon. in May (usu.May 30). Visit graves of family members or those who died in war. Visit exhibitions at military bases. Father’s Day: 3rd sun. in June. Be kind to father… Evaluation only. Created with Aspose.Slides for .NET 3.5 Client Profile 5.2.0.0. Copyright 2004-2011 Aspose Pty Ltd. Independence Day: 7.1; 7.4; 7.10; 7.14; July 4. family get-together; picnics; parades; barbecues; fireworks; special patriotic programs. Labor Day: 1st Mon. in Sep. family get-together; picnics; outgoing. Columbus Day: 2nd Mon. in Oct. 1492…; children don’t have class. Halloween Day: Oct. 31. Children go trick-or-treating in costumes. Costume parties; decorate windows with the symbols of Halloween: pumpkins, bats, ghosts, witches. Carve a pumpkin into a skull wi