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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Holidays in America Important Holidays Christmas Thanksgiving New Year’s Day Independence Day Labor Day Christmas Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on December 25th. It includes Christmas Eve . Christmas Day and Carnival. Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. It is on the fourth Thursday in November. The best and most attractive is roast turkey and Pumpkin pie . New Year’s Day January 1st. The beginning of a new year. Everyone goes out to visit their family and friends. Noise-making is another ancient custom.And also a big dinner. Independence Day Independence Day is one of the main statutory holidays, the date of July 4th each year to commemorate the July 4, 1776 Continental Congress formally adopted in Philadelphia, the Declaration of Independence. People go out to parade. Labor Day Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. People can get a one-day holiday. Christmas Dec. 25 Families get together and exchange gifts Erect Christmas trees in homes and businesses. Religious meaning – celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ Has become commercialized – Santa Claus Decorating the tree is a family activity The decorated tree with presents underneath Exchanging gifts Christmas Dinner Traditional food was goose, but turkey is more common now. Santa Claus myth promoted by businesses to stimulate buying Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November Families get together to visit and have a Thanksgiving dinner Traditional food is turkey Custom started with the pilgrims – giving thanks for the harvest. The pilgrims were one of the first Europeans to come to America – in 1620. New Years Celebrated January 1. Everyone is optimistic that the new year will be better than the old year. Out with the