美国节日文化.ppt

* The American Heritage Festival ●United States is a cultural powers. Short but rich history and unique it makes for an ethnic melting pot, and bring together the worlds culture. If the thought of this huge social and human treasures of get in, we may wish to take a short cut, that is, on his holiday to be a general understanding of the culture, because it is a microcosm of the Festival. New Year Day ●New years celebration of the lander agreed mainly festival. Americans are the most exciting new year, new years day before yesterday evening is the night. Is the night, people gather in churches, streets or squares, choir, prayer, blessing, repentance, and welcomed the updated 12 a.m., the church bells, the band played the famous old song, bon voyage. California rose is Americas largest new years celebration, with flowers especially roses that car miles and car placed flowers made of various models.Held in Philadelphia, inauguration, the traditional procession of people, some dressed as clowns, some dressed as women (according to the old customs, this demonstration does not allow women to participate in), with the car singing and dancing. ●Americans have an interesting habit, that is, in the new year is determined, they called it the resolutions. This determination is generally not a book, but some simple and practical, They always frank them, with a view to be monitored and encouraged. 　　 Halloween ●November 1, Halloween is the traditional festival of the West. Halloween, namely 31 October night, children enjoy a good time to play. As night fell, the children put on colourful costume, and wore a mask of all sorts, put on a pumpkin lamp ran out to play.Packed with parity, the demons were dressed up as children of mobile pumpkin lamp, ran to a neighbors door, intimidation, like shouting: to trick or treat and give money or to eat. If the adults do not have to change for the hospitality they candy, and those naughty boy just talk the talk: well, youre