American Festivities
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AMERICAN FESTIVITIES
1
Match the festivity with its date and definition
FESTIVITIES
DATE
DEFINITION
Halloween
October 31
It celebrates a lot of things, including the lives
ofpeople who aren't with us anymore
Columbus Day
October 12
It celebrates the anniversary of Christopher
Columbus's arrival in the Americas.
Labor Day
September 10
It is celebrated topay tribute to working men
and women.
Independence Day
July 4
It
is commonly associated with fireworks,
parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics,
concerts, baseball games, familyreunions, and
political speeches and ceremonies,
Memorial Day
Last Monday of May
It was originated after the American Civil War
to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the
Civil War.April Fool‛s Day
April 1
It is widely recognized and celebrated as a day
when many people play all kinds of jokes and
foolishness.
Valentine‛s Day
February 14
It is an occasion inwhich lovers expressed their
love for each other by presenting flowers,
offering confectionery, and sending greeting
cards
Groundhogs Day
February 2
It is celebrated in Punxsutawney(Pennsylvania)
and it is a day when an animal tells us how many
more weeks of winter there will be.
2
Fill in the gaps with the simple past of the verbs in brackets
Independence Day, 4th of JulyEven though Independence Day ____________ (not / be) celebrated in America until after the War of
1812, it remains the single most important holiday in American history.
On July 4th, 1776, the UnitedStates ____________ (claim) their Independence from England. Foreign
laws and powers would govern America no longer. The
countries first great leaders ____________ (establish) their
own Democracy,a government by the people for the
people. The concept of social equality and individual rights
____________ (be) in place. Once this ____________
(happen), it ____________ (not / take) long for...
1
Match the festivity with its date and definition
FESTIVITIES
DATE
DEFINITION
Halloween
October 31
It celebrates a lot of things, including the lives
ofpeople who aren't with us anymore
Columbus Day
October 12
It celebrates the anniversary of Christopher
Columbus's arrival in the Americas.
Labor Day
September 10
It is celebrated topay tribute to working men
and women.
Independence Day
July 4
It
is commonly associated with fireworks,
parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics,
concerts, baseball games, familyreunions, and
political speeches and ceremonies,
Memorial Day
Last Monday of May
It was originated after the American Civil War
to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the
Civil War.April Fool‛s Day
April 1
It is widely recognized and celebrated as a day
when many people play all kinds of jokes and
foolishness.
Valentine‛s Day
February 14
It is an occasion inwhich lovers expressed their
love for each other by presenting flowers,
offering confectionery, and sending greeting
cards
Groundhogs Day
February 2
It is celebrated in Punxsutawney(Pennsylvania)
and it is a day when an animal tells us how many
more weeks of winter there will be.
2
Fill in the gaps with the simple past of the verbs in brackets
Independence Day, 4th of JulyEven though Independence Day ____________ (not / be) celebrated in America until after the War of
1812, it remains the single most important holiday in American history.
On July 4th, 1776, the UnitedStates ____________ (claim) their Independence from England. Foreign
laws and powers would govern America no longer. The
countries first great leaders ____________ (establish) their
own Democracy,a government by the people for the
people. The concept of social equality and individual rights
____________ (be) in place. Once this ____________
(happen), it ____________ (not / take) long for...
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