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Halloween is celebrated on October 31st and originated from the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain. People would dress up in costumes to frighten away spirits. A key symbol is the Jack-o-lantern, which is a carved pumpkin with a candle inside. Children go door-to-door saying "trick or treat" in America or "soul cake" in England. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in early November and involves building bonfires and effigies of Guy Fawkes. Thanksgiving in America remembers the Pilgrims' first harvest after arriving on the Mayflower in 1620. Christmas on December 25th celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and involves decorating trees, exchanging gifts,

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Halloween is celebrated on October 31st and originated from the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain. People would dress up in costumes to frighten away spirits. A key symbol is the Jack-o-lantern, which is a carved pumpkin with a candle inside. Children go door-to-door saying "trick or treat" in America or "soul cake" in England. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in early November and involves building bonfires and effigies of Guy Fawkes. Thanksgiving in America remembers the Pilgrims' first harvest after arriving on the Mayflower in 1620. Christmas on December 25th celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and involves decorating trees, exchanging gifts,

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HALLOWEEN Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31st . the word Halloween comes from All Saints Eve.

The origin of the festival traces back to an old Celtic tradition. The Celts believed that ghosts and witches came back to earth at the end of the summer and they dressed up to frighten them. The most typical symbol of Halloween is Jack- olantern, are made by carving out pumpkin and placing a candle inside. The children go from house to house calling for a trick or treat in America, and saying Soul! Soul! In England. GUY FAWKES NIGHT Many of customs of Guy Fawkes come from Halloween. The bonfire are the main attraction of the celebration. A few weeks before the children construct the guys. The children put them on street corners, outside shop and puns. They beg for A penny for the Guy, mister? The people in my country make bonfire in August 15th. THE AMERICAN THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving Day is celebrated by American colonies to remember what happened in 1620. In 1620, a boat with more than 100 Pilgrim Father sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. After the United States became an independent country, Congress declared the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS The word Christmas is a combination of 2 words: Christ and Mass. Christmas is one of the most important religious events for Christians, its on 25th of December. This religious and family festivity celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The four weeks before Christmas are characterized by frenetic shopping everywhere. At Christmas nearly all houses in Britain have a Christmas tree and mistletoe hung on the door. On the Christmas

Eve stockings are put at the foot of childrens beds for Father Christmas who fills them with presents and on Christmas Day candles and crackers containing a paper hat, a small present and a joke are placed on the decorated table, on Boxing Day the British visit their relatives and exchange gifts.

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