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Britishtraditionalfestivals,contents:1.新年（NewYearsDay）：每年1月1号。2.情人节（ValentinesDay）：每年2月14日。3耶酥受难日（GoodFriday）：复活节前一周的星期五。4复活节（Easter/EasterSunday）：春分月圆后的第一个星期日。,5.愚人节（AprilFoolsDay）：每年4月1日。6.五月节(MayDay)：每年5月1日。7.母亲节(MothersDay),5月第二个星期日8万圣节（Halloween）：10月31日。9.圣诞节（ChristmassDay）：每年12月25日。,NewYearsDay,NewYearsDayisaninternationalfestival.Itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginninganothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.,GoodFriday,GoodFridayistheFridaybeforeEaster(EasteralwaysfallsonaSunday).Itcommemorates（庆祝）thecrucifixion（苦难）anddeathofJesusatCalvary.,Valentinesday,February14isValentinesDay.Itiscelebratedasaloversholidaytoday,withthegivingofcandy,flowers,orothergiftsbetweencouplesinlove.ValentinesDayhasrootsinseveraldifferentlegendsthathavefoundtheirwaytousthroughtheages.,ThewhiteEasterlilyhascometocapturethegloryoftheholiday.ThewordEasterisnamedafterEastre,theAnglo-Saxongoddessofspring.Afestivalwasheldinherhonoreveryyearatthevernalequinox（春分）.,Easter,anniversary（周年纪念日）oftheResurrection（复活）ofChrist（基督）,observedonthefirstSundayafterafullmoononorafter21March.,AprilFoolsDay,Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratedNewYearsDayfromMarch25toApril1.Inthemid1560sKingCharlesIXchangeditfromMarch25toJanuary1.ButsomepeoplestillcelebratedinonApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilFools.InEngland,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.Youarea“noodle”ifsomeonefoolsyou.,LaborDay,LaborsDayisonMay1st.TheLaborsDayisworkersholidayandworkerscanenjoythemselvestotheirheartscontent.Manypeoplechoosetotravel.Andsomeotherswillgotothecinema.Somewillgotoparks.Andotherswillstayathome.,MothersDay,IntheUK.MothersDayisaholidaycelebratedonsecondSundayinMay.FirstobservanceinPhiladelphia,Pa.in1907,itisbasedonsuggestionsbyJuliaWardHowe（朱莉娅沃德豪）in1872andbyAnnaJarvis(安娜.贾维斯)in1907.,AlthoughitwasntcelebratedintheU.K.until1907,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece.Later,inthe1600s,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalledMotheringSunday.,MothersDay,Halloween,HalloweenwascalledSamhain（夏末节）bytheIrish.Time:October31throughtoNovember1.Duringthisperiod.Tocelebratethefestival,theIrishwoulddressupinbizarre（奇异的）costumesandparadethroughtheirvillages，causingdestructionandsaying“Trick-or-Treat”,in-groupsscareoffanyrecentlydepartedsoulswhomightbeprowlingforbodiestoinhabit.Irishimmigrantsbroughtseveralcustomswiththem,includingoneofthesymbolsmostcommonlyassociatedwithHalloween-theJackOLantern(南瓜灯).,ChristmassDayChristmasisareligiousfestival.itisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofjesus.Thenamechristmasisshortforchristsmass.Therearespecialchristmasservicesinchristianchurchesallovertheworld.Butmanyofthefestivitiesofchristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion.Exchanginggiftsandsendingchristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingthechristmasintheworld.,Thankyou,商务英语一班：江华,
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