Blue and Red Gradient
AMERICANHOLIDAYS
Shared holidays with Ukraine:
ChristmasNew Years EveValentine's DayEaster
New Year's Day January 1st Martin Luther King, Jr. Day third
Monday in JanuaryGroundhog Day February 2nd Mardi Gras day before
Ash Wednesday (Feb 12th this year)Valentine's Day February 14th
President's Day third Monday in FebruarySaint Patrick's Day March
17th Easter March 31st (Sunday between March 22 and April 25)Earth
Day April 22nd Arbor Day last Friday in AprilCinco de Mayo May 5th
Mother's Day second Sunday in MayMemorial Day last Monday in
MayFlag Day June 14th Father's Day third Sunday in JuneFourth of
July July 4th ;)Labor Day first Monday in SeptemberColumbus Day
second Monday in OctoberHalloween October 21st Veterans Day
November 11th Thanksgiving fourth Tuesday in NovemberChristmas
December 25th
The most celebrated holidays:
New Years Eve! December 31We watch fireworksWe drink champagneWe
have partiesWe watch the ball dropWe make New Years resolutionsI
will exercise this year. I will eat healthy food this year.
The most celebrated holidays:
Valentines Day February 14thWe give chocolate boxes and candy
heartsWe make cookies and chocolate covered strawberries for
giftsChildren give Valentine's cards at schoolWe give flowers to
people we love: Red roses are the most popular
The most celebrated holidays:
St. Patrick's Day March 17thPeople must wear GREEN or they will
get pinched!The leprechaun and his pot of gold4 leaf cloversPeople
have St. Patty's partiesBeer is a common drink for adultsAnything
Green!
The most celebrated holidays:
EasterThe Easter Bunny hides eggs: Easter egg huntDying eggs in
many colors is popularTulips are a popular Easter flowerChildren
get many kinds of Easter candyWe have big family celebrations with
lots of food
The most celebrated holidays:
Independence Day July 4th We have big fireworks showsWe enjoy
picnics and barbequesThere are many concerts, parades, and
celebrationsSome people decorate their houses or wear red, white,
and blue (the colors of our flag)
The most celebrated holidays:
Halloween October 31st Kids dress up in costumes and go from
house to house for candy. They must say, trick-or-treat.Kids get
many candies and make carameled applesWe carve faces into pumpkins
and put candles in themScary things: haunted houses, black cats,
witches, ghosts, mummies, werewolves, spiders, bats, mummies.....We
have Halloween songs, games, partiesEven adults dress up for
parties.
HALLOWEEN
The most celebrated holidays:
Thanksgiving - 4rd Thursday of November Our day of thanks
everyone must say what they are thankful for. I am thankful
for.....We celebrate the Pilgrims who first came to America and
their friendship with the native peopleFamily celebrations with
food, games, and footballThanksgiving food commonly includes:
turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie
The most celebrated holidays:
Christmas December 25th Christmas trees are usually in every
house some are real and some are fake. People start buying trees
after ThanksgivingSanta Claus / Saint Nick comes on December 24th
and puts presents under the tree or in stockings. Kids leave out
milk and cookies for Santa.Popular Christmas Desserts: sugar
cookies, candy canes, gingerbread cookies, fruit cakePeople sing
Christmas songs and watch Christmas movies or shows
