西方节日 1
1.情人节 (February 14) 1
2.复活节 (a Sunday between March 22 and April 25) 6
3.愚人节 (April 1) 10
4.母亲节 (second Sunday of May) 15
5.父亲节 (third Sunday in June) 19
6.甜蜜日(third Saturday in October) 23
7.万圣节 前夜(October 31) 27
8.感恩节 (fourth Thursday in November) 32
9.圣诞节 (December 25) 37
10.新年夜(December 31) 41
美国节日 45
11.马丁诞辰(third Monday in January) 45
12.超级碗星期日(last Sunday in January or first Sunday in February) 48
13.林肯诞辰(February 12) 52
14.华盛顿诞辰(third Monday in February) 56
15.新奥尔良的狂欢节(47 days before Easter Sunday) 59
16.秘书日(last Wednesday in April) 63
17.教师节(first Tuesday in May) 68
18.阵亡将士纪念日(last Monday in May) 72
19.国旗日(June 14) 75
20.独立日(July 4) 79
21.劳工节(first Monday in September) 83
22.祖父祖母日(first Sunday after Labor Day) 86
23.哥伦布日(second Monday of October) 89
24.国家老板节(October 16) 93
25.退伍军人节(November 11) 97
加拿大节日 100
26.魁北克市冬季狂欢节(in February) 100
墨西哥节日 106
27.三王节(January 6) 106
28.抗法胜利纪念日(May 5) 110
西班牙节日 114
29.西红柿节(In August) 114
30.奔牛节(July 6 to 14) 118
英国节日 121
31.银行休假日(no legal time) 121
32.节礼日(December 26) 124
德国节日 128
33.慕尼黑啤酒节(in October) 128
瑞典节日 131
34.仲夏节(a Friday in June) 131
意大利节日 134
35.威尼斯狂欢节(in February) 134
日本节日 138
36.女孩节(March 3) 138
37.七夕节(July 7) 143
泰国节日 146
38.泰国泼水节(April 13 to 15) 146
印度节日 150
39.丰收节(January 13 to 15) 150
40.排灯节(late October or early November) 154
非洲节日 158
41.宽札节(December 31) 158
参考答案 162
练习答案 162