Transcript American's Year

American's Year
by Maria Komarova
Contents:
 American’s travelling in different parts of the year:
 Favorite seaside;
 Europe vacation, winter vacation;
 Spending time in the USA;
 Holidays in the USA
 New Year;
 Martin Luther King Jr. Day;
 Groundhog Day;
 Washington's Birthday
 Memorial Day;
 Labor Day;
 Christopher Columbus's Day
 Thanksgiving;
 Halloween;
 Armistice Day;
 Christmas;
 Kwanzaa;
 American’s calendar
A rest at the ocean with different trips:
Mexico (Riviera Maya)
Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic (Caribbean)
Jamaica
Bahamas
Europe vacation spots, winter vacation:
 Paris & London (the Eiffel Tower; the river Seine;
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Thames boat tour);
Italy: Rome, Venice, Hill Towns in Tuscany;
Center Parcs, Eurocamp;
Quebec Carnival -Winter Festival (Ice Palaces, ice
sculptures, snow sculptures, giant slides for sleds);
Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Resort (BC, Canada) (for xtreme skiers);
The USA:
 Hawaii, California, Florida (Orlando);
 Orlando, FL:Walt Disney World (attractions, great rides;
parades, fireworks, and live stage shows);
 Family Adventure inYellowstone National Park
(“multisports” like hiking, rafting, and horse-riding;
 NewYork City with Teens (NBC Studio tour, movie
tours, Top of the Rock (birds-eye view from the
Rockefeller Center));
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Holidays in the USA
 1.01 – New Year is the time when families and
friends come together at a table covered with many
favorite dishes;
 The third Monday in January - Martin Luther
King Jr. Day - fighter for the rights of African
Americans;
 2.02 - Groundhog Day - groundhog emerges from
its burrow on this day, signifying that winter will
soon end;
Flag and bunting mark
Washington's Birthday (taken in
Toronto, ON).
 third Monday of February -Washington's
Birthday (Presidents' Day)
 the last Monday of May - Memorial Day - it
commemorates U.S. men and women who died
while in the military service;
 first Monday in September - Labor Day
(1882) - Labor Day is celebrated by most
Americans as the symbolic end of summer
 12.10(actual/traditional); 2nd Monday in
October (in the USA) - Christopher
Columbus's Day - arrived in the Americas,
which occurred in12.10.1492 (Julian calendar)
and October 21, 1492 (modern Gregorian
calendar), as an official holiday;
 2nd Monday in October – Thanksgiving or
Thanksgiving Day is associated with giving
thanks to God for the harvest and expressing
gratitude;
 31.10 - Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en)
The Celtic calendar divided into two parts:
dark and light. This day dark part replaces light
one;
 11.11 - Armistice Day (also known as
Remembrance Day) commemorates the
armistice which ended the First World War
(1918);
 25.12 Christmas - the birth
of Jesus;
A woman lights candles on
a table decorated with the
symbols of Kwanzaa
 26.12 – 1.01 - Kwanzaa is a weeklong
celebration held in the United States
honoring universal African heritage and
culture.
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American’s calendar
Resources:
1. http://turlist.net.ua/node/kuda-lyubyat-ezdit-amerikancyturism-218.html;
2.
http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/topvacations/tp/Famil
y_vacation_spots_fave.htm;
3. http://en.wikipedia.org;