Holidays and Celebrations

in the United States

Lesson Two via Could Education

By Brooke Zhang

Class time: Beijing Time: December 22, 2014 Monday, 8:00am

Federal holidays

New Year's Day

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Washington's (President’s Day) Birthday

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

Other Celebrations and Observances

• Valentine's Day

• April Fool’s Day

• Easter Sunday

• Mother's Day

• Father's Day

• Halloween

• Teacher’s Work Day

For each holidays introduced, I will talk about

• Which date the holiday is on a calendar

• Why it is an important holiday or celebration

• What American people do during the holiday

• What special food people eat

I will have lots and lots of photos to describe these holidays and celebrations during my presentation.

At the beginning of the class, I will ask you:

Do American people and Chinese people share some same holidays? What are they if any?

At the end of the class, I will ask you

what is your favorite holiday in China and why.

Then I will tell you what is my favorite US holiday and why.

I will tell you what I know about Chinese holidays and the food I like for each of them.