Seguem algumas datas celebradas nos Estados Unidos.
Muitas delas os brasileiros também celebram, porém algum as em datas diferentes.
1. Complete with the correct celebration in each description:
SPECIAL DAYS IN THE U.S.A
NEW YEAR’S DAY = JANUARY 1st
VALENTINE’S DAY = FEBRUARY 14th.
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY = MARCH 17TH
EASTER = IN MARCH OR APRIL.
PACAKE DAY = 40 DAYS BEFORE EASTER.
APRIL FOOL’S DAY = APRIL 1st.
MOTHER’S DAY = SECOND SUNDAY IN MAY
FATHER’S DAY = THIRD SUNDAY IN JUNE.
INDEPENDENCE DAY = JULY 4th.
LABOR DAY = THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
HALLOWEEN = OCTOBER 31st
THANKSGIVING = THE FOURTH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER.
CHRISTMAS DAY = DECEMBER 25th.
NEW YEAR’S EVE = DECEMBER 31st
a. _____________________________________ Celebrating the survival in 1612 of early English travelers to America, every Thanksgiving all family come over and mom cooks turkey, corn, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
b. ______________________________________ Celebrate the birth of Jesus. Sing carols, decorate the Christmas tree, send Christmas cards, give presents. Say: “Merry Christmas”.
c. ______________________________________ People go to parties or gather in public places.
d. ______________________________________Children give cards or presents to their mothers.
e. ______________________________________ Children give presents to their fathers.
f. _____________________________________ Many people who immigrated to the United States have come from Ireland. Green is one of the national colors of Ireland and also one of the signs of spring. Green stripes are painted on the streets where the parade will travel. People wear green shirts, ties, and hats. Many American bars even serve green beer on that day!
g. _____________________________________ They celebrate the return to life of Jesus. The children receive chocolate eggs.
h. _____________________________________ People say “Happy New Year”. They make new year’s revolutions.
i. _____________________________________ People send Valentine’s Card or give presents, flowers to someone they love.
j. _____________________________________ The people make and eat pancakes. After this day begins the faster of Lent.
k. _____________________________________ People play tricks on each other and say: “April Fool”, afterwards to show it was a joke.
l. ______________________________________ A national holiday honoring workers. There are picnics.
m. ______________________________________ The children say: “Trick or treat”, wear frightening clothes and face masks, and visit people’s homes to get sweets.
n. ______________________________________ The national day, celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Fireworks and parades are traditional Fourth of July celebration. Over the Fourth there are many family reunions, picnics and barbecues.
Soluções para a tarefa
a. THANKSGIVING = THE FOURTH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER. Celebrating the survival in 1612 of early English travelers to America, every Thanksgiving all family come over and mom cooks turkey, corn, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
b. CHRISTMAS DAY = DECEMBER 25th. Celebrate the birth of Jesus. Sing carols, decorate the Christmas tree, send Christmas cards, give presents. Say: “Merry Christmas”.
c. NEW YEAR’S DAY = JANUARY 1st. People go to parties or gather in public places.
d. MOTHER’S DAY = SECOND SUNDAY IN MAY. give cards or presents to their mothers.
e. FATHER’S DAY = THIRD SUNDAY IN JUNE. Children give presents to their fathers.
f. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY = MARCH 17TH. Many people who immigrated to the United States have come from Ireland. Green is one of the national colors of Ireland and also one of the signs of spring. Green stripes are painted on the streets where the parade will travel. People wear green shirts, ties, and hats. Many American bars even serve green beer on that day!
g. EASTER = IN MARCH OR APRIL. They celebrate the return to life of Jesus. The children receive chocolate eggs.
h. NEW YEAR’S EVE = DECEMBER 31st. People say “Happy New Year”. They make new year’s revolutions.
i. VALENTINE’S DAY = FEBRUARY 14th. People send Valentine’s Card or give presents, flowers to someone they love.
j. PANCAKE DAY = 40 DAYS BEFORE EASTER. The people make and eat pancakes. After this day begins the faster of Lent.
k. APRIL FOOL’S DAY = APRIL 1st. People play tricks on each other and say: “April Fool”, afterwards to show it was a joke.
l. LABOR DAY = THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. A national holiday honoring workers. There are picnics.
m. HALLOWEEN = OCTOBER 31st. The children say: “Trick or treat”, wear frightening clothes and face masks, and visit people’s homes to get sweets.
n. INDEPENDENCE DAY = JULY 4th. The national day, celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Fireworks and parades are traditional Fourth of July celebration. Over the Fourth there are many family reunions, picnics and barbecues.