SectionBPeriod1(2a—2d)Lead-in1RudolphTheRedNosedReindeerChristmasSongHalloweenCanyounameanyforeignfestivals
ThanksgivingDayisanAmericantraditionalholiday,fallingonthefourthThursdayinNovember,tocelebratetheharvest
Thetraditionalfoodareroastingturkey,cornandpumpkinpieswithice-cream
AprilFool’sDayisonthefirstdayofApril
Onthatdaypeopleplayjokesoneachother
Valentine'sDayisonFebruary14eachyear
Itiscelebratedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld,althoughitisnotaholidayinmostofthem
HalloweenisonOctober31st
jack-o-lantern(pumpkins)南瓜灯(万圣节的标志性象征,传说是一个名叫杰克的人发明的)Halloweenisayearlycelebrationobservedinanumberofcountrieson31October
EasterisalwaysaholidaybetweenMarch22ndandApril25th
复活节(Easter),是纪念耶稣基督复活的节日,西方信基督教的国家都过这个节
在西方教会传统里,春分之后第一次满月之后的第一个星期日即为复活节
东方教会则规定,如果满月恰逢星期日,则复活节再推迟一周
因此,节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间