Independence Day (also known as Fourth of July, 4th of July, or Jully Fourth) is one of the major statutory holidays in the United States, and is dated July 4 every year to commemorate the official adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
(2) The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, adopted on July 4, 1776, as amended by the Special Committee of the Continental Congress, and signed by John Hancock, Chairman of the Continental Congress.
3, Independence Day is a fairly lively holiday in the United States, every day, the united states large and small church bells in unison to commemorate the Independence of the United States. The first to ring is the Philadelphia Liberty Bell. Floats, model cars, acrobatic cars and children's toy cars line up in a mighty line with the joyful crowd.
4. Christmas, also known as Christmas, translates to "Christ Mass", a traditional Western holiday, on December 25 every year. Mass is a type of liturgy in the church. Christmas is a religious day, and because it is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, it is called "Christmas".
5. Most Catholic churches will first hold Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve on the 24th, that is, in the early morning of December 25, while some Christian churches will hold a good news and then celebrate Christmas on December 25;
6. Christmas is also a public holiday in the Western world and many other regions, such as Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia. The Bible does not actually record the date of Jesus' birth, and Christmas is set by posterity.
7. Thanksgiving Day is an ancient holiday created by the American people, and it is also a holiday for Americans to gather together as a family. There was no fixed date for Thanksgiving in the beginning, and it was decided by the U.S. states on an ad hoc basis. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day." The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
8, Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic people (Celtic) New Year's festival, this time is also a time to sacrifice the soul of the dead, while avoiding the interference of evil spirits, but also with food to worship ancestral spirits and good spirits to pray for peace through the harsh winter.
9) Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, a Christian holiday. It commemorates the most important day of the highest week of Jesus' life ( the "Holy Week", also known as the "Week of Passion"). The week begins on the Sunday before Easter (Palm Sunday – Jesus gloriously entered the city of Jerusalem and the people welcomed him with palm branches in hand) and passes through Thursday before Easter (The Day of the Communion – the communion commemorating the "Last Supper" of Jesus and his disciples) and Friday (Good Friday – commemorating Jesus' death by crucifixion for the sins of the world).
10. In the early Christian churches, only Sunday, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, was the holy day of festivals. Convened in 325 by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. In 324, after Constantine unified the Roman Empire, he continued to support and nurture the Helios religion, which had spread throughout the empire, and personally convened a conference attended by about 300 bishops to solve some of the theological and ecclesiastical problems that had long been entangled in strife; to secularize Christian doctrine and help consolidate the unity of the empire.
11. On Good Friday, Catholic ceremonies are also performed in the worship of the cross.
12. Easter (resurrection day of the Lord) is an important festival in the West, on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox every year. Christians believe that Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope, commemorating the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion between 30 and 33 AD.
13. The Bible The New Testament records that Jesus was crucified and physically resurrected on the third day, hence the name Easter. Easter is the most important holiday of the Christian religion, more important than Christmas, the origin of religion and the festival in Israel.
In the 14th and 12th centuries, eggs were added to Easter festivals, which were mostly painted red, but also painted with color and smiling faces. Therefore, it is generally called "Easter egg" (generally also known as Easter egg). The original symbolism of the egg was "Spring – the beginning of a new life". Christians use it to symbolize "Jesus rising and coming out of the stone tomb."
15. Valentine's Day, also known as St. Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day, is one of the traditional festivals in the West on February 14 every year. It is a festival of love, romance, and flowers, chocolates, and greeting cards on this day when men and women exchange gifts to express love or friendship.
16. February 14, 270 - The Roman saint Valentine is executed, and this day is designated as "Valentine's Day" by posterity.
17. Columbus Day, also known as Columbia Day, is the second Monday of October 12 or October to commemorate Columbus's first landing on the American continent in 1492.
18, April Fool's Day (April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day), also known as All Fools' Day, Humor Day, April Fool's Day is April 1 in the Gregorian calendar, which is a popular folk festival in the West since the 19th century, and has not been recognized as a legal holiday by any country. It should be noted that on April Fool's Day jokes can only be made before 12 noon, which is a strict rule of convention, after the hour people who still joke will immediately touch the nails, find themselves bored, and call themselves fools who are bigger than the people he makes fun of.