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What are the traditional festivals in America?

The traditional festivals in America are: New Year, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

1, New Year

65438+ 10 1 Generally speaking, the holiday starts from 1 week before Christmas and lasts until Monday after New Year's Day. It is a major festival celebrated by American States and a legal holiday in the United States. Americans celebrate the new year, and the most lively thing is the night before the new year.

At midnight, people gather in churches, streets or squares to sing poems, pray, bless and repent, to welcome the new year. 12 midnight, church bells rang all over the country, and the band played the famous nostalgic song "bon voyage".

2. Thanksgiving Day

The last Thursday in June 165438+ 10 is an ancient festival created by the American people, and it is also an American family reunion festival. The American custom is to hold a big family gathering on Thanksgiving night, and the family will have a turkey-based dinner together, so this day is also commonly known as "Turkey Day".

3. Christmas

Every year, 65438+February 25th is a Christmas holiday in the United States. Christmas is a national holiday in America. In the United States, it is usually from the 20th to the 6th, with a holiday of about 2 weeks.

4. Halloween

It is a traditional western festival every year 1 65438+1October1. Every year 65438+1October 3 1 is called Halloween. On Halloween in the United States, children will put on costumes and masks that night and collect candy from house to house. Anoca, Minnesota, USA is called "Halloween Capital of the World", and a large-scale parade is held every year to celebrate it.

5. Easter

It is an important festival in the west and one of the important festivals in the United States. Easter is roughly between March 22nd and April 25th.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-USA