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Easter (Easter) is an important festival in the west, which falls on the first Sunday after the full moon at the vernal equinox every year. Christians believe that Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope, to commemorate the day when Jesus Christ was resurrected on the third day after he was crucified between 30 and 33 AD.

Because the vernal equinox is not fixed every year, the exact date of Easter every year is also uncertain. But the festival period is roughly between March 22 and April 25.

2. Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a traditional festival in the West, a festival created by the American people, and a festival for American reunion. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was decided temporarily by American states.

It was not until 1863 after the independence of the United States that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 194 1 year, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in June 1 1 as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

3. April Fool's Day. Also known as ALL FOOLS' DAY

April Fool's Day (April Fool's Day or April Fool's Day) is also called April Fool's Day, Humor Day and April Fool's Day. This festival is in April of Gregorian calendar 1 year, which is a popular folk festival in the west since19th century, and has not been recognized as a legal festival by any country. On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways, and often at the end of the joke, they will expose and announce that the object of the joke is a "fool".

4. Carnival

Carnival, usually a feast and carnival before lent, was originally extended from the main priest to the day before lent, and now it is usually limited to a few days before lent. Prevalent in Europe and America.

Many countries have traditional carnival. Masquerade balls, float parades, masks and banquets are the main features of carnival, which originated from non-Christian festivals, such as bacchanalia, Saturnalia and Fauna Festival in ancient Rome, and Celtic religious ceremonies. It is usually held in February and March.

5. Halloween

Halloween, also known as Halloween, is a traditional festival in the west, which is held in 10 every year. 65438+1October 3 1 on Halloween is the most lively moment of this festival. In China, Halloween is often misunderstood as Halloween.

In order to celebrate the arrival of Halloween, children will dress up as cute ghosts and knock on doors to ask for candy, otherwise they will be naughty. At the same time, it is said that on this night, all kinds of ghosts will dress up as children and mingle with the masses to celebrate the arrival of Halloween, while human beings dress up as ghosts to make ghosts more harmonious.

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