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What are the foreign holidays

Foreign festivals include Valentine's Day, Easter, April Fool's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, Adults' Day, Mardi Gras, Peach Blossom Festival, International Women's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Maple Sugar Day, Songkran, Food Day, International Labor Day, Boys' Day and so on.

1, Valentine's Day

In the West, February 14th is designated as Valentine's Day every year, in which some people will give gifts to their lovers or beloved ones, such as sending chocolates, greeting cards and flowers, etc., to express their feelings. And the dinner in Valentine's Day usually represents the key to the development of relationship between couples or lovers, Valentine's Day is a festival full of warmth.

2, April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day, also known as the Festival of Fools, Humor Day, April Fool's Day festival for the calendar April 1, from the 19th century in the West began to rise in popularity of folk festivals. On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways, often at the end of the joke to reveal and declare the object of the joke as "fools", the nature of the joke rarely contains substantial malice.

3, Father's Day

Father's Day, as the name suggests, is a holiday of gratitude to the father. It began in the early twentieth century in the United States, and is now widely spread around the world, the date of the holiday varies according to the region. The most widely celebrated date is the third Sunday of June every year, and 52 countries and regions in the world celebrate Father's Day on this day. The holiday is celebrated in a variety of ways, most of which are related to gift-giving, family dinners or activities.

4, Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the United States and Canada ****, the original intention is to thank God for the good harvest. Thanksgiving Day in the United States began in 1941, is the fourth Thursday in November every year, and from this day onwards two days off. In Canada, Thanksgiving began in 1879 and falls on the second Monday in October.

5. Christmas

Christmas is the day when Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, and the recognized date is December 25th. Christmas was originally a religious festival, and then gradually evolved into a national holiday with a national style, in the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Australia and other Western countries, and even Africa, Southeast Asia, some countries are very prevalent.