1． By long custom, American nationally observed holidays include Christmas, Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, New Year’s Day, Columbus Day, Washington’s birthday, Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day.在美國有以下節(jié)日是全國同慶的節(jié)日：圣誕節(jié)，感恩節(jié)，勞動節(jié)，獨立紀念日，新年，哥倫布紀念日，華盛頓誕辰紀念日，陣亡將士紀念日和退伍軍人節(jié)。

2． Easter Sunday, which comes from the ancient Norwegian festival of Spring sun, is the second of the two most important religious holidays for Christians. Egg rolling, the original Easter tradition by the colonists, is held on Easter Monday morning every year on the Whiter House Lawn. Of all the symbols, the egg and the hare are considered to represent fertility and new life.復活節(jié)源于古挪威的春天太陽節(jié)，是兩上最重要的基督教節(jié)日中的第二個，滾彩蛋是殖民者最初的復活節(jié)傳統(tǒng)，至今仍每年在白宮草坪舉行，雞蛋和野兔被認為是多產和新生活的象征，是復活節(jié)的象征物。

3． To celebrate Memorial Day, a grand ceremony is always held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C為慶

祝陣亡紀念日，盛大儀式通常在華盛頓特區(qū)附近的阿靈頓國家公墓的無名將士墓前舉行。

4． Independence Day is American’s most important patriotic holiday patriotic holiday, the birthday of the nation. Now Independence day is celebrated in all states. The army marks the occasion by firing a thirteen-gun salute every year. Many people bring their children to visit the birthplace of the country - Philadelphia.獨立日紀念是美國最重要的愛國節(jié)日，也是國家的生日，軍隊每年都會鳴放13響禮炮來慶祝。家長們也往往帶孩子們去參觀美國的誕生地-費城

5． Halloween(All Hallows’ Eve) is a nighttime children’s holiday. Children with curious masks go from house to house to frighten friends of neighbors and threaten them with :Trick or treat”. Since 1950, more and more children have asked for pennies for UNICEF to help children in other countries, for which the 1965 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to American children.萬圣節(jié)除夕是孩子們的節(jié)日衣晚，你想挨捉弄還是款待我們“是萬圣節(jié)的孩子們常說的話，1965年，美國兒童獲得諾貝爾和平獎。

6。Veteran