by Maria Komarova

American's Year

Contents: American’s travelling in different parts of the year:

Favorite seaside;Europe vacation, winter vacation;Spending time in the USA;

Holidays in the USANew Year;Martin Luther King Jr. Day;Groundhog Day;Washington's BirthdayMemorial Day;Labor Day;Christopher Columbus's DayThanksgiving;Halloween;Armistice Day;Christmas;Kwanzaa;

American’s calendar

A rest at the ocean with different trips:

Mexico (Riviera Maya)

Virgin Islands

Dominican Republic (Caribbean)

Jamaica

Bahamas

Europe vacation spots, winter vacation:

Paris & London (the Eiffel Tower; the river Seine; Thames boat tour);

Italy: Rome, Venice, Hill Towns in Tuscany;

Center Parcs, Eurocamp;Quebec Carnival - Winter Festival (Ice

Palaces, ice sculptures, snow sculptures, giant slides for sleds);

Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Resort (BC, Canada) (for x-treme skiers);

The USA:

Hawaii, California, Florida (Orlando);Orlando, FL: Walt Disney World

(attractions, great rides; parades, fireworks, and live stage shows);

Family Adventure in Yellowstone National Park (“multisports” like hiking, rafting, and horse-riding;

New York City with Teens (NBC Studio tour, movie tours, Top of the Rock (birds-eye view from the Rockefeller Center));

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Holidays in the USA1.01 – New Year is the time when

families and friends come together at a table covered with many favorite dishes;

The third Monday in January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - fighter for the rights of African Americans;

2.02 - Groundhog Day - groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, signifying that winter will soon end;

third Monday of February - Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)

the last Monday of May - Memorial Day - it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service;

first Monday in September - Labor Day (1882) - Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of summer

Flag and bunting mark Washington's Birthday (taken in

Toronto, ON).

12.10(actual/traditional); 2nd Monday in October (in the USA) - Christopher Columbus's Day - arrived in the Americas, which occurred in12.10.1492 (Julian calendar) and October 21, 1492 (modern Gregorian calendar), as an official holiday;

2nd Monday in October – Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is associated with giving thanks to God for the harvest and expressing gratitude;

31.10 - Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) The Celtic calendar divided into two parts: dark and light. This day dark part replaces light one;

11.11 - Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) commemorates the armistice which ended the First World War (1918);

25.12 Christmas - the birth of Jesus;

26.12 – 1.01 - Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration held in the United States honoring universal African heritage and culture.

A woman lights candles on a table decorated with the

symbols of Kwanzaa

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American’s calendar

Resources:1. http://turlist.net.ua/node/kuda-lyubyat-

ezdit-amerikancy-turism-218.html;2.

http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/topvacations/tp/Family_vacation_spots_fave.htm;

3. http://en.wikipedia.org;