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Contents

I. Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

II. Several kinds of the origin of festivals in English-speaking Countries--------1

1. Religious and Customary-------------------------------------------------------------1

1.1 Christmas----------------------------------------------------------------------------2

1.2 Boxing Day--------------------------------------------------------------------------2

1.3 Easter Sunday ----------------------------------------------------------------------2

1.4 Halloween----------------------------------------------------------------------------3

1.5 New Year's Day -------------------------------------------------------------------4

1.6 All fool's day------------------------------------------------------------------------5

1.7 Thanksgiving Day------------------------------------------------------------------5

2. Memorial--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

2.1 For great peoples-------------------------------------------------------------------8

2.2 For great events--------------------------------------------------------------------10

3. Brought in by immigrant------------------------------------------------------------11

Ⅲ.The festivals’ influence on people’s daily life in English-speaking countries.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

1.Activities on the festivals' day. ---------------------------------------------------12

1.1 Christmas party songs and Christmas Eve dinner --------------------------12

1.2 Boxing Day sporting events-----------------------------------------------------13

1.3 Lent during Easter Day ----------------------------------------------------------13

1.4 Parties and religious observances on New Year's Day ----------------------14

1.5 Activities associated with Halloween Day ------------------------------------14

2. Various gifts on festivals -----------------------------------------------------------15

3. Decorations on festivals ------------------------------------------------------------16

4. Family gatherings and holiday meals--------------------------------------------17

Ⅳ The western culture features from the point view of the festivals of English-speaking countries.--------------------------------------------------------------18

1.The heavy influence on people’s daily life from religion.----------------------18

2.The culture has an obvious special feature of city-originality-------------------18

Ⅴ.Conclusion--------------------------------------------------------------------------------18