Every year has its special days.

Read the texts below and try to identify the special days. If you need help, look at the list of days at the bottom of the page

1. This is the night when people meet in places like London’s Trafalgar Square and New York’s Times Square to welcome the New Year. It is called Hogmanay in Scotland.

2. This is one of the scariest nights of the year. Children in the United States go trick-or-treating, collecting sweets.

3. The national day of Ireland is celebrated in many countries. In Ireland there are religious services, parades and lots of parties.

4. This is the anniversary of the day when the American colonies signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

5. This is the start of the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. During the one-month period, Muslims do not eat, drink or smoke from dawn until sunset.

6. This day started in the U.S. but is now celebrated in countries around the world. It is a day when people think about the environment.

7. This is the day to remember the people who lost their lives in wars. The First World War officially ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

8. It’s China’s most important holiday. Each year is dedicated to one of 12 animals.

9. This U.S. holiday is on the third Monday in January. It marks the birth on January 15, 1929, of the African -American civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

10. Celebrated on the last Thursday in November in the United States and the second Monday in October in Canada, it is associated with family reunions and family traditions.

11. It is the custom in many countries for people to send anonymous cards or gifts to the people they love on this day.

12. Commonly known as the Jewish New Year, this is one of the holiest days of the year for Jewish people.


St Patrick’s Day
Halloween
Ramadan
Independence Day
Earth Day
Veterans Day
Chinese New Year
Martin Luther King, Jr.
St. Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Rosh Hashanah
New Year’s Eve


ANSWERS


1. New Year’s Eve (December 31);
2. Halloween (October 31);
3. St Patrick’s Day(March 17);
4. U.S. Independence Day (July 4);
5. Ramadan (variable);
6. Earth Day (April 22);
7. Veterans Day (November 11);
8. ChineseNew Year (variable);
9. Martin Luther King, Jr.Day (variable);
10. Thanksgiving Day(variable),
11. Valentine’s Day (February 14);
12. Rosh Hashanah (variable)