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词汇提示

1.Valentine's day 情人节

2.Saint Patrick's day 圣派特里克节

3.pretends 装扮

4.religious 宗教的

5.Easter bunny 复活节兔子

6.Labour Day 劳动节

7.fortune 幸运的

8.poppies 罂粟花

9.sleigh 雪橇

10.pulled 拉

11.reindeer 驯鹿

12.stockings 长袜

13.chimneys 烟囱

原文

Holidays

In Canada，we have many different days that we celebrate.

On the first day of January，there is New Year's Day.

That is when we ring in the new year and say goodbye to the old year.

In February，there is Valentine's day.

That is the day when you tell your boyfriend or girlfriend that you love them.

You can buy them flowers ，or candy，or take them out to dinner.

In March，there is Saint Patrick's day.

Everyone pretends that they are Irish on Saint Patrick's day.

They all wear green.

Easter comes in spring.

Easter is a religious holiday.

Some people celebrate by going to church.

Some people think that the Easter bunny comes and leaves chocolate eggs for them.

In May，there is Victoria Day.

We celebrate this day in honor of England's queen Victoria.

There are fireworks on Victoria Day.

July the first is Canada day.

In September，there is Labor Day.

This is the day that we honor the working man and woman.

In October，there is Thanksgiving.

We give thanks for all the things that we are fortune enough to have.

We usually have a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day.

On the last day of October，there is Halloween.

The children dress up in costumes，and go from door to door collecting candies

Remembrance Day is in November.

People wear red poppies，and they remember all the people that died for their country.

Christmas comes in December.

Christmas is also a religious holiday，but many children believe that Santa Claus arrives on Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

They believe that Santa Claus fills up their stockings with toys and goodies.

He gets in and out of people's houses through their chimneys.

We don't get off work or school for all of these days，but many of them are holidays from work and school.