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
