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