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AUTUMN

September :

Harvest festival  
 People give thanks for the good harvest and the food they eat.


October :
Halloween
Celebrated on the 31st of October in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand.
They have fun the day before All Saint's Day
Children wear scary costumes, they say "Trick or treat" and they eat many sweets


November : 
Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire night (The Gunpowder Plot)
Celebrated on the 5th of November in Britain.
They celebrate November 5th, 1605 when Guy Fawkes (a Catholic conspirator) tried to kill King James I of England (a protestant king) by blowing up the House of Lords during the opening of parliament.
Nowadays, people make a bonfire, burn a dummy of Guy Fawkes and eat sausages and potatoes.

Remembrance Day  (Poppy Day)
On November 11th, British people wear a poppy to remember the signing of the Armistice and the end of World War One. They also remember British men and women who lost their lives on the last day of the First World War. The Royal British Legion (a charity that helps War veterans) sell artificial poppies in the streets.



Thanksgiving Day
Fourth Thursday in November 
The first Thanksgiving in America was celebrated in the autumn of 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag to celebrate the colony's first successful harvest.
The symbol of thanksgiving is the turkey because it is native to northern Mexico and the eastern United States.
Nowadays, people eat turkey and pumpkin pies and they go to Thanksgiving Day Parade


WINTER

December :
Christmas Day
December 25th in the Christian World.
People celebrate the birth of Christ. They go to church and pray.
Children wait for Father Christmas (Santa Claus) , they decorate a christmas tree, they give and receive presents.

In December there are many other traditions : Hanukkah,  Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa,

Boxing Day
December 26th


Bank Holiday
December 28th

January :
New Year's Day
January first (1st )
People celebrate the new year. they organize big parties and dance all night long.
There are huge fireworks in the world.

February:
Saint Valentine's Day
February 14th

Pancake Day  (Shrove Tuesday)
Last day before lent (carême), date

March :
Saint Patrick's Day
March 17th
National Bank Holiday in EIRE (Republic of Ireland)

SPRING

April :
April Fool's day
April first (1st). All jokes and tricks are allowed.

Easter
A Sunday in March or April, date

May :
May Day 
May first (1st)

Mother's Day
a Sunday in May


SUMMER

June :
Father's Day
a Sunday in June

July :
Independence Day
July 4th