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A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares．The word 1 (come)from the old English．At first, holidays 2 (honor)some holy events or persons．People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations．
Every nation has its special holidays．China 3 (observe)New Year’s Day(January 1), May Day and National Day as 4 holidays．On Oct．1, 1949，the People’s Republic of China 5 (found)．The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year．In the United States, congress 6 (declare)several as legal days such as 7 (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Thanksgiving Day，Christmas Day and so on．Some countries 8 (celebrate)the special events in the development of them, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day．
In the States, the banks and schools usually close ona legal holiday．When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually 9 (observe)．The schools and organizations often observe the days 10 (know)as traditional holidays, though schools and business do not close then．Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween．
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As we know, birthdays mean only cakes, presents, and a sweet song--Happy Birthday to You when we think of it． 1 , there are different birthday celebrations．
2 the west, many birthday traditions come from an old belief that bad spirits showed up on a person's birthday．Today, people still get together for birthday parties．But around the world, birthdays 3 (celebrate)in many different ways．
In North America, children get their noses 4 (cover)with butter on their birthdays． 5 butter is supposed to make children too slippery for bad 6 (lucky)to stick to them．Irish people lift birthday children upside down and hit them 7 (light)on the floor for every year of their age．Mexico also has a unique birthday tradition．A paper-made animal is filled 8 candy and toys and hung from the ceiling．The birthday child with his eyes covered then 9 (try)to hit the animal with a stick 10 it bursts open．
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He is the man who for many people has been a role model．Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 1 important he is to you．
The third Sunday of June－which 2 (fall)on June 19 this year－is Father’s Day．
The idea of Father’s Day came from 3 American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909．Dodd wanted a special day 4 (honor)her father．He raised six children by 5 after his wife died．Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads．
The first Father’s Day 6 (celebrate)on June 19, 1910．In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 7 (nation)Father’s Day．Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 8 Father’s Day．
Here are some ways to show your love and respect：
*Send him a greeting card．Fathers prefer cards 9 are not too emotional．So choose one that will make him laugh．
*If he has a computer, cover his desktop 10 words like “I love you Dad”．
*A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king．
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