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• Columbus Day is on October 12, but it is sometimes celebrated on the second Monday in October. It is a federal holiday, so post offices and federal government offices are closed. Schools in some districts are open while in other districts they are closed. Columbus Day celebrates the 1492 landing of Christopher Columbus on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. The Bahamas are part of the Americas.

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• He was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.

• Columbus"discovered America" when he landed on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.

• What was Columbus looking for?

• He was looking for a sea route to Asia.

• European merchants traveled across the land to get silk, spices, and opiates from China and India.

What did Columbus call the inhabitants of North America?He thought he was in India, so he called them Indians.The arrival of Columbus and the European colonization that followed led to a genocide of the native population.

• Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. It is a federal holiday, so schools, banks, post offices, and government offices are closed. Thanksgiving was the first holiday celebrated in America. It was first celebrated in the autumn of 1621 when the Wampanoag Indians and the pilgrims got together for a three-day feast and festival of fun. Today, families celebrate Thanksgiving by eating turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, corn, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and an NFL football game are special Thanksgiving Day events. In 2014, Thanksgiving will be on Thursday, November 27.

The first Thanksgiving was in 1621 when the pilgrims invited the Indians to a three-day feast to celebrate the autumn harvest.

Who were the pilgrims?The pilgrims were a small group of people who sailed to North America in order to start a new life.They sailed on the Mayflower ship and landed on Plymouth Rock.

What foods are popular on Thanksgiving?stuffingmashed potatoesturkey gravyyamscorncranberry sauce

• October 31 is Halloween. On Halloween, children wear costumes and go trick-or-treating. They knock on doors and say "Trick or treat." The person who opens the door gives the children candy. The children say "Thank you." Adults like Halloween, too. They like to wear costumes to work and attend parties. Orange and black are popular Halloween colors. Orange is the color of pumpkins and black is the color of darkness. Halloween is a fun holiday, but it is not a federal holiday

When is Halloween? It is on October 31. In 2014, it is on a

Friday. On October 31 we

say "Happy Halloween!"

Halloween is not a federal holiday.

ch What are these children wearing?They are wearing Halloween costumes.The witch is wearing a black dress and a tall black hat.

Children are trick or treating .They are waiting for someone to open the door and give them candy

HOLIDAY TEST

•1.Columbus day is celebrated on•A) October 31•B)October 12•C)October 21

•2.It is a ..•A)state holiday•B) city holiday•C) federal holiday

•3.Columbus landed on San Salvador in…•A)1492•B)1493•C)1490

•4.What was Columbus looking for?•A)silk,spices and opiates from Asia•B)sea route to Asia•C)Indian tribes

5.Thanksgiving is on•A) the fifth Thursday in November•B) the fourth Thursday in October•C) the fourth Thursday in November

6.Thanksgiving was first celebrated in

•A) 1622•B) 1621•C)1616

7.Thanksgiving dinner includes

• A)turkey, mashed potatoes,pumpkin pie• B)turkey, bisquits,beans• C)apple pie,

porridge,pancakes

8.Halloween is on

•A)October 30•B)November 31•C)October 31

9.On Halloween kids …

•A)sing carols•B) go trick or treating•C)go cycling

10.Halloween`s popular colours are

•A) black and pink•B)orange and brown•C)black and orange

11.On Halloween children are waiting for…

•A)people to give them money•B)people to sing with

them•C)people to give them

candy

12.Halloween is not a

•A)fun holiday•B) federal holiday•C)scary holiday