BR4: Seasons and Celebrations

I read Seasons and Celebrations. I learned about the beginnings of many celebrations. I'll explain some celebrations.
At first, The New Year. New Year's event is on 31 December. In New York and London, many people go to a big square and they count the last ten seconds before the New Year begins. New Year's Day is a holiday for most people. And many shops don't open.
Second, Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day started about two thousand years ago as a winter festival. A lot of people give chocolate as present.
Third, Easter. Easter is the most important festival for many Chrisitans. It is more important than Christmas. Christians believe that Jesus Christ returned to life on that day. Many people give chocolate Easter eggs as presents on Easter Sunday.
Fourth, The Fourth of July. This day is an Independence Day for the United States. Americans celebrate this day every year. There are parades through the streets in many towns. American flag has fifty white stars and thirteen stripes. The fifty stars mean the fifty states in the United States and the thirteen stripes mean the first thirteen states.
Fifth, Hallowe'en. People believed that bad spirits like ghosts hundreds of years ago. They wanted the bad spirits to go away, so they made fires with big fruits or vegetables to make jack o'lanterns.
Sixth, Christmas. Jesus Christ was born at Christmas. Many Chritians remember that. Christmas is a very important day for Christian, but it is also important for not Christian people. Many people buy and give presents and doing parties with family.
After reading this book. I got many new informations about festivals and celebrations. I didn't know about Easter and Hallowe'en much. Many celebrations are related to religions. Today, most of people do not know about the beginnings of celebrations, people just enjoy these festivals and celebrations.
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