英语国家节日介绍
New Years Day 新年，元旦，1月1日 St.Valentine's Day 圣瓦伦丁节（情人节）2月14日
St.Patrick's Day 圣帕特里克节,每年3月17日—是悼念爱尔兰的守护神圣帕特里克的节日
All Fools's Day or April Fools's Day 愚人节4月1日
Good Friday 耶稣受难日（复活节前的星期五）
Holy Saturday 圣星期六（是Easter的前一天）
Easter 复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日，4月）
Easter Monday 复活节后的星期一
Holy Thursday 耶稣升天节（复活节后的40天的星期四）
Pentecost也称为White Sunday 圣灵降临日（是Easter后的第7个星期天）
May Day or Labour Day 五一劳动节
the Spring Bank Holiday 春假（英国5月最后一个星期一）
Mother's Day 母亲节（5月第二个星期日）
Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日（美国，5月26日）
Independence Day 美国独立纪念日（7月4日）
the Summer Bank Holiday 夏季公假（英国，8月最后一个星期一）
Columbus Day 哥伦布日（10月12日）
Halloween 万圣节前夕（10月31日）
Hallowmas 万圣节（11月1日）
Armistice day or Veterans Day 第一，二次世界大战的停战纪念日（11月11日）
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节（在美国是11月的第二个星期一）
Christmas Eve 圣诞节前夜（12月24日）
Christmas Day 圣诞节（12月25日）
Boxing Day 节礼日（圣诞节次日，如遇星期日，推迟一天）
其他还有：
国庆日：英国的国庆日期并不固定，而是以国王的正式生日为国庆日
银行节：5月的第一个星期一及最后一个星期一，8月的最后一个星期一（全国性的假日，并不仅限于银行）
阅兵日：6月份的第二个星期六
节礼日：12月26日
Easter
For religious, as opposed to cultural, Christians, this is the fundamental festival of Christianity. It celebrates the fact that Jesus Christ was crucified and died and then rose again a few days later. Jesus claimed in his life that he was the Son of God. The Jews, viewing this as heinous blasphemy, had him handed over to the Roman governor of Palestine and demanded that he be executed. Following his death on the cross however, Jesus appeared to his disciples and told them to spread his gospel of love and forgiveness around the world. Despite the religious theme to Easter, to many people in the west, this festival is simply about the exchange of chocolate eggs, said to be delivered by the Easter Bunny. Again, one can see, as with Christmas, hints of the pagan origins of this festival, onto which has been grafted the later Christian message of Easter. The early pagan concern was with the onset of spring and the rebirth of nature symbolized by an egg!
复活节
对基督徒来说，复活节在宗教上的意义与在文化上的意义是不一样的，它是基督教中最重要的节日。它纪念的是耶稣在十字架上受刑死后几天内又复活这件事。耶稣声称自己是“上帝的儿子”。犹太人认为这是极其恶毒的亵渎话，因此把耶稣交给了当时在巴勒斯坦的罗马统治者，要求将这个“狂妄之徒”处死。在十字架上被钉死后，耶稣又出现在他的信徒们面前，号召大家把爱和宽容的信仰散播到世界各地。忽略了宗教上的本来意义，现在的许多西方人只把这个节日当成了一个互换“复活节彩蛋”的节日，还美其名曰是“复活兔”赠送的。大家可以看到，就像圣诞节一样，以前的宗教成份已经融入到了复活节当中，在复活节形成之前，人们正是利用“彩蛋”来暗示春天的到来和自然万物的新生。
万圣节
（All Hallow's Day）是西方的鬼节，时间是每年公历的11月1日，庆祝活动从10月31日晚开始，称为万圣节前夜（Halloween）。目前流行在习惯说英语的一些国家。在前夜，人们会按照风俗带上面具、穿上奇异的衣服打扮成鬼怪的模样，家家户户都会用南瓜雕空做成灯。孩子们会打扮好后提着南瓜灯挨家挨户讨要糖果。人们在这天并不拜祭祖先或鬼神，据说打扮成鬼怪模样和做南瓜灯是为了吓跑出来作恶的鬼怪。关于这一日得起源，存在四种不同的说法，但都与鬼有关。流传至今，已经几乎没有了任何宗教或迷信色彩成分，人们的打扮已经不止是鬼怪，任何人都可以随意发挥，很多地区每年都会组织举行大型化妆游行活动，热闹非凡。
父亲节
( Father's Day)起源与20世纪初的美国。据说当时在华盛顿州有一个人，她年幼丧母，兄弟姐妹六人全靠父亲抚养成人。父亲的这种既为人父，又为人母的自我牺牲精神极大地感动了她。长大后，她积极倡导父亲节，并说服当时华盛顿的Ministerial Society of Spokane作一次特殊的礼拜仪式向父亲们表达敬意。后来在1916年她的建议得到了Woodwork Wilson总统的官方承认。从此父亲节便成为了美国的一项传统节日。
按照习惯，父亲节这一天，做孩子的通常一大早就起床`给父亲做一顿丰盛的早餐，端到父亲的床头，感谢父亲的养育之恩。另外，父亲节这一天，孩子们还向父亲赠送礼物，所送的一般是父亲喜欢的衣服和爱喝的酒。
愚人节
April Fool`s Day每年的4月1日是愚人节,这个节日的确实来源不大清楚,但是在16世纪的法国已有类似的传统存在,现在他英国各地都有类似习俗.在这天,人们可以尽情愚弄周遭的人,但都是无伤大雅的玩意.如果你在这天看到英国的报纸或听到英国的广播等,那么你一定要小心防止受骗.
节日英语作文10篇.docx
节日英语作文10篇 节日英语作文节日英语作文（一）： chinahasmanytraditionalfestivalsamongtheyear 0 But11ikemid-AutumnFestivalthemost 。Itmeansharvest, becauseitiseelebratedintheharvestseason 。 Anditisthetimeforfamerstoexpresstheirthanksf rkorstudyf arawayfrom homewilleb acktoget-t mealandmoo ncake a/tt hat ti me 。Ih at epar ting butlovereu nion o Somid -AutumnDay ismyfavori tefestival 。 一年之中中国有很多传统节日。我最喜欢的是中秋节。 那意 味着收获，因为它是在收获的季节里面庆祝的。那也 是让农民们感激收获的时候。此外，它也是团圆的日子。 有人把它称为团圆节。在远方工作或学习的人都会回来与 家人团聚。他们会在那个时候一齐吃一顿丰盛的晚餐和月 饼。我厌恶离别，喜欢团圆。所以我最喜欢的节日是中秋 ~P O 节日英语作文（二）： 我最喜欢的节日myfa vor itefest iva 1 orharvest 。 Inaddtion , it ，stheday forreunion 。 Somepeopl ecallitTua nyuanjie 。 T hepeoplewo ogetherwit htheirfami lies o Theyw illeatabig
中国传统节日英语作文
My Favorite Festival What is the name of the festival?Spring Festival When is it?First day of the Chinese lunar calendar What do people eat? A big dinner niangao jiaozi meat fish What do people do? ?Clean the house several days before the festival ?Buy new clothes ?Have a reunion dinner with the family on the eve ?Visit relatives after the festival ?Give “lucky” money to children Why do you like it so much? I think I can meet relatives. I know receiving “lucky” money makes me happy. I think that setting off fire crackers is interesting. I wonder if I can do these things next year. 用下列句式造句，谈谈对不同节日的看法： I think…He thinks…She thinks… I believe…He thinks…She thinks… I wonder…He wonders…She wonders… Spring Festival I know that Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. It comes in January or February. People usually clean their houses before the Spring Festival. People have a big family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. Young people bow to old people and wish them a happy new year. Old people give children “lucky money”. The next morning people put on their new clothes, go to see their friends and relatives and say “Happy New Year” to each other. I think that Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. I love it very much. Middle-Autumn Festival People believe that the Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the most traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat moon cakes. There are many kinds of delicious moon cakes. I think they are very delicious. On the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn Festival because it makes me happy. Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China. There’s a folk story about this festival. Many years ago, There was a poet called Qu Yuan. He loved his country very much. However, the king asked him to leave the country. He felt very sad. When he learned that another country had seized his country, he didn’t want to live any more.On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he jumped into Miluo River. The local people rowed the boat to save him, but it was too late. They didn’t want the fish to eat his body, So they dropped rice balls into the river. Nowadays, on this day, we watch dragon boat races and eat ZONGZI in memory of Qu Yuan.
中国节日礼仪英语作文
中国节日礼仪英语作文 中国人一年中的几个重大节日，都有相应的饮酒活动，如端午节饮”菖蒲酒” ，重阳节饮”菊花酒”，除夕夜的”年酒”。在一些地方，如江西民间，春季插完禾苗后，要欢聚饮酒，庆贺丰收时更要饮酒，酒席散尽之时，往往是”家家扶得醉人归”。以下是中国节日礼仪英语作文，欢迎阅读。 中国节日礼仪英语作文1 The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often held in September or October. During the festival, family members get united and have mooncakes together. There are various kind of mooncakes, such as bean paste, egg-yolk or meat. The shape of a mooncake is round as it symbolizes a big moon. Moreover, in the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival, people get together in a vacant place, eating delicious mooncakes while appreciating the beautiful moon hanging in the dark sky. To conclude, the Midde-Autumn Festival is a very nice festival for Chinese people. 中国节日礼仪英语作文2 The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar (阴历)holiday, occurring (存正)on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (农历史五月第五天).
小升初英语作文经典范文12篇——节日类教学内容
小升初英语作文经典范文12篇——节日 类
Planting Day Today is planting day. Our class have a meaningful activity. All of our classmates go to plant flowers outside the school gate. We got the flower seeding from others. We first cleaned the weeds and then dug small pits. After we put the seeds in the pits，we watering them. Because of this activity，we realize that working is tired but happy. We decided to take care these flower seeds regularly. And we hope we can see the beautiful flowers quickly. 植树节 今天是植树节。我们班举行了一次有意义的活动。我们全班到校门口外种花。我们从别人那里得到花的种子。我们首先清除杂草，然后挖小坑。我们把种子放到坑里就给它们浇水。因为这次活动，我们意识到劳动虽然累但也开心。我们决定有规律地照顾这些花苗。我们也希望可以快点看到美丽的花朵。 Children's Day The Children's Day this year is the most unforgettable one for me because I'll soon graduate. Even though it doesn't come yet，I believe it must be the most unforgettable. I will no longer be a child once going to middle school. What a unforgettable Children's Day! 六一儿童节 这年的六一儿童节是我最难忘的，因为我快要毕业了，虽然它还没来，但我知道这年的六一儿童节是最难忘的。升上了初中就不再是“儿童”了。难忘的六一儿童节! New Year's Day
介绍中国传统节日英语作文
Dear distinguished chief judge; As the defense attorney of my client, I have made many surveys in secret after I took over the case. According to my client and all the information I have inspected about the case, now I have an deep and comprehensive understanding about the case . Therefore , I want to show my opinions to you, and I hope the chief would accept them . . 1. The stolen car was found abandoned three hours after the theft with the engine still warm; at the time the car was found, my client was at the airport to meet the flight of a friend who was flying into town. 2. Lab analysis of muddy shoe prints on the floor mat of the car indicates that the prints came from a size 27 shoe; your client wears a size 25. 3. Lab analysis shows the presence of cigarette smoke in the car, but your client does not smoke. 4. The only eyewitness to the crime, who was 20 meters from the car, said the thief "looked like" your client; yet the eyewitness admitted that at the time of the theft she was not wearing her contact lenses, which had been prescribed for improving distance vision. 5. The car was stolen at about I p.m.; your client testified that he was in a town 400 kilometers away at 11 a.m. 6. In a statement to police, the eyewitness described the thief as tall; your client is short. Because of all the doubtful points , I think it is unfair to found guilty of theft to my client. Moreover, the basic standard of criminal sanction is that taking facts as a basis and laws as the criterion, so I hope the chief judge will give a reasonable judgment to my client finally. That’s all ,thanks.
节日英语作文10篇
节日英语作文10篇 节日总是让人振奋，不只是因为放假，更多的是一种文化的认同感，和心灵的归属感。下面橙子收集的节日英语作文，欢迎参考阅读! 我最喜欢的节日my fasdfsvorite festivasdfsl Spring Festivasdfsl is my fasdfsvorite asdfsmong asdfsll the Chinese trasdfsditionasdfsl festivasdfsl. The first reasdfsson why I love it the most is becasdfsuse I casdfsn get lucky money on thasdfst festivasdfsl. It is the Chinese custom thasdfst the old will give children lucky money on Spring Festivasdfsl to wish asdfs good luck for the young generasdfstion. Moreover, people everywhere on those dasdfsys asdfsre full of hasdfsppiness. Quasdfsrrel, fight asdfsnd asdfsbuse asdfsre asdfslmost disasdfsppeasdfsred asdfst thasdfst time. Measdfsnwhile, my mother will masdfske asdfs big measdfsl for us to celebrasdfste. Everyone will forget the unhasdfsppy thing they meet, insteasdfsd remembering to asdfsppreciasdfste life to wish asdfs better future. Thasdfst is my fasdfsvorite festivasdfsl. 春节是中国传统节日中我最喜欢。我最喜欢它的第一个原因是因为我可以得到压岁钱。老人会在春节给孩子们压岁钱来祈祷年轻一代能有好运气是中国习俗。此外，在那段时间里到处都充满着快乐。争吵，打架和辱骂几乎都听不到了。而且我妈妈会给我们做一顿大餐来
各种传统节日的中英文介绍
各种传统节日的中英文介绍 1. 春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival；Chinese New Year's Day 2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival 3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-Sweeping Day 4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival 5.中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival 6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day 7.. 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Year's Eve 【中国常见传统活动中英对照】 过年celebrate the spring festival 春联spring festival couplets 剪纸paper-cuts 年画new year paintings 买年货do shopping for the spring festival；do spring festival shopping 敬酒propose a toast 灯笼lantern 烟花fireworks 爆竹firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 红包red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
舞狮lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲traditional opera 杂耍variety show 灯谜riddles written on lanterns 灯会exhibit of lanterns 守岁staying-up 拜年pay new year's call；give new year's greetings；pay new year's visit 禁忌taboo 去晦气get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 压岁钱gift money；money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；inthe old days，new year's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year 扫房spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning 年糕nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake
关于节日的英语作文
关于节日的英语作文 介绍中秋节 Introduce the Mid Autumn Festival 1. 写作要点：它是中国的传统节日之一; 2. 家人团聚; 3. 赏月、吃月饼; 4. 还有旅游、访友等其他活动。 注意：1.词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯; 3. 开头语已为你写好，不计人总词数。 参考词汇：中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival 农历 lunar calendar 赏月 enjoy the full moon 月饼 moon cake The Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar. As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country. Usually, no matter how far away or how busy we are, we will try to come home for the celebration. The moon that night looks the brightest in the whole lunar month. What we love most is the time we enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky, we sit together and eat moon cakes and fruit, sharing our
关于节假日的英语作文
关于节假日的英语作文 Directions：For this part.You are to write 100～120 words. You have to write your composition based on the outline given below in Chinese below 五一长假取消，清明、端午、中秋等传统节日增加为法定假日，这体现了我们国家在文化重视程度上的一种趋势，请简单谈一下取消五一长假和增设传统节假日的意义。 注：清明节：Qingming Festival;端午节：Dragon Boat Festival;中秋节：Mid—AutumnFestival On the significance of Canceling May Day Golden Week The reform of shortening the golden-week and spreading holidays out to other tradi-tional Chinese festivals such as Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival has provoked heated debates nationwide . Some people think that the government should reform the golden week and celebrate traditional Chinese festivals, whereas others hold opposite opinions, arguing that they prefer observing foreign festivals like Christ-mas. As far as I’m concerned, we should attach greater importance to traditional Chinese festivals. There are a variety of reasons for this reform. For one thing, the
英语作文西方节日和中国传统节日
Improper expressions: 1.Spring Festival 2.For there is a long time …, we have to… 3.This phenomenon results in the doubt that whether Christmas will replace… 4.traditional festivals should be paid more attention than foreign festivals. 5.We exchange…, which results in more and more people get interested in foreign festivals. 6.The question that whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival leads to a heated discussion in society. 7.There are many people in the western countries celebrate the Spring Festival. Proper and good expressions: 1.With the tendency towards globalization 2.the Spring Festival should be passed on from generation to generation 3.It seems that some traditional festivals like the Spring Festival are gradually overshadowed By Christmas. 4.Globalization has encouraged the popularity of Christmas in Chinese. 5.The Spring Festival is an apparent symbol of Chinese culture which is engraved in every Chinese’s mind. 6.cultural heritage 7.Learning their culture is a must…. We learn English in order to make more people learn Chinese. 8.festival celebrating has been globalized 9.Some people suspect that the obsession with Christmas will lead us to neglect another traditional festival--- the Spring Festival. 10.Observing Christmas doesn’t mean abandoning the Spring Festival. 11.the Spring Festival is more than a festival 12.an exotic festival 13.Chinese are celebrating some western festivals, and vice versa. 14.some most celebrated festivals in our country are the essence of our long history and rich culture. 15.Currently, the word “Christmas” has evolved into a symbol of happiness and gifts. 16.people tend to have an increasing liking for observing western festivals 17.in the circumstances of globalization Modal In the course of globalization, western culture has flooded into China at an almost non-stop rate. Along with it come western festivals, the most influential of which is Christmas. As a result of this “culture invasion”, more and more Chinese people, particularly the youth, are abandoning traditional Chinese festivals. There is even a prediction that the Spring Festival will ultimately be replaced by Christmas. However, personally I’m not in favor of this statement, as the Spring Festival is a kind of cultural heritage serving as a spiritual legacy for all of us to cling to, regardless of any hindrance. First of all, observing Christmas does not mean that the Spring Festival can be neglected. The Spring Festival has its roots in Chinese history, from which it requires its identity and meaning irreplaceable by Christmas. As Christmas stemmed from Western civilization, it can’t easily fit in
初中英语与节日有关的英语作文大全
初中与节日有关的英语作文范文大全 初中英语作文精选 以下是从初中英语学习网站上面精选的与传统节日有关的英语作文，大家可以看看。以后再遇到与节日有关的英语作文就不用怕了。 范文一：Spring Festival（春节） The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people. In the past，people could not often have meat，rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now，although people‘s life is much better，and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday，and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings，we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes. I like the Spring Festival very much. How wonderful the Spring Festival is！ 范文二：Qingming Festival（清明节） Last Qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.Qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family's home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers. With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children. 范文三：On Mother's Day （母亲节） In the early morning, my sister went out and brought home a bunch of pretty flowers. Right after my mother got up out of bed, we said "Happy Mother's Day"! to her and gave her the flowers. My mother was very happy; she smiled and said, 'How wonderful the flowers look! Thank you! Also, we told her we were going to do all the housework for our beloved mother, and she could take a rest for a day. In the beginning, we were excited about all the work we can do at home. Before long, we found that the housework seemed to be endless, There was cooking and washing, and cleaning to do, and there was shopping to do, too . During the dinner hour, the kitchen seemed so busy. My father was making a salad, my sister was baking a pie for dessert, and I was washing rice and vegetables, and there were many other things to do. Finally, the dinner was ready; it was two hours behind the usual schedule. The food was not as delicious as
(完整版)中国传统节日英文作文(最全并附有对比文章)
如何用英语介绍传统节日 【写作任务】 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友John想了解中国的春节，请你给他写一封电子邮件介绍这一节日。 注意：1. 词数120左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：阴历的lunar 春联red couplets 鞭炮firecrackers 压岁钱gift money Dear John, __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua 【写作指导】 一、审题定调 本写作要求介绍中国的春节，属于说明文。介绍节日时，要注意介绍该节日的特色活动或描述该节日的主要特征。人称常用第三人称，时态以一般现在时为主。 二、谋篇布局 本写作可分为三部分。 第一部分：引出正文； 第二部分：详细介绍春节的地位及春节前、春节期间人们的活动； 第三部分：表达愿望（希望John来中国感受春节文化）。 三、组织语言 第一部分：引出正文。 第二部分：介绍春节的地位，春节前、春节期间人们的活动。
普通范文 Dear John, I'm very glad to tell you something about Chinese Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is the first day in Chinese lunar year and it's the most important festival in China. Before the festival comes, all the families clean their houses, put red couplets on their doors to pray for blessings and prepare various delicious foods. On New Year's Eve, family members get together to have a big meal and set off firecrackers. During the New Year, people say “Happy New Year” to each other. And children are very happy to get some gift money from their parents, grandparents and so on. I hope you can come to celebrate this special festival next year if possible. Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua 高级范文 Dear John, It's my pleasure to introduce you to Chinese Spring Festival. As the most significant Chinese traditional festival, the Spring Festival is the first day in Chinese lunar year and it marks the beginning of the New Year. With the festival approaching, all the families clean their houses, put red couplets on their doors to express sincere blessings and good wishes and prepare various delicacies. On New Year's Eve, people get together with their families to have a family reunion dinner and set off firecrackers. During the New Year, people say “Happy New Year” to each other. And what makes children very happy is getting some gift money from their parents and grandparents. I am expecting your coming to enjoy such a joyful festival next year if possible. Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua 【话题拓展】 Nowadays, many Chinese young people celebrate ... ... Festival, or ..., on the ... day of the ... lunar month, is a traditional festival full of love in China. The date of the festival is decided by the Chinese lunar calendar. ... was first celebrated in ... ... falls on ... The tradition dates / tracks back to ... The traditions originated in / from ... It is a custom which they thought would bring good luck. Chinese people have been celebrating this festival since ... It's the signal for the celebrations to begin. Everybody is part of the celebrations. Everybody has a good time. People forget their everyday problems and enjoy themselves eating and drinking.