Last year I wrote about April Fool’s Day. A lot of countries around the world enjoy this holiday, even though there is usually no time off for it. Because it is already April 1 in Australia, Japan, etc., you can already read about this year’s April Fool’s Day Jokes at Wikipedia. Which one do you [...]
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After the last post about Valentine’s Day, maybe you’d like to learn more about how it’s celebrated in the US. Here are three websites that describe Valentine’s Day. Each site is very different, but all of them are interesting. This ESL Valentine’s Day Lesson is a great place to start. It has three pages, with [...] Valentine’s Day is coming up this Thursday! Are you ready? Valentine’s Day is celebrated differently around the world. What do you know about Valentine’s Day in the US? Check yourself by taking this quiz! Regarding Valentine’s Day in America … … do men receive most of the chocolate? … do people often give presents to [...] Christmas is a huge holiday in the United States. For many people, it’s the most important holiday of the year. (It’s much more important than Thanksgiving for most people who celebrate both.) However, not everyone celebrates Christmas. For many people, Christmas is a Christian religious holiday. People from other religions often have other winter holidays [...] Oh no, I haven’t posted since Halloween! I’m sorry. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. You can read about Thanksgiving in the United States at Wikipedia (and also in Simple English). An interesting note in the main article is that many Americans associate the day after Thanksgiving with shopping. It’s the day sometimes called Black Friday. A lot [...] October 31, tomorrow, is my favorite holiday: Halloween! I wanted to write a long post about Halloween, but my life is a little stressful right now. However, I noticed this today: Ten Tales of Terror, by several excellent authors including Neil Gaiman, who is one of my favorite writers. Each story is very short–only a [...]  One comment - leave a comment |  Tags: audio, fiction, halloween, holidays, short stories |  Category: culture, listening, reading |
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