美国传统节日面面观(一)

February 21 each year. Apart from the United States, Utah (the state scheduled for February 22 in Washington birthday) in the 49 states outside the Day commemorating George Washington's birthday. Among them, Hawaii and Minnesota as "Presidential Day," Ohio Wisconsin and West Virginia known as "Lincoln Day, president of Dayton."

每年2月21日，是美国除犹他州（该州定2月22日为华盛顿诞辰纪念日）以外的49个州的纪念日，纪念乔治·华盛顿诞辰。其中，夏威夷州和明尼苏达州称为“总统纪念日”，俄亥俄州，威斯康辛州和西弗吉尼亚州称为“华盛顿—林肯纪念日”。

St. Patrick's (St. Patrick 's Day) is the annualMarch 17. Patrick Ireland to mark the sacred guardian. The festival originated in the late fifth century Ireland, the United States started from March 17, 1737 to celebrate. AD 432, St. Patrick sent by the Pope to Ireland to persuade the Irish Christian converts. He wicklow ashore, local anger him to death with stones in an attempt to pagans. But St. Patrick nearby tree immediately became alfalfa clover, to explain the image of Father, Son, The doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Ireland were so eloquentspeech he was impressed by the implementation of the grand main St. Patrick baptized. AD 493, on March 17, St. Patrick's death, Irish people to remember him. St. Patrick's day to this.

圣帕特里克节（St. Patrick's Day）是每年的3月17日，是为了纪念爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。这一节日5世纪末期起源于爱尔兰，美国从1737年3月17日开始庆祝。
公元432年，圣帕特里克受教皇派遣前往爱尔兰劝说爱尔兰人皈依基督教。他从威克洛上岸后，当地愤怒的异教徒企图用石头将他砸死。但圣帕特里克临危不惧，当即摘下一棵三叶苜蓿，形象地阐明了圣父、圣子、圣灵三位一体的教义。他雄辩的演说使爱尔兰人深受感动，接受了圣帕特里克主施的隆重洗礼。公元493年3月17日，圣帕特里克逝世，爱尔兰人为了纪念他，将这一天定为圣帕特里克节。  

Fool's day originated in France. In 1564, France's first new reform law -- Gerry Calendar Li (ie, the current generic sun). to January 1 as the start of a new year. But conservativewho opposed this reform, still stubbornly cling to the old calendar in accordance with the April 1 give a present that day. New Year celebrations. These conservative who advocates reform of the big mockery. Clever parodyof them on April 1 to send it to leave gifts and invited them to participate at the reception. And deceived conservatives as "April fool" or "hooked fish." Since then people will ensure fool on April 1, France, a popular custom. The early 18th century, a fool's day practices reached England, followed by the British in the early immigrants to the United States.

愚人节起源于法国。 1564年，法国首先采用新改革的纪年法——格里历(即目前通用的阳历)，以1月1日为一年之始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革，依然按照旧历固执地在4月1日这一天送礼品，庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在4月1日就给他们送
假礼品，邀请他们参加假招待会．并把上当受骗的保守分子称为“四月傻瓜”或“上钩 的鱼”。从此人们在4月1日便互相愚弄，成为法国流行的风俗。18世纪初，愚人节习俗 传到英国，接着又被英国的早期移民带到了美国。