AMERICAN/ ENGLISH SEASONS AND CELEBRATIONS
At Beatriz Galindo school, every month we show a commemorative space for the current month, where we have an "English Corner" located next to the English Department so that all students can find out about the majority of celebrations in some English-speaking countries. ) | ||
2021/2022 CELEBRATIONS |
REMEMBRANCE DAY (November 11th)Remembrance Sunday, in the United Kingdom, holiday held on the second Sunday of November that commemorates British service members who have died in wars and other military conflicts since the onset of World War I. | ||
MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION(on the 3rd Monday of January)In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of Dr. King, who was a Baptist minister and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. | ||
SAINT VALENTINE´S DAY (February 14th)Valentine's Day, also called St. Valentine's Day, holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. Given their similarities, it has been suggested that the holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. | ||
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (March 8) International Women's Day 2022: International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated on March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The women's day has been celebrated for well over a century, with the first one in 1911. | ||
SAINT PATRICK´S DAY( March 17) St. Patrick’s Day, held on March 17 each year, is a religious and cultural holiday that celebrates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. This date represents the death of St. Patrick, the foremost Patron Saint of the country. Over time, St. Patrick’s Day has become a day in which the entirety of Irish culture, not just its Christian roots, is celebrated. It became an official holiday in Ireland in 1903. | |||||||||||
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2021 CELEBRATIONS | ||
HALLOWEEN (October 31st) | ||
THANKSGIVING DAY (4th November ) | ||
GUY FAWKES´DAY (November 5) | ||
REMEMBRANCE DAY (November 11) | ||
BLACK FRIDAY ( November 27th) | ||
XMAS TIME (December) | ||
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MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION(on the 3rd Monday of January) | ||
SAINT VALENTINE´S DAY (February 14) | ||
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (March 8) | ||
WORLD BOOK DAY ( April 23th) | ||
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