National Sandwich Day is on November the 3rd every year. It is, of course, a celebration of one of the worlds first convenience foods. The sandwich is also one of the worlds most commonly eaten foods. November the 3rd is the birthday of the inventor

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英语课程计划-Sadie Hawkins Day

Sadie Hawkins Day is a fun holiday based on a comic strip character. Over the decades, it has developed into a well-known celebration. Sadie Hawkins was created by a man called Al Capp. He wrote a now-classic cartoon called Li'l Abner. He worked on t

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英语课程计划-Guy Fawkes Night

Guy Fawkes Night is a very British celebration. It celebrates a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament (thats where Big Ben is) in London. This was probably one of the first examples of terrorism, only it didnt work. It all happened on No

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英语课程计划-Make A Difference Day

Make A Difference Day happens in the USA and UK towards the end of October. Its such a good idea that it should take place in every country around the world. In fact, it should be every day, not just one day a year. So what is it? As the name suggest

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英语课程计划-Halloween

Halloween is celebrated on October the 31st every year. It originated from a pagan holiday and the Christian holiday of All Saints Day. The name Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows Eve. Today, it is more of a fun day for children and has

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英语课程计划-World Animal Day

If you love animals, then you should put World Animal Day on your calendar or in your diary. It takes place each year on the 4th of October. It all started in Italy in 1931 at an ecology conference. The scientists wanted to highlight the plight of en

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英语课程计划-World Habitat Day

The first Monday in October each year is World Habitat Day. It was started by the United Nations. The UN said the idea is for us to reaffirm that adequate shelter is a basic human right. It also said we must focus on the conditions of cities and town

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英语课程计划-World Post Day

World Post Day happens each year on the 9th of October. This date is the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland. The UPU was the start of the global communications revolution; people could write to other

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英语课程计划-World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is on October the 10th every year. It was started by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992. The MentalHealth.org website says: It is a unified effort to promote greater public awareness and understanding of mental hea

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英语课程计划-Columbus Day

Columbus Day is a special holiday all across the Americas. Countries in North, Central and South America celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October the 12th, 1492. In the United States, the day is called Co

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英语课程计划-World Food Day

October the 16th is World Food Day (WFD). This date is when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations started in 1945. WFD itself didnt start until 1979. It was created by the FAO at the Organization's 20th General Conference.

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英语课程计划-National Dictionary Day

October the 16th is National Dictionary Day. It falls on this day because that is the birthday of Americas most famous dictionary maker, Noah Webster, who was born in 1758. It is a day for us all to get out our dictionaries and start using them more

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英语课程计划-Diwali

Diwali is the Hindu New Year festival and the biggest occasion in the Hindu calendar. It is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains. It is called the festival of lights because it celebrates the victory of good (light) over evil (darkness). The name of th

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