In the 1700s, a lot of German immigrants moved to the US. According to German folklore, certain animals have special powers on certain days. The groundhog is one of those animals. Its special day was previously on Candlemas, a holiday that was celebr

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

AS IT IS 2015-12-08 Politics Suspected in Halt to Cambodian Water Festival 疑柬埔寨因政治因素取消送水节 For the fourth time in five years, officials of Cambodias annual water festival canceled the event. 柬埔寨年度送水节官员五年

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Night time in Pomona, California and early autumn is marked by a thousand bright faces carved into pumpkins big and small all ready for Halloween night. There are at least 3000 jack-o-lanterns on display for California Pumpkin Nights each with its ow

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Lebanese Shiites Defiantly' Mark Ashura 黎巴嫩什叶派纪念阿舒拉节 BEIRUT Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims marked the Ashura religious commemoration in mass rallies Tuesday, mourning the beheading of the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad 13 cent

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Pumpkins More Popular than Ever in US 南瓜在美国比以往任何时候都更受欢迎 October means many things. It means Halloween, harvest season, or just the arrival of fall, and falling leaves. But no matter which part of October you celebrat

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Nowruz is the name of the Iranian New Year and is also called the Persian New Year. It marks the first day of spring. Nowruz is usually celebrated on March 21, or the previous or following day. The exact day depends on the country celebrating it. It

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Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, is an annual celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. It is a national holiday in Ireland, and millions of Irish people all over the world where there are Irish communities celebrate. Celebrations are based on all th

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Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is one of the most important celebrations in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the death of Jesus, who was crucified on a cross. Good Friday is a day of mourning in church. Churches all over th

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International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is on April the 2nd every year. This is the birthday of one of the most famous childrens writers Hans Christian Andersen. The day started in 1925. Today it is sponsored by the International Board on Books for

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Everyone knows Mothers Day and Fathers Day, but not many people know about Parents Day. This started in July 1994. President Bill Clinton signed a law that made the fourth Sunday of July a day we can celebrate both of our parents. The law says Parent

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Previously on The Vampire Diaries... 《吸血鬼日记》前情提要 The only thing stronger than your craving for blood 唯一比你的嗜血欲望更强烈的 is your love for this one girl. 竟然是你对这姑娘的爱 Turn it off. 封闭你的感

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Another severe suspension was on February 10, 1355,when a large scale riot happened in Oxford, which was called the St Scholastica Day riot. 另一次大的停课是在1355年2月10日,当时牛津发生了一场大骚乱,被称为修士节暴乱

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关于黑色星期五的由来有多种说法,较普遍的一种认为看法是,由于这一天是感恩节 (11月第四个星期四)后开业的第一天,之后就是美国传统而盛大的圣诞节,人们通常由此开始圣诞节大采

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芸芸众生,谁不想成功,谁不想令世人瞩目,诗人在诗中展示了成功背后,包含多少辛酸,经历多少磨难,忍受多少痛楚。有道是天将降大任于斯人也,必先苦其心志,劳其筋骨。如果我们能

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Topic 1-24-Day-Long Shopping Spree of Double 11 Festival China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced that the Double 11 online shopping festival this year will be expanded to 24 days, not just the usual 24 hours. Why is the move? Whats new i

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PorcFest and the Free State Project 豪猪自由节和自由州项目 Anarchists get organised 无政府主义者组织起来了 The plot to liberate New Hampshire 策划解放新罕布什尔州 A YOUNG man in a leather loincloth saunters past a woma

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Today is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday is the day before the beginning of Lent, which is the period of 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians avoid eating rich foods, for example foods containing lots of

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This is AP News Minute. President Trump is calling for an expanded missile defense program to protect the United States. Part of the new strategy is to deploy sensors in space. Trump, speaking at the Pentagon, said the goal is to detect and destroy i

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: But in honor of national boss' day, we went on the street this afternoon, invited people passing by to say a few words about their bosses and to ensure they were able to speak freely, we let them

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We are demonstrating the proper way to suit up for the Yuenshui Fireworks Festival. 我们正在展示盐水蜂炮节的正确着装方式。 You want to make pretty damn sure that no bottle rockets can get underneath the helmet. 你要真的非常确定

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