另眼看美国节日(to be continued)

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美国部分节日（一）

Christmas

60 yr olds+ : "oh no. the family is coming over for lunch. i have to put up with their whingging and mess."

50 yr olds + :"christmas is so stressful - where am i going to come up with all the money for presents?!"

40 yr olds + (mid-life-crisis-era)+ :"christmas means big meals. it also means the time of year one adds more inches to thier middle"

30 yr olds + (starting-family-era)+ :" christmas is seeing the look of joy on my child face, christmas morning. its better to give than recieve"

from 20 yr old (lonely-depressive-bacholor-era)"christmas is all about santa who was invented by the coke-a-cola company to make millions of the stupid. christmas is a gimmick. its the one day a year i have to go to church"

teenagers (i-know-everything-era): "christmas is meant to celebrate the birth of Christ, its a catholic tradition shared all over the world, even though jesus' birthday isnt actually on the 25th..."

young children every where: "i love christmas cos santa comes and gives me what ever i want, but its yucky waiting to open the presents. its ok coz i peek every year at them."

Please watch the videos from ECpod:

This is a Christmas Stocking. Parents give it to their children on Christmas to put small gifts inside of.
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:1738|language:en_GB|theme:default

The xmas story for kids
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:916|language:en_GB|theme:default

美国部分节日（二）

Easter( 复活节)

Easter comes but once a year
But when it does, we all know its here
Children filling themselves with chocolate
Dad's down the pub for a pint of beer!

We go to the church for the wine and bread
Dad's half asleep, and jerking his head
Baby sister is here too, munching away
On the free Easter egg that the Priest gave us today

But remember we must, that the Lord died for us
And ascended into heaven to give us fresh lives
For each and every one of us.

Please watch video from ECPod：

A short lesson on Easter. (It's just a little over a minute!) Find out how some Americans celebrate this holiday, and learn one proverb related to a key symbol of Easter: the egg. All levels can learn something from this video.
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:2257|language:en_GB|theme:default

For children
What do you tell your kids about Easter?
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:921|language:en_GB|theme:default

Easter is an important celebration. Why do we celebrate easter?
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:924|language:en_GB|theme:default

美国部分节日（三）

Thanksgiving Day(感恩节)

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

与感恩节相关的习语
Idioms and sayings related to shanksgiving.
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:2282|language:en_GB|theme:default

感恩节大游行
Macy's-Thanksgiving Day Parade
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:3194|language:en_GB|theme:default

美国部分节日（四）

Valentine's Day(情人节)
Single's awareness day

Rather than being happy with the flowers she received for Valentine's Day, she must go to everyone in the office and show them her flowers and the card so that everyone knows how special she is.

Meanwhile she has not bothered to consider the fact that her behavior is rude to people who are alone, who do not have flowers on their desk advertising that they are available.

1. Single men are depressed, dating men are stressed, and married men are teetering on the brink of suicide. Yup, its Valentine's Day.

2. I hate Valentine's Day. All it does it remind me how single lonely I am. It SUCKS.

3.Let's all celebrate the emerging sexual urges of animals in church. Thank you Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, a sweet love songs for you.
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:2082|language:en_GB|theme:default美国部分节日（五）

Memorial Day

I Ponder the Cost

I was not in the Revolutionary War, or at Valley Forge on that cold winter.
I was not with the patriots on their way to Trenton to fight the Hessian's.
I was not there when they sang "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
I have never been to Cornwallis's Yorktown.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in the War of 1812 and watched "the bombs bursting in air."
I was not with Francis Scott Key when he wrote the "Star Spangled banner."
I was not there to see the British enslave our men at sea.
I was not there to watch the Executive Mansion when it burned.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in the American Civil War and watched brother against brother.
I was not with the federals at Gettysburg to watch the cannon charge.
I was not with McClellan at Antietam as both sides lost 4710 dead, 18440 wounded and 3043 missing.
I was not at Appomattox Courthouse when General Lee turned in his sword.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in WWI and mustard gassed on the battlefield.
I was not at the battle of the Argonne.
I was not in the stalemated trenches of death.
I have never visited Verdun.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in WWII and on the beaches of Normandy.
I was not there when Berlin fell to the Allies and Hitler died.
I was not in a sub lost off the north Atlantic coast.
I have never visited IWO Jima.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in Korea at In-Chon to feel the cold, cold winter.
I was not with the American White Tigers in North Korea.
I was not in South Korea when the priests were nailed to trees in the streets.
I have never been to Pork Chop Hill.
But I ponder the cost!

I was in Vietnam, with the woman dressed in black.
I was not at Khe Sanh knee deep in blood.
I was not at Hamburger Hill.
I have never seen the craters in Hanoi.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in Desert Storm, as the sand coughed up death.
I was not on an F-117 as it dropped it's bombs.
I was not with the Allied soldiers when they took back Kuwait.
I have never been on the ground where the lighting charge occurred.
But I ponder the cost!

I was not in Iraqi Freedom and seen the Baghdad city limits.
I was not with the chemical war specialists when they searched for WMD.
I was not there when Saddam Hussein was captured.
I have never been to Aba Graube prison where the Spooks committed murder.
But I ponder the cost!

I will not be there at future battles amongst the stars.
Nor watch as the war machines stir up dust on the moon.
Nor watch as the International Space Station stops spinning.
Nor watch as blood runs across the face of Mars.
But I will ponder the cost!

I was with them in only one of their struggles.
And with a simple symbol of stars and strips forever.
I ponder the cost!

Memorial Day
http://www.ecpod.com/index.php?datastream=request:showvideo|videoid:2959|language:en_GB|theme:default