Father''s Day
Third Sunday in June
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United S

每年六月的第三个星期日是“父亲节”（Father's Day），和“母亲节”一样，“父亲节”也起源于美国。1909年，一位名叫多伍德的女士在美国首都华盛顿特区（Washington D．C．）传播“母亲节”。在此期间，她想到了父亲。在她很小的时候，母亲离开了人世，父亲不得不艰难地独自担负起抚养孩子的家庭重担。过去的情景，又一幕幕地在她的脑海里浮现。多伍德女士深深地感到设立父亲节的必要。她向社会呼吁，引起了人们的积极响应，六月的第三个星期日被选为“父亲节”。在1910年6月，美国庆祝了第一个“父亲节”。当时凡是父亲还健在的人都在胸前佩戴一朵红玫瑰花，以表达对父亲的敬意；而父亲已故去的人，则佩戴一朵白玫瑰花，以此表达对父亲的无限怀念和哀思。
1927年，卡尔文·柯立芝总统办公室对

　　马上就到父亲节了。你准备送一份什么样的礼物给父亲呢？看看我们的主人公送了什么给父亲吧！

【国际护士节简介】
      “5.12”国际护士节是全世界护士的共同节日，是为了纪念近代护理的创始人----英国护士弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔（又被称为“提灯女士”）而设立的。
【国际护士节由来】
      1912年，国际护士理事会将南丁格尔的诞生日--5月12日定为国际护士节，旨在激励广大护士继承和发扬护理事业的光荣传统、以“爱心、耐心、细心、责任心”对待每一位病人、做好护理工作。最初称“医院日”，也称“南丁格尔日”，在中国称为“国际护士节”。在这天，大力宣传护理工作，鼓励护士们学习救死扶伤的人道主义精神，已经成为世

      Mother''s Day
the 2nd Sunday in May (Universally)
Mother''s Day is a time of commemoration and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon scribbled "I Love You"s.
The earliest Mothe

编辑语：　　明天就是母亲节了。你为妈妈准备了什么样的礼物了？ 有什么好的点子吗？让我们来看看本片的小主人公都在母亲节那天为妈妈做了什么。

元旦 New Year’ s Day Jan.1
国际劳动妇女节International Working women’ s Day （Women’s Day） Mar.8
国际劳动节International Labor Day 
(May. Day) May.1
中国青年节 Chinese Youth Day May.4
国际儿童节International Children’s Day（Children’s

Earth Day was first observed in Spring of 1970. An estimated 20 million people nationwide attended festivities out of which came the largest grassroots environmental movement in U.S. history, and the impetus for national legislation like the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. By the twentieth anniversary of that event, April 22, 1990, more than 200

1948: the World Health Organization decided to celebrate 7th April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day.The World Health Day is celebrated to create “awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization (WHO). World Health Day 2006 focuses on Working together for h

New Year's Day Moves
Ancient cultures, including those as varied as the Romans and the Hindus, celebrated New Year's Day on or around April 1. It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st.) In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of the new year.
In 1582, Pope Gr

Notice: April Fool's Day approaching, on April 1 you receive text messages are bogus, meaning exactly opposite, please pay attention. Following is the first: You are handsome styles Yushulinfeng beauty of the blossoming devil build lover!
Some people see you today, you still as charming, wearing a checked vest, Manyou

[Briefings] February 2
   
February 2, the traditional Chinese folk festivals. Prevalent in most parts of the country, Miao, Zhuang, Manchu, Dong, Li, yu, Buyi, Hezhen, Ewenki and other ethnic minorities also have this section. This section customs activities more, North Korea has spent Festiv

为迎接2008年鼠年元旦春节，很多企业单位都在举行活动，比如娱乐晚会、也比如元旦节猜灯谜活动。我找了些关于元旦节的灯谜及答案揭晓，大家可以试着猜一猜哦，猜灯谜是很有意思的哦！有地名类的灯谜，有食品类的灯谜，用品类的灯谜，动物类的灯谜等等哦。建议先别看灯谜答案，还是先猜一猜哦！
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The Origin of Chinese New Year
中国春节的来历
The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hang