Holidays
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The document lists and provides brief descriptions of numerous religious and cultural holidays celebrated throughout the year, including New Year's Day, Epiphany, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, St. Patrick's Day, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Easter, May Day, Midsummer's Day, Halloween, All Saint's Day, Advent, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Finnish Independence Day. References are provided for additional information on public holidays in the UK, US, Australia, Finland and other locations.
Holidays
- 1. Holidays Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 2. New Year New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day Epiphany Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 3. Before Easter Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Tuesday, Pancake Day) Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent St Patrick's Day (March 17th) (UK) Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 4. Easter Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent Palm Sunday Holy Week (the week before Easter) Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday Easter Monday Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 5. Easter Palm Sunday Holy Week (the week before Easter) Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday Easter Monday Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 6. May May Day Ascension Day Pentecost, Whitsun Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 7. June Midsummer Eve Midsummer Day Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 8. Autumn Halloween All Saint’s Day Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 9. Christmas Advent Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day in Finland) Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 10. Independence Day Finnish Independence Day Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013
- 11. References Wikipedia: Holiday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday Wikipedia: Lists of Holidays http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_holidays see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Finland Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013