PROJECT

NAME:ORNELA KODRA

CLASS:7/C

SUBJECT:ENGLISH

TOPIC:HOLIDAY AROUND THE

WORLD
NATIONAL DAY
(SWITZERLAND)
Swiss National Day, celebrated on August 1, is
the country’s national holiday. Although the
Swiss Confederacy was founded on this date in
1891 and has been celebrated annually since
1899, it has only been an official holiday since
1994.
Switzerland is a mountainous Central
European country boasting several surreal
lakes, villages, and the majestic Alps peaks.
Its cities have medieval quarters and
landmarks, such as the Zytglogge clock tower
in Bern and the wooden chapel bridge in
Lucerne. Furthermore, the country is
renowned for its excellent ski resorts and
adventurous hiking trails. Banking is an
important industry, and Swiss watches and
chocolate are well known around the globe
Every year on August 1, there are bonfires,
paper lantern parades, fireworks, and Swiss
flags swaying in the breeze. Swiss National
Day was first established in 1891, yet it took
more than a century for the hardworking Swiss
to decide to hold a vote and give themselves
the day off.
PATRICK`S DAY
(IRELAND)
St. Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St.
Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. Born in Roman
Britain in the late 4th century, he was
kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to
Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned
about 432 CE to convert the Irish to
Christianity. By the time of his death on March
17, 461, he had established monasteries,
churches, and schools. Many legends grew up
around him—for example, that he drove the
snakes out of Ireland and used the shamrock
to explain the Trinity. Ireland came to
celebrate his day with religious services and
feasts.
INDEPENDENC DAY
(UNITED STATES)
Independence Day (colloquially the Fourth of
July) is a federal holiday in the United States
commemorating the Declaration of
Independence, which was ratified by the
Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776,
establishing the United States of America.
The Founding Father delegates of the Second
Continental Congress declared that the
Thirteen Colonies were no longer subject (and
subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King
George III, and were now united, free, and
independent states.[1] The Congress voted to
approve independence by passing the Lee
Resolution on July 2 and adopted the
Declaration of Independence two days later, on
July 4th.
Independence Day is commonly associated
with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals,
fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family
reunions, political speeches, and ceremonies,
in addition to various other public and private
events celebrating the history, government,
and traditions of the United States.
Independence Day is the national day of the
United States
THANKSGIVING DAY
(CANADA)
Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual
Canadian holiday and harvest festival, held on
the second Monday in October, which
celebrates the harvest and other blessings of
the past year.[1] Outside of the country, it may
be referred to as Canadian Thanksgiving to
distinguish it from the American holiday of the
same name and related celebrations in other
regions.
Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as
an annual holiday in Canada since November 6,
1879.While the date varied by year and was
not fixed, it was commonly the second Monday
in October.
On January 31, 1957, the Governor General of
Canada Vincent Massey issued a proclamation
stating: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to
Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with
which Canada has been blessed – to be
observed on the second Monday in October.
KOREAN NEW YEAR
(SOUTH KOREA)

Seollal is a traditional festival and national

holiday commemorating the first day of the
lunisolar calendar. It is one of the most
important traditional holidays for ethnic
Koreans, being celebrated in both North Korea
and South Korea as well as Korean diaspora
all around the world.
Seol itself, written as in Middle Korean in
Hangul, means "year of age" since it's also the
date when Koreans grow a year older. The
modern Korean word for "age" – is derived
from the same origin as seol. Nal means day
in Korean, derived from Old Korean *NAl. The
Hanja term won-il is used, when referring to
the date of the lunar new year of the Korean
calendar itself. The Korean lunisolar calendar,
like most other East Asian calendars such as
that of Japan, Mongolia, Vietnam, among
others, are all derived from historical variants
of Chinese ones such as the Shixian calendar
of the Ming dynasty. China and Japan use
different terms for their respective new years,
such as or , which are derived from Classical
Chinese.
During this time, many Koreans would visit
their family, perform ancestral rites, wear the
hanbok , eat traditional food and play
traditional folk games. One of the most well
known practices in the current day is
receiving money from their elders after
performing a formal bow, a tradition likely
adopted from Confucian customs.
Seollal generally occurs in January or
February on the second new moon after the
winter solstice, unless there is an intercalary
eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the
New Year. In such a case, the New Year falls
on the third new moon after the solstice.
SPRING BANK
(ENGLAND)
The Spring Bank Holiday, also known as the
May Day Bank Holiday, is a public holiday in
the UK that was established in 1971 as part of
the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
The act established several public holidays in
the UK, including the Spring Bank Holiday,
which is celebrated on the last Monday in May,
although there have been occasions where the
day was moved—of recent note, in 2022 it was
changed to Thursday, June 2nd in honor of the
Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, which
happened on Friday 3rd, thus creating a four-
day long weekend.
Before the Spring Bank Holiday was
established, May Day was traditionally
celebrated in the UK as a holiday, particularly
by labor unions and socialist groups. May Day
is a traditional holiday that happens on May
1st in many countries worldwide, and it has
roots in ancient pagan celebrations of spring.
NATIONAL UNION DAY
(ROMANIA)
Great Union Day is a national holiday in
Romania, celebrated on 1 December, marking
the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia,
and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom in
1918, something that is known as the Great
Union. This holiday was declared after the
Romanian Revolution and commemorates the
Great National Assembly of the delegates of
ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia, who
declared the Union of Transylvania with
Romania.
Prior to 1948, until the abolition of the
monarchy, the national holiday was on 10 May,
which had a double meaning: it was the day on
which King Carol I set foot on Romanian soil
(in 1866), and the day on which the prince
ratified the Declaration of Independence (from
the Ottoman Empire) in 1877. From 1948,
during the period of Communist
administration, the national holiday was on 23
August, Liberation from Fascist Occupation
Day, to mark the 1944 overthrow of the pro-
fascist government of Marshal Ion Antonescu,
with parades held in Charles de Gaulle Square
(then called Stalin Square and Aviators'
Square).