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03 Wednesday Dec 2014
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Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. It is a federal holiday, so schools, banks, post offices, and government offices are closed. Thanksgiving was the first holiday celebrated in America. It was first celebrated in the autumn of 1621 when the Wampanoag Indians and the pilgrims got together for a three-day feast and festival of fun. Today, families celebrate Thanksgiving by eating turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, corn, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and an NFL football game are special Thanksgiving Day events. In 2014, Thanksgiving will be on Thursday, November 27.
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05 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted 1° TU, 2NDE SEN, 2NDE TU, BTS 1° ANNEE, BTS 2° ANNEE, Culture corner 2nde SEN, T SEN, T TU, United States of America
inThe campaigning for Tuesday’s midterm elections has been going on since spring. If you tuned it out months ago, here’s a quick summary of what’s at stake:
1. What’s a midterm election?
A national election to select members of Congress, held around the halfway point of a president’s term. This year’s midterms will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4. Voters will choose all 435 members of the House (plus the District’s one non-voting delegate), and 33 members of the Senate.
Also on Tuesday, elections for governor will be held in 36 states, including close contests in Maryland and Florida, and District voters will choose a mayor.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/nov/04/us-midterm-elections-what-to-know-video
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/cassidys-count-mid-terms
05 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted 2NDE SEN, 2NDE TU, archives, Culture corner 2nde SEN, United Kingdom
inOn November 5th people remember the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament by celebrating ‘Bonfire Night’. All over Britain there are firework displays and bonfires with models of Guy Fawkes, which are burned on the fire. The Guy is made of old clothes and the clothes are filled with newspaper. The Guy is a reminder of Guy Fawkes. The fireworks are a reminder of the gunpowder that Guy Fawkes hid in the cellar of Parliament. Some people have a small bonfire in their garden on November 5th. In main towns and cities there are big bonfires and firework displays. The biggest fireworks display is the Edenbridge Display in Kent. Edenbridge also has the biggest Guy. A 9-metre ‘celebrity’ model is burned there every year. Last year the celebrity Guy was Wayne Rooney wearing Shrek–style ears and a Manchester United football shirt.
– See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/bonfire-night-0#sthash.dF86IlPY.dpuf
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.Guy Fawkes, guy, t’was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England’s overthrow.By God’s mercy he was catch’d
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!