65438+1 October1New Year's Day
February 12 Lincoln's birthday
February 14 Valentine's Day (Valentine's Day)
February 18, Washington's birthday.
March 17 St. Patrick's day
April 1 April Fool's Day (April Fool's Day/April Fool's Day)
April * * * (generally refers to March 2 1 or the first Sunday after) Easter.
Arbor Day in May (the second Friday in May varies from state to state).
Mother's Day in May (the second Sunday in May)
Memorial Day in May (last Monday in May)
June 14 Flag Day
Father's Day in June (the third Sunday in June)
Fourth of July, Independence Day.
Labor Day in September (the first Monday in September)
65438+1October 12 Columbus Day
65438+1 October * * Day1(Veterans Day) (1the fourth Monday of October)
1 65438+1October1Halloween.
165438+ Thanksgiving Day in October (last Thursday in November)
65438+February 25th Christmas Day (Christmas Day)
Major American languages:
Because there is no official language with federal status, some states regard English as the official language, but English is the de facto official language. As far as the whole Federation is concerned, there is no unified official language. Due to the campaign to promote English as an official language for many years, 365,438+0 of the 50 states in the United States have adopted legislation to make English an official language, and some other states have also proposed relevant bills, but they are facing considerable resistance. Three states recognize other languages as parallel to English: French in Louisiana, Hawaiian in Hawaii and Spanish in New Mexico.
American diet:
American food is not fastidious, but it is quick and convenient, not luxurious and more popular. Breakfast is mainly bread, milk, eggs, juice, cereal, coffee, sausages and so on. Lunch usually provides fast food in the workplace (fast food is a typical American food culture and very popular), which generally includes sandwiches, fruits, coffee, hamburgers, hot dogs and so on. Dinner is dinner, with one or two dishes, such as steak, pork chop, barbecue, fried chicken and so on. , with bread, butter, vegetables, fruits, snacks, etc. Many people also go to restaurants to eat. There are many restaurants in the United States, which generally provide buffet, fast food, special meals (fixed meals), whole meals and other forms of catering. The prices are generally relatively low, and you can also order food at the highest price. Breakfast is usually around 8 o'clock, lunch is usually between 12 and 14, and dinner is usually around 18. They have the habit of eating snacks before going to bed. Adults mainly eat fruits and sweets, while children eat milk and biscuits. Americans have a light taste and like to eat raw and cold food, such as cold dishes and tenderloin steak. And the hot soup should not be too hot. The taste of dishes is generally salty with a little sweetness. Frying, frying, frying and roasting are the main cooking methods, and there is no need to braise in soy sauce or steam. Meat, fish and vegetables are staple foods, while bread, noodles and rice are non-staple foods. Desserts include cakes, homemade pies, ice cream and so on. They like to eat green beans, Chinese cabbage, bean sprouts, sword beans, mushrooms and other vegetables. All the meat used is boned first, the fish is boned, and the shrimps and crabs are shelled.
Americans like to eat sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour pork, fried beef, fried steak, fried pork chops, roast chicken, fried chicken and other meat dishes. They like to use ice water, mineral water, Coca-Cola, beer, whisky, brandy and other drinks. They like to add ice cubes to their drinks, but they don't like drinking tea. Tomato juice, orange juice, etc. They are all appetizers before meals. They are used to drinking beer, wine, soda and other drinks when eating, and drinking coffee after meals, and rarely drinking alcoholic beverages. Americans don't like to eat pig's feet, chicken feet, sea cucumbers, animal offal, fat meat and so on. When cooking, put it on the table instead of seasoning, including soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, pepper, Chili powder and so on. Some Americans like to eat earthworms, canned food and biscuits. When making cold dishes, salad oil and sauce are generally used as seasonings. Many people like to eat Cantonese and Sichuan food in China, as well as sweet noodle sauce, oyster sauce and seafood sauce. I like to make cocktails with whisky, gin, vodka and other original wines.
Characteristics of American culture:
The American cultural industry is very developed, accounting for about 20% of GDP, and its overall competitiveness ranks first in the world. From 1930s to World War II, the foundation and framework of the cultural industry were initially formed in the United States. In the mid-20th century, American cultural industry entered a period of rapid development. After 1980s, with the deepening of cultural commercialization, the United States began to dump cultural products to other countries, especially developing countries, by virtue of its advantages in economy, technology and knowledge. In the 1990s, with the deepening of economic globalization, cultural industry barriers in various countries were constantly broken, and the wave of enterprise mergers and acquisitions surged. A number of super multinational cultural industry groups have emerged in the United States, leading the development of global cultural industries.