Easter (Easter Sunday) is an important holiday in the west, which falls on the first Sunday after the full moon at the vernal equinox every year. Christians believe that Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope, to commemorate the day when Jesus Christ was resurrected on the third day after he was crucified between 30 and 33 AD.

Because the vernal equinox is not fixed every year, the exact date of Easter every year is also uncertain. But the festival period is roughly between March 22 and April 25.

2. Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day, a traditional western festival, is a festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to get together. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was temporarily decided by American states.

It was not until 1863 after the independence of the United States that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 194 1 year, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

3. April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day (April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day) is also called Fool's Day, Humor Day and April Fool's Day. The festival is on April 1 day of Gregorian calendar, which is a popular folk festival in the west since the 9th century, and has not been recognized as a legal festival in any country. On this day, people cheat and play tricks on each other in various ways, and often at the end of the joke, they expose and declare the object of the joke as a "fool".

4. Carnival

Carnival, usually a feast and carnival before Lent, was originally extended from the main festival to the day before Lent, but now it is usually limited to a few days before Lent. Prevalent in Europe and America.

Many countries have a traditional carnival festival. Masquerade, float parade, masks and banquets are the major features of carnival, which originated from non-Christian festivals, such as bacchanalia, Saturnalia and Faun Festival in ancient Rome, and Celtic religious ceremonies. It is usually held in February and March.

5. Halloween

Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Day, is a traditional festival in the west on 1 1 day every year. And1October 3 1 day on Halloween is the most lively moment of this festival. In Chinese, Halloween is often misinterpreted as All Saints' Day.

To celebrate the coming of Halloween, children will dress up as all kinds of cute ghosts and knock on the door from house to house, asking for candy, or they will be naughty. At the same time, it is said that on this night, all kinds of ghosts will dress up as children and mingle with the masses to celebrate the coming of Halloween, while human beings dress up as ghosts in order to make ghosts more harmonious.

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