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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and has its roots in religious and cultural traditions.Thanksgiving, as its name suggests, is the day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. This day actually gives people the chance to give thanks for what they have.
On this day families and friends get together and have a special meal. A traditional thanksgiving meal includes stuffed turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie and vegetables. Some people have the day after thanksgiving off as well and have the opportunity to enjoy a four-day weekend either by travelling and visiting family and friends or doing things they love.
The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. This day actually marks the beginning of the Christmas Shopping Season in the US, and most major retailers open very early and offer promotional sales.
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A Poem about Racism
Monday 28th October 1940 – A Day To Remember
On October 28, we celebrate ΄Ochi day’, the day on which Ioannis Metaxas, the Prime Minister of Greece, replied “Ochi”( No ) to Benito Mussolini, the Italian Prime Minister, who wanted to occupy Greece. Metaxas asked the Greeks to fight to the death. A few hours later the Italians attacked the Greek borders in Albania. That was the beginning of the Greco-Italian war which lasted for six months.
We are entitled to be proud of our fierce resistance to the Italians and, thus, celebrate it. Had it not been for Greece, WWII would have lasted longer and the extent of casualties would have been greater.
Celebrations begin in schools on 27th October. Students present poems, songs, short plays and videos concerning that day. On October 28, celebrations continue with student and military parades throughout the country.
All these celebrations help us realise the importance of the Greek contribution to WWII and make younger generations never forget that their forefathers fought heroically and finally gained for their country the independence it possesses today.
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