Contents

　　I. Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

　　II. Several kinds of the origin of festivals in English-speaking Countries--------1

　　1. Religious and Customary-------------------------------------------------------------1

　　1.1 Christmas----------------------------------------------------------------------------2

　　1.2 Boxing Day--------------------------------------------------------------------------2

　　1.3 Easter Sunday ----------------------------------------------------------------------2

　　1.4 Halloween----------------------------------------------------------------------------3

　　1.5 New Year's Day -------------------------------------------------------------------4

　　1.6 All fool's day------------------------------------------------------------------------5

　　1.7 Thanksgiving Day------------------------------------------------------------------5

　　2. Memorial--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

　　2.1 For great peoples-------------------------------------------------------------------8

　　2.2 For great events--------------------------------------------------------------------10

　　3. Brought in by immigrant------------------------------------------------------------11

　�、�.The festivals’ influence on people’s daily life in English-speaking countries.------------------------------------------------12