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Table of Contents:

1. Columbus Day2. Guy Fawkes Night3. Guy Fawkes Night 24. Boxing day5. Boxing day 26. Saint Patrick's Day7. Symbols and Legent8. Guinness and Corned beef and cabbage9. Remembrance Day10. Groundhog Day

COLUMBUS DAY Many countries in the New

World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12. 1492, as an official holiday. Columbus Day first became

an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, though people have celebrated Columbus's voyage since the colonial period.

GUY FAWKES NIGHT

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605.

Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605,

when Guy Fawkes, a member of the

Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while

guarding explosives the plotters had

placed beneath the House of Lords.

Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants

and tradesmen would receive gifts,

known as a "Christmas box",

from their bosses or employers.

Boxing day

Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December. It is observed in the United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, South

Africa, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and other Commonwealth nations, as well as Norway, France and Sweden.

Saint Patrick's DaySt Patrick's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) and the

Republic of Ireland. St Patrick’s Day is also a

festive occasion in some parts of the world where it

is not a public holiday. Therefore traffic and

parking may be temporarily affected in streets and

public areas where parades are held in towns and

cities.

The most common St Patrick's Day symbol is the shamrock. The shamrock is the leaf of the clover plant and a symbol of the Holy Trinity. Many people choose to wear the color green and the flag of the Republic of Ireland is often seen in St Patrick’s Day parades around the world. Irish brands of drinks are popular at St Patrick’s

Day events.

Symbols

According to popular legend, St Patrick rid Ireland of snakes.

However, it is thought that there have been no snakes in Ireland

since the last ice age. The "snakes" that St Patrick banished

from Ireland, may refer to the druids or pagan worshipers of

snake or serpent gods. He is said to be buried under Down Cathedral in Downpatrick, Ireland. Ireland’s other patron saints are St Brigid

and St Columba.

Legend

On a typical day, Americans drink about 600,000 pints of the

Dublin-based beer. But on St. Patrick's Day, about 3 million pints of Guinness are downed, according to Guinness in an

email to USA TODAY Network.

Although a classic St. Patrick's Day meal, corned beef and

cabbage is more American than Irish.

Irish Americans in the 19th century were mostly poor. The most affordable meat available was corned beef, according to

Cronin.And cabbage? "It's a spring vegetable and it's cheap,"

Cronin said.

Guinness Corned beef and cabbage

Remembrance Day (11 November) marks the anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). Each

year Australians observe one minute silence at 11 am on 11 November, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars

and armed conflicts.This year is the 96th anniversary of the armistice on 11 November which ended the First World War.Experience Remembrance Day this year at the Memorial and remember all those who have

served and sacrificed for Australia.

Remembrance Day

Groundhog DayGroundhog Day (Canadian French:Jour

de la Marmotte; Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag,

Murmeltiertag) is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges

from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny,

the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its

burrow, and the winter weather will persist for six more weeks.

Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early morning

festivals are held to watch the groundhog emerging from its burrow.

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