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　　Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers．It's celebrated(庆祝) in the United States,England,Sweden(瑞典) ,India,Mexico(墨西哥) and some other countries．Little by little,it becomes widely celebrated．Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May．On that day,many people send presents of love to their mothers．Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康乃馨),while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one．

　　The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia(费城)．As a result of(由于) her hard work,the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held(举行) in Philadelphia on May 10,1908．Soon the holiday become popular throughout the country and around the world．

　　In China,people do the same on this special(特别的) day for mothers．And in some cities,people sometimes ask a song to be broadcasted(广播) for his or her mother only．

　　This might cost a small sum of money for some of them,but,as it is said,love is invaluable(无价的)．

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　　Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his littie sister,Julie．Their parents had passed away long ago．Sam had taken care of Julie by himself．

　　One day,Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual．When Julie was sleeping alone,Sam left their lit．tle house to send newspapers．When he found an old man sitting in front of their house,Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely．It was an icy morning and he looked very cold．

　　The poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with．Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子)．However,there were no extra blankets,so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat．It was the only thing of his father's that he had left．Sam wrote a short note．“Sir,I found you sleeping in front of my house．This is my father's coat．I hope it fits you well．”He put the note in a pocket of the coat,and covered the old man with the coat．Then he went to work．When he came back three hours later,both the man and the coat were gone．Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father's coat．

　　That afternoon,Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone．However,Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house,and Julie shouted to Sam,“Brother!He's our grandfather!”

　　The grandfather smiled and said,“Sam．Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is．This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”

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　　Another year is coming!Time to forget the past,have a new start and party!

People started celebrating the New Year about 4,000 years ago in Egypt．But New Year's Day wasn't on January 1st until 46 BC!

　　During that year,Julius Caesar,the leader of the Roman Empire,made a new calendar．It made January 1st become New Year's Day．

　　Today people celebrate the day in many different ways．

　　In the U．S,people have parties on December 31^st,New Year's Eve．The biggest party is in Times Square,New York．There,at 11∶59pm,a ball drops slowly down one of the buildings．It hits the ground at 12am,lighting a sign reading“Happy New Year”．It also sets off fireworks．

　　Denmark has the strangest celebrations．There,on New Year's Eve,people throw plates at their friends' homes as a sign of friendship!

　　The Spanish also celebrate the New Year strangely．At 12am everybody eats 12 grapes!Why?Because they think the grapes will bring them good luck．

　　Why don't you try eating some this New Year's Eve?

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