National day.mp3
Hearing world, unlimited fantasy, Welcome to the radio station of XXMU. We are a team, yes we can. This is Be in English, I’m Tony. Today is the second day of National Day. Countries all over the world have their own National Day, different countries have different ways to celebrate National Day because of different traditions and customs. Now let's look at the National Day of each country through this article. After the song, please stay tuned.
The National Day of the United States is called Independence day, it is one of the main legal holidays in the United States. Because the date is the 4th of July, so it is also called “July Fourth”. The Independence day is as grand as religious and folk festivals. Before the festival, people clean the yard, decorate the home, and fly the national flag. A big feature of Americans' celebration of National Day is the high degree of spontaneous participation. I heard that this day costs the United States about $77 million to celebrate Independence day, and that's just the past statistics. It's amazing!
British National Day is very willful, but is not to say that does not take seriously, The National Day time is uncertain, depends on the weather. For the empire that never sets the sun, the king's position is paramount, so Britain celebrated the birthday of the king as the biggest festival in the country. The tradition began in 1748 when king George II held a military parade on his birthday. This birthday celebration was carried on by the Kings. Queen Elizabeth II's birthday is on April 21th, but the weather in London is bad in April, so she marked the second Saturday of June as the queen's official birthday. Because this time of year, the weather in London will get better.
July 14th is the Bastille Day to commemorate the storming of the Bastille prison by the people of Paris. On the eve of the festival, flags were hung everywhere, and all buildings and public places were festooned with lanterns and wreaths. An open-air stage decorated with red, white and blue draperies of the French flag was set up at the street corner, where the orchestra played pop music. On the night before and after the holiday, people with red, white and blue bands around their necks flooded into the streets, dancing the cheerful jazz and other folk dances along with music. In addition, A massive military parade is held every year on the champs and fireworks are set off in the evening.
The world is so big, each country has its own way of celebration and origin. For example, the most frequent national days–Korea, The oldest National Day - San Marino, The most prosaic National Day - Japan. Regardless of the National Day of other countries, we must celebrate our own National Day. Why do we celebrate National Day? It bears the collective memory of a country's history and nation, and means a great deal to all peoples. So National Day is an expression of our patriotism. On this special occasion, may our great motherland be prosperous forever, may you be filled with good luck and good health a lifetime!
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