We say “Happy Holidays” because in late December and early January there are several different holidays which occur, including Hanukkah, Christmas, Three Kings Day, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Day. To learn more, watch the videos below:
From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
More than 1 million COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States over the last 7 days.
As cases continue to increase rapidly across the United States, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with.
Gatherings with family and friends who do not live with you can increase the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19 or the flu.
Se notificaron más de 1 millón de casos de COVID-19 en los Estados Unidos en los últimos 7 días.
Mientras los casos sigan incrementándose rápidamente en los Estados Unidos, la forma más segura de celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias es hacerlo en casa, con las personas que viven con usted.
Los encuentros con familiares y amigos que no viven con usted pueden aumentar las probabilidades de contraer o propagar el COVID-19 o la influenza.
在过去7天内，美国报告了超过100万例COVID-19病例。
随着美国各地病例的迅速增加，庆祝感恩节最安全的方式是与同住者一起在家庆祝。
Today is Labor Day and we would like to re-share the following TED Ed video about Labor Day. Why don’t you take or re-take the quiz after watching it?
If you want to read about Labor Day, please click the link below.
Here’s a nice video for you about the history of fireworks. After you watch it a couple times, take the quiz to test your understanding!
Today is a special holiday in the United States. Read the article below and watch the video above to learn more about Juneteenth and then when you’re ready take the quiz to test your understanding! (Remember when watching videos you can slow it down by going to the Settings and changing the Playback Speed!)
From CNBC.com:
Juneteenth is a 155-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery in the U.S. It is celebrated on June 19 (the name is a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth”) because on that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas and informed slaves that the Civil War had ended and slavery had been abolished.