How do you celebrate holidays?
Oh gosh this one is difficult
I‘m not sure what you mean?
For us to take a ‘holiday’
Means to take a break
Most usually to get away.
‘Vacation’s what you’d say.
I’m guessing that your question
Is in American?
Two nations with one language
But don’t use it the same.
Most often when on ‘holiday’
We like to go abroad
The point is to do different things
To travel and explore.
So different kinds of holidays
Beach or cultural tours
A little bit of everything
Trying different food.
If you’re talking Christmas
That’s quite a different thing
That’s for family gatherings,
Parties, festive meals.
New Year’s more for adults
And fuelled by alcohol
We’ll stay up for the Midnight Chimes
And sing of Auld Lang Syne.
Easter it has changed a lot
Become a chocolate thing
The pious will still go to church
But mostly people don’t.
Easter’s a Bank Holiday
Of these we have a few
People get an extra day
To tag on their weekend.
Many try to get away
There’s chaos on the roads
Unless you love a traffic jam
It’s best to stay at home.
Then we have the seasonal things
Guy Fawkes, Halloween
We don’t get a holiday
But celebrate just the same.
We don’t do Thanksgiving
I hope that isn’t news?
Nor do we have 4th July
We’ll leave that up to you.
So I tried to do an answer
I hope you’ll understand
I don’t quite get your English
I’m from England.
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