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　　 i. introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

　　 ii. several kinds of the origin of festivals in english-speaking countries--------1

　　 1. religious and customary-------------------------------------------------------------1

　　 christmas----------------------------------------------------------------------------2

　　 boxing day--------------------------------------------------------------------------2

　　 easter sunday ----------------------------------------------------------------------2

　　 halloween----------------------------------------------------------------------------3

　　 new year's day -------------------------------------------------------------------4

　　 all fool's day------------------------------------------------------------------------5

　　 thanksgiving day------------------------------------------------------------------5

　　 2. memorial--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

　　 for great peoples-------------------------------------------------------------------8

　　 for great events--------------------------------------------------------------------10

　　 3. brought in by immigrant------------------------------------------------------------11

　　 ⅲ.the festivals’ influence on people’s daily life in english-speaking countries.-------------------------------------------------------------12