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1st April, a day when people try to trick each other, especially by making other people believe something that is not true

25 January, the birth date of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, that Scottish people celebrate by having parties where they eat traditional Scottish food, especially haggis

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a day on which people buy and wear badges with messages on them to show their support for a group or organization

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a special Sunday in June when people give a card or present to their father

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a public celebration of new year’s eve

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in the US, the day of 14 June when people celebrate the day in 1777 when a flag was chosen for the country

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in Scotland, the evening of 31st December and the celebrations that happen at that time

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in some countries, a celebration with parties and marches in the streets that often lasts for several days and ends on the night before Lent begins. The most famous celebration of Mardi Gras in the US takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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a national holiday in January in the US that celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior, a leader in the 1960s political movement to get more rights for black Americans

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mother’s day

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a special day when you give cards and presents to your mother to show your love for her

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the day on which people celebrate the time when their country was formed

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the evening of 31st December, when many people celebrate with their family or friends by staying awake until midnight

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in the UK, one of four days in the year when some official payments are made

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the Sunday nearest 11th November in the UK and Canada when the country honours the people who died in the First and Second World Wars

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valentine’s day

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14 February, the day on which people give cards and small presents to the person who they love