日期：2007-10-07 July 14th Bastille Day is a National holiday in France. It is very much like Independence Day in the United States because it is a celebration of the beginning of a new form of government. At one time in France, kings and queens ruled. Many people w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Gaze up to where the Milky Way (or Heavenly River in Chinese) traverses the night sky and you will see a constellation of five small stars on the east bank. This is Vega, also called the Weaving Maid or Zhi Nu. Opposite to her, on the distant wester... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 The cowherd went to the brook and watched the seven pretty daughters of the Emperor come down from heaven to take a bath. Fascinated by the youngest and the most beautiful one, the cowherd hid her fairy clothes. When the other six fairies went away... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Chinese Valentine's Day (or Qi Qiao Jie ) falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar (August according to the Gregorian calendar). As is the custom elsewhere in the world, this is a day devoted to romance. In China, this day... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 US Independence Day July 4th (US) Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 2004 marks the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994. Ten years ago, on the eve of World Population Day, a new campaign was launched to raise awareness of how in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 The ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto （京都） is taken back in time during the Gion festival （祗园祭） by Yasaka shrine (八阪神社, gion was the old name of this shrine.) Gion festival is one of the biggest festivals in Japan. This Japanese festival... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Father's Day Third Sunday in June The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given present... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Flag Day (US) June 14 National flags are not merely symbols of a country. Their colors and designs convey past history and future goals. Flags have powerful connotations （内涵）. They speak to the people and politicians. People of one country will... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 World Environment Day June 5, 2004 World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Another resolution, adopted by the General Assembly the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Every year the last week of June June 27, 2000, is the 120th anniversary of the birth of Helen Keller, and each year the week in which her birthday falls is recognized as Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. In honor of Helen Keller -- and other members of th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year. Origin The ICD had its origin in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children （世界儿童福利大会） in Geneva, Switzerland... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Children's Day is a feast for every child! I always thought that the International Children's Day was introduced by the United Nations - since it was always called international - but in reality the United Nations proclaimed not the June but the Nov... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 农历五月初五为端午节，端午节的第一个意义就是纪念历史上伟大的民族诗人屈原。端午节是我国二千多年的旧习俗，每到这一天，家家户户都悬钟馗像，挂艾叶菖蒲，赛龙舟，吃粽子，饮雄黄酒，游百病，佩香囊，备牲醴。 Do you know who is Qu Yuan? What type of Zongzi do... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 Constitution Day in Norway May 17th After being under Danish rule for some 400 years Norway had her own revolution in 1814. A very peaceful revolution consisted of calling a constitutional convention which declared that Norway is a free kingdom. The... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 5th day of the 5th lunar month Qu Yuan The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zon... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 5月1日，国际劳动节，它是全世界工人阶级斗争的历史纪念，每个国家都很重视它，尤其是美国、加拿大、南非。1886年5月1日，以美国芝加哥为中心，美国大约有35万工人不顾反动军警的血腥镇压，实行了大规模的罢工和示威游行，要求改善劳动条件，实行八小时工作制。美国工... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 M-O-T-H-E-R意味着什么？有一首诗这么说，M代表她赐予了我整个世界，O意味着她正慢慢衰老，T是她为我留下的泪，H指她那颗金子般的心，E是她盁溢着慈爱的双眼，R则意味着正确、她始终是正确的，把这些字母合在一起就拼成了母亲我的全部。 May the following words shed... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 关于母亲节的来历，我们似乎并不陌生一位名叫安娜贾维思的女性在她母亲去世一年后，用自己的行动使这一具有悠久历史的纪念活动上升为官方节日。不过，在这之前，母亲节最早可追溯到古希腊的众神之母瑞亚，她是主神宙斯和天后赫拉的母亲。另外，不同国家，庆祝母亲节的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-09-30 the 5th day of Sivan , fifty days after Passover (Jewish world) The Yom Tov begins at sundown of the 5th day of Sivan (息汪月, 即犹太教历3月,犹太国历9月,在公历5、6月间,共30天), exactly fifty days after Passover (犹太教的逾越节). Shavuot, the Feast o... 阅读全文>>