І. Give English equivalents of the following from the text.
Різні звичаї і традиції; спосіб життя; попередники; дотримуватися традицій; День незалежності; День поминання; День подяки; релігійне свято; резолюції; поспішати до Різдвяного дерева; цивільні права; чорношкірі американці; картопляний салат; відьми і привиди; традиційна їжа; одноденні пікніки; вирізувати очі в гарбузах; вісім центів у кишені.
II. Support or challenge the following statements.
1. Many Americans send greeting cards to their friends and family at Christmas time.
2. Most of celebrating of the New Year’s Day takes place the night before when Americans gather together to enjoy food and beverages and to wish each other a happy and prosperous year ahead.
3. By vote of Congress, the third Sunday of every June is now a federal holiday in Dr. King’s honour.
4. Independence Day is regarded as the birthday of the United States as a free and independent nation.
5. Memorial day, a holiday on the first day of Monday of every March, is a day on which Americans honour the quick.
6. The main dishes served on Thanksgiving Day are roast turkey, pumpkin pies, cranberry jelly, ham, sweet potatoes, and other delicious food.
7. On Thanksgiving Day groups of children play “trick or treat” on their neighbours, going from door to door and playing harmless but slightly unpleasant trick on anyone who refuses to give them a sweet or other gift.