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CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
WRITING II

FESTIVITIES IN THE USA

The United States of America is an interesting country which is well-

known for its festivities (type of hook: general statement). Two of the most

important ones are Halloween and Thanksgiving Day and there are a lot of

differences between them. (Thesis statement)

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First, Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31 . People
especially children go out and ask for candies. Also, they wear interesting and

scary costumes and masks. Furthermore, people decorate their houses and

wards with spider webs or ghosts things that can scare people during this time.

Moreover, it is common at this time of the year to give your friends a

Halloween card. There is a wide variety of different cards such as witches,

black cats, and ghosts. In addition, as everybody has watched in movies,
pumpkins are popular at Halloween. Everything made of pumpkins is really in

season at this time. They are used to prepare pies, cookies etc. . . . Also,
pumpkins are used to decorate houses by drawing scary faces on the

pumpkins.

On the other hand, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated the fourth Tuesday

of November. First, it is usual to have a big turkey dinner at this time of the

year. [Families gather to celebrate, to be together because they think this day

is specifically for that to share with their families, to ask for forgiveness, to

say how much they love each other. There is a wide variety of food people

prepare at this time such as turkey, corn, pies. Also, what Thanksgiving Day

means to people is to thank god for all they have. ]

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