This is not a holiday, but a festival. This festival is worth mentioning, because it is a popular day in the United States of America. The holiday always takes place on October 31 When it gets dark, many children go out in scary costumes and go from door to door to ask for candy (or fruit). The children will shout ‘trick or treat’, and when they have said that, the adults will give them candy. The festival is mainly for children, but adults try to do their best with a scary house, to scare the children. They often put pumpkins outside and they dress scary themselves, also to scare the children. Independence Day Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States of America, and it is celebrated each year on the fourth of July. Independence Day is celebrated on the fourth of July, because the United Stated of America declared its independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. Each year on the fourth of July, there are fireworks to celebrate their independence and there are a lot of other activities, such as parades, parties or softball games. There is also a national monument, which is associated with Independence Day: The Statue of Liberty. The monument is located in New York City on the liberty island, a special island for the statue. Holidays in England In the text above, the most important holidays in the United States of America are discussed. This is not all about the United States of America, so now the most important holidays of England are discussed in the text below. The Queen’s birthday In England, now ruled by queen Elizabeth the second, the king or queen has two birthdays: the actual birthday and the official birthday. Queen Elizabeth’s actual birthday, the day that she was born, is on April 21, 1926. This birthday is celebrated behind closed doors. However, the occasion is being marked by gun salutes in the centre of London. Her official birthday is usually celebrated on the second Saturday of June. on this day, the queen is joined >