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Independence Day 2013 - Speak Brazil

When : Always June 14th

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation. The resolution ordered that "the flag of the United States would be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union would be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." On August 3, 1949, President Harry S. Truman commemorated the occasion by officially declaring June 14th as Flag Day.

While no one knows the exact origin of the first American flag, some historians believe it was designed by the Congressman Francis Hopkinson and sewn by a Philadelphian seamstress Betsy Ross.

There is a right way and a wrong way to display the flag. The American flag should be held in the highest of regards. It represents our nation and the many people who gave their lives for our country and our flag. 

Tradução:

Quando: Sempre 14 de junho

Em 14 de Junho de 1777, o Congresso Continental passou uma lei que institui uma bandeira oficial para a nova nação. A resolução ordenou que "a bandeira dos Estados Unidos fosse feita de treze listras, alternadas em vermelho e branco; que a União fosse com treze estrelas, brancas em um campo azul, representando uma constelação nova." Em 3 de agosto de 1949, o presidente Harry S. Truman comemorou a ocasião, declarando oficialmente 14 de junho como o Dia da Bandeira.

Embora ninguém saiba a origem exata da primeira bandeira americana, alguns historiadores acreditam que ela foi projetado pelo congressista Francis Hopkinson e costurada pela costureira da Filadélfia, Betsy Ross. 

Existe uma maneira certa e uma maneira errada de hastear a bandeira. A bandeira americana deve ser mantida no mais elevado dos cumprimentos. Ele representa nossa nação e as muitas pessoas que deram suas vidas para o nosso país e nossa bandeira.

Mother's day roses or carnations?

Mother's day roses or carnations?It is up to your mom or to the country she lives in (READ MORE)

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May.
Mother's Day this year is Sunday, May 13th.  Church services, distribution of carnations, and family dinners is a common practice
In the United States, Mother's Day is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society.
Although many Mother's Day celebrations world-wide have quite different origins and traditions, most have now been influenced by the American traditions, including churchgoing, the distribution of carnations, and family dinners

First attempts to establish a holiday
The first attempts to establish a "Mother's Day" in the U.S. were mostly marked by women's peace groups..A common early activity was the meeting of groups of mothers whose sons had fought or died on opposite sides of the American Civil War. There were several limited observances in the 1870s and the 1880s but none achieved resonance beyond the local level.
 In 1868 Ann Jarvis created a committee to establish a "Mother's Friendship Day" whose purpose was "to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War", and she wanted to expand it into an annual memorial for mothers, but she died in 1905 before the celebration became popular. Her daughter Anna Jarvis would continue her mother's efforts.

In New York City, Julia Ward Howe led a "Mother's Day" anti-war observance on June 2, 1872, which was accompanied by a Mother's Day Proclamation. The observance continued in Boston for about 10 years under Howe's personal sponsorship, then died out.
Frank E. Hering, President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, made the first known public plea for "a national day to honor our mothers" in 1904.
Holiday establishment
 In its present form, Mother's Day was established by Anna Marie Jarvis, with the help of Philadelphia merchant John Wanamaker following the death of her mother Ann Jarvis on May 9, 1905.
Jarvis then campaigned to establish Mother's Day first as a U.S. national holiday and then later as an international holiday. The holiday was declared officially by the state of West Virginia in 1910, and the rest of states followed quickly. On May 8, 1914, the U.S. Congress passed a law designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and requesting a proclamation. On May 9, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring the first national Mother's Day as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war.
In 1934, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a stamp commemorating the holiday.

Carnations Carnations have come to represent Mother's Day, since Anna Jarvis delivered 500 of them at its first celebration in 1908.Many religious services held later adopted the custom of giving away carnations. This also started the custom of wearing a carnation on Mother's Day. The founder, Anna Jarvis, chose the carnation because it was the favorite flower of her mother. In part due to the shortage of white carnations, and in part due to the efforts to expand the sales of more types of flowers in Mother's Day, the florists promoted wearing a red carnation if your mother was living, or a white one if she was dead; this was tirelessly promoted until it made its way into the popular observations at churches.

Saint Patrick’s Day

Em 17 de Março é comemorado o Dia de Saint Patrick. Escolas, bancos e agências dos correios não são fechados nesse dia. Saint Patrick é o Santo padroeiro da Irlanda. Muitos irlandeses vieram morar na América, e eles trouxeram seus feriados e cultura com eles. Pessoas que não são irlandesas podem desfrutar deste feriado também, porque há desfiles no dia de Saint Patrick com Parada e tudo mais em plena Nova York. (mais) Gaita de foles são tocadas na música irlandesa. As pessoas dançam gabaritos (dança muito rápida) e cantam canções irlandesas. Verde está em toda parte no dia de Saint Patrick. As pessoas vestem roupas verdes: camisas verdes, meias,  laços ou apenas uma faixa na cor  verde. Verde é adicionada a bolos, cookies e até mesmo cervejas.  Os alimentos favoritos para o dia são: corned beef e repolho e Irish stew (Cordeiro, cebolas e batatas cozidas em um molho espesso. Os símbolos do dia de São Patrício são o trevo (um trevo de três folhas), a shillelagh (um taco de madeira) e duendes (homenzinhos minúsculos) O povo irlandês contam muitas histórias sobre os duendes, seus potes de ouro e o fato de trazer boa sorte. Se você um pouco supersticioso e anda precisando de sorte e dinheiro, vale à pena  vestir algo verde nesse dia!

Translation:

Saint Patrick’s Day is on March 17th, school, Banks and post offices are not closed. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Many Irish people came to live in America; they brought their holiday with them.

People who are not Irish can enjoy this holiday too, because there are parades on Saint Patrick’s Day. Bagpipes play Irish music. People dance jigs ( very fast dance) and sing Irish songs.

Green is everywhere on Saint Patrick’s Day. People wear green clothes: green shirts, green socks, green ties, or just a green flower ribbon. Green coloring is added to cakes, cookies, and even beers.

The favorite foods for the day are corned beef and cabbage and Irish stew (lamb, onions, and potatoes cooked in thick gravy.

The symbols of Saint Patrick’s Day are the shamrock ( a three-leaf clover), the shillelagh ( a wooden club) and leprechauns (tiny little men)   

The Irish people tell many stories about the leprechauns.  ! 

Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A Celebration of the Man and the Holiday

" I have a dream... I have a dream that one day little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers I have a dream today"

Each year on the third Monday of January schools, federal offices, post office and banks across America close as we celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought. A time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality, and dignity of all races and peoples. A time to remember the message of change through nonviolence

The  celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be on January 21st 2013

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" Eu tenho um sonho... Eu tenho um sonho que um dia meninos e meninas negras serão capazes de darem as mãos com meninos e meninas brancas como irmãos e irmãs Eu tenho um sonho hoje" I have a dream today"

Todos os anos na terceira segunda-feira de janeiro escolas, escritórios federais, correios e bancos por toda a America fecham para celebrar o nascimento, a vida e o sonho do Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

É o momento par a nação lembrar as injustiças que Dr. King lutou. Um tempo para lembrar a luta pela liberdade, igualdade e diguinidade de todas as raças e povos. Um tempo para lembrar a mensagem de mudanças através da nãoviolencia .

O Dia da celebração do Dr. Martin Luther King Jr será em 21 de Janeiro de 2013.

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