In English-speaking countries around the world people celebrate Easter, Valentines Day, Christmas, and other special days. Some celebrations are new, like Remembrance Day and Mothers Day; others, like the summer solstice, go back thousands of years. What happens on these special days? What do people eat, where do they go, what do they do? Why is there a special day for eating pancakes? Who is the guy that children take onto the streets in November? And where do many people like to spend the shortest night of the year in England? Level 2: 700-word vocabulary, average word count: 6.500