I-America inamaphesenti angama-50, okuyilowo nalowo owemukele uMthethosisekelo wayo. EMelika awekho amaholide kazwelonke, umbuso ngamunye ubeka owakhe. Ngokusemthethweni, i-US Congress isungule amaholide angu-10 eholidini ngezinceku zikahulumeni, kodwa ngokusemthethweni zigujwa yiwo wonke umuntu njengamaholidi kazwelonke aseMelika. Ngakho-ke, ngezinye izikhathi kunzima ukuqonda ukuthi yiziphi izikhungo zaseMelika ezisebenza ngamaholidi.
Izinhlobonhlobo zamaholide eMelika
Njengezinye izizwe ezihlukahlukene, amaMelika agubha uKhisimusi (Disemba 25), Unyaka Omusha (January 1). Ngaphandle kwalokhu, kunezinsuku ezithile eziqondene ne-United States. Ikakhulukazi abaseMelika bahlonipha uSuku Lokubonga (ngoLwesine Lwesine kaNovemba) kanye noSuku Lokuzimela Kwezwe ngoJulayi 4. Usuku lokubonga lufanekisela abakoloni, abalahlekelwe ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu ngoNovemba 1621, bathola isivuno esikhulu. Umkhosi we-Thanksgiving wabantu baseMelika usuyisiko lesizwe. July 4 - Ukuzalwa kwesizwe nokwamukelwa kweSimemezelo Sokuzimela . AmaMelika ahlela ama-parades kanye neziqhumane.
Amaholidi asemthethweni eMelika ahlanganisa usuku lweML King (ngoMsombuluko ngoJanuwari), Usuku Lomsebenzi (1 ngoMsombuluko ngoSepthemba), Usuku LukaMongameli (NgoMsombuluko ngoFebruwari), Usuku Lokugubha (ngoMsombuluko odlule ngoMeyi), Usuku lweVeterans (Novemba 11) , Usuku LwaColumbus (NgoMsombuluko Ngo-Okthoba).
Phakathi kwamaholide angavamile eMelika yiSuku Luka-Valentine (ngoFebruwari 14) ne- Halloween (ngo-Okthoba 31). Lezi ziholide zikhulu kakhulu. Abantu baseMelika abanamahloni ase-Ireland bagubha uSuku LukaSt . Patrick (Mashi 17), futhi bagqoke kuzo zonke izinhlobo eziluhlaza ngokuhlonipha isiqhingi sabo se-emerald.
Ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezisemthethweni, i-America nayo inezinhlobo eziningi zeholide zenkolo, amasiko, ubuhlanga nezemidlalo. Phela, kuhlalwa ngabathutha abavela emhlabeni wonke, futhi abantu ngabanye banamasiko awo, ahlonishwa yimiphakathi yobuzwe eMelika.