听力题 The word "holiday" originally was used to honor a sacred person or event, hence " Holy Days". In time great leaders, special occasions that marked historical events, were included. Every country has special or unique days that are celebrated only in certain areas or in a specific country. There are a few days that are pretty certain areas or in a specific country. There are a few days that are pretty well observed worldwide, such as New Year''s Day. Some religious holidays such as Easter and Christmas are celebrated by Christians worldwide. Many countries establish national holidays as China''s May I, Labor Day. This type usually will be an occasion for many to have a special day off from school and work. In the United States there are no national holidays even though the whole country does observe certain holidays. This is because every state and territory decide for themselves which days they will observe. Even Thanksgiving is set by each state. Sunday is the only common law holiday. Legal holidays that fall on Sunday are observed on Monday. In the 1980''s Congress passed a bill called the "Monday Holiday Bill". This gives most people a three-day holiday. The only exceptions are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Fourth of July which are still celebrated by calendar date.