What do people do on Election day exactly?
Here's a summary of what we do on Election Day.
By Stephy Zheng and Sam Cheung 803
Election day is annually and this year Election Day is on November 8, 2022. During this day, an election will take place and the House of Representatives and the Senate will arrive and be contested. Citizens vote for people who can represent their ideas and the leaders are to support their ideas. The candidates running for president are elected along the process of Popular Vote. Popular Vote is when citizens cast their votes for president, they also elect a state of electors. The electors would cast their votes on who they think should become the President of The United States. Another process is called the Electoral College. Each elector can vote for who they wish too, the Candidate with over 270 votes wins the Electoral College.
Extra Information:
The candidate that was now voted president would start their office on January 20th. There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 in the Senate when it's Election Day and they come to order.
- 5 Fun Facts -
→ Elections took place and began way before the constitution was even approved.
→ The weather and farming decided when Election Day would be held.
→ Election voting machines first appeared in the 20th century.
→ Back in the days, people used to use mechanical voting machines but nowadays, we use electronic voting machines. (The mechanical voting machine is now extinct.)
→ Back in the 1700s and the early 1800s, votes were counted by raising hands and speaking out loud
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What Is Los Dias De Los Muertos?
What is The Day of the Dead? Well, it's a holiday with its roots tied with the North American Country of Mexico, mainly celebrated in Mexico and places with Mexican heritage, Many of the Holiday traditions come from medieval Europe with holidays such as All Saints Day and All Souls Day being shown in Spain (The Colonizer of Mexico).
For the Preparation of the Holiday, First you must place the photos of your past loved ones, From Past Generations to the Recently Deceased on a stand. Called an Ofrenda de Muertos. You must lay out Marigold petals to guide the souls to their loved ones homes. Lay out food in which your past loved ones loved to eat, Get old remedies to remind the family of the good times they had.
Calaveras (Skull) is the symbol for the holiday often represented in Mask or Candies.
Many popular movies have gotten inspiration or referenced this holiday, such as the 2015 James Bond Movie, Spectre which showed a festival of the Day of the Dead in Mexico City but there was no actual parade shown during that time, However a year later due to interest of the movie and the government wanting to promote Mexican Culture, a parade was hosted. The 2017 Movie, Coco by Pixar has gotten its story based on the holiday.
Day of the Dead is celebrated from November 1st to November 2nd, Where families come together and remember the lost lives of their family, From Past Generations to the Most Recent. Its history has come from Mexican-Aztec Heritage and Nationalism, The Holiday has become a nation wide symbol of Mexico even being taught in Schools all across the country, Asserting their Mexican Identity.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day
Veterans Day is a day where we honor all veterans who have served in the military. The air force, navy, and marines are just some examples that could have served the military in a different way. November 11, 1919 was the first Veterans Day, but instead of being called “Veterans Day”, it was called Armistice Day. The backstory was that World War I was a long war and now they had put it to an end. November 11,1918 was known as the end of all wars. Then in the next year, they decided to make a proper way to honor all who had died and served in World War I. Then years later there was World War II, that's when more people started to pay attention to the name. Then after many debates on June 1, 1985, they decided to change the name of the holiday to Veterans Day to honor all veterans who had served for the United states.People honor Veterans Day. For example, the president of the United States always has to make a speech to show their respect for their service. Then they have a moment of silence for all veterans who had served in the military. You could just pay respect to them on this day to remember all veterans. During this day you can go and see graves of dead veterans who had all died in wars, you could send a thank you letter to a veteran or you can send it to an active military member. We honor all military members active or non active.
Veterans Day is a day where we honor all veterans who have served in the military. The air force, navy, and marines are just some examples that could have served the military in a different way. November 11, 1919 was the first Veterans Day, but instead of being called “Veterans Day”, it was called Armistice Day. The backstory was that World War I was a long war and now they had put it to an end. November 11,1918 was known as the end of all wars. Then in the next year, they decided to make a proper way to honor all who had died and served in World War I. Then years later there was World War II, that's when more people started to pay attention to the name. Then after many debates on June 1, 1985, they decided to change the name of the holiday to Veterans Day to honor all veterans who had served for the United states.People honor Veterans Day. For example, the president of the United States always has to make a speech to show their respect for their service. Then they have a moment of silence for all veterans who had served in the military. You could just pay respect to them on this day to remember all veterans. During this day you can go and see graves of dead veterans who had all died in wars, you could send a thank you letter to a veteran or you can send it to an active military member. We honor all military members active or non active.
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Do you know which holiday is coming up in November? It's Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving begins on Thursday, November 24th this year. Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in the United States, Canada and more. Thanksgiving has a backstory. In 1621, the Plymouth Colonists and the Wampanoag shared a fall harvest feast that is known today as Thanksgiving. In 1941, Thanksgiving was the fourth Thursday in November. On Thanksgiving, family and friends gather together for a feast. In America, people eat turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie. On Thanksgiving, people are thankful for friends, family, teachers, and more. At school, Thanksgiving break is on November 24th and 25th. Schools will be closed at this break. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
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