Sports in the united states

American sports are in some way different from European sports. When Americans talk about football, they usually don't mean the same game which is called football in Europe. For European football they have another name - soccer. Most soccer teams are non-professional and they belong to colleges and universities. There is no national organization of soccer, nor national championships. Nevertheless it can't be said that soccer is unpopular in the USA. Matches between college teams collect a lot of public.

American football is what is called Rugby or 'rugger1 in Europe. It is played by teams of fifteen men with an oval ball. This egg-shaped ball can be kicked or carried along in hands, and thrown. Rugby originated in the 19th century in fiiitam at Rugby school when one of the teachers decided that it would be more interesting to play football if the payers were allowed to pick up the ball and run with it.

Rugby is extremely popular in the United States but the national American game is considered baseball. It is a type of ball game which is played with a ball and a bat (or club). Baseball is somewhat similar to Russian lepta. It is mainly a professional sport.

Boxing also should be mentioned among the most popular sports in the USA. The names of its stars and idols, especially heavy-weights, are as known as

the names of pop- and film stars. There is women's professional boxing too, though many people think that it is against women's nature. Nevertheless women's boxing holds the second place after tennis in the sports show business.

A lot of Americans of all ages go in for sports for their health because sport keeps people fit and makes them better organized. Most Americans go in for jogging. In the morning and in the evening one can see running people in the parks, squares, stadiums and in the streets. Jogging seems to be a national hobby of Americans.

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Us holidays

In the USA Constitution there is no provision for national holidays. Each state has the right to decide which holiday to observe. Many states have holidays of their own. There are eight major holidays observed in the USA. Columbus Day is observed on October 12 in 34 States of the USA and in Puerto Rico. It commemorates the discovery of America.

Independence Day is the holiday, commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. On this day in 1776 the final draft of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson was adopted. The celebration of it began in the American Revolution Since then it has been a patriotic holiday. Traditionally it is celebrated with firing of guns and fireworks, parades and open-air meetings.

Thanksgiving Day is the holiday commemorating the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony in 1621, after a winter of starvation and privation. The first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by George Washington, was celebrated on November 26, 1789. Lincoln revived the custom in 1863. In 1941 Congress passed a resolution decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November. The day is observed by church services and family.

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