Washington D.C.:
- D.C. = the District of Columbia
- originally planned to be the capital
- White house – oficial residence of the U.S. president
- Capitol – congressional building
- Supreme Court
- cultural institutions:
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institute
Library od Conress

Public holidays:
Independence day – 4th July – historical(ind. of colonies from Bitish) - auniversary of signing of Declaration of Ind. 1776
Thanks fiving Day – November – first succesful barvest
Memorial Day – 30th May and Veteran Day - patriotic holidays
Labour Day – honour to working people
President´s Day – birthdays of A Lincoln and G. Washington
Columbus Day – 12th October 1492 – discovery of the continent
Easter
Halloween
Christmas – Private family holidays (+ New Year´s Eve, Day).