American Schools
2010-10-16 @ 16:59:00
When American students return to school in September, they celebrate Homecoming. It's a celebration about American football. The tradition comes from American universities. Every year, the universities ask old students to 'come home' to watch a football game. Today Homecoming is important in schools, too. The main event is a big fooball game that everybody watches. In American football the players wear shoulder pads and helmets and they can run with the ball in their hands. The game has four quarters, which are 15 minutes long. Cheerleaders support the teams. Apart from the match, there are parades, competitions and marching bands. There is also a Homecoming dance, when the students choose the Homecoming king and queen.