Homecoming 多姿多彩的“返校節”

Near the end of football season in the US， schools usually hold a celebration called homecoming. Usually， the celebrations last a week and it features all sorts of fun activities such as dress up days， a parade， a homecoming dance， and of course， the big football game.

Homecoming festivities usually kick off with spirit week. These are days when teachers and students can come to school dressed up in a fun costume to fit with the theme of the day. “Backwards Day” is the day students could wear their clothes backwards. Or “Dress as a Famous Person Day” and all around school you saw people dressed as Lady Gaga， Harry Potter， and many more.

The other festivities of homecoming often take place during the school day. Classes are cut short. On Friday afternoon classes are usually dismissed at noon so that the school can attend the homecoming parade. The cheerleaders will cheer， the band will play， and the football players will ride around in a truck. After this， clubs will hold booths around the school so students may take the afternoon to do what they wish.

在美國橄欖球賽季接近尾聲時，很多學校會舉辦一場名為“返校節”的慶祝活動。它往往會持續一周，并以各種有趣的活動為特色，比如盛裝日、慶祝游行和返校節舞會等，當然，還有大型的橄欖球比賽。

返校節的各種慶祝活動一般都從“精神周”開始。在這些日子里，師生們會穿上有趣的服裝來學校，以配合當日的主題。比如“反穿日”，學生們可以反著穿他們的衣服。還有“扮成名人日”，在整所學校里，你都能看見打扮成嘎嘎小姐、哈利·波特或其他很多名人的師生。

返校節的其他慶祝活動經常會在上課的日子里舉行。上課時間因此也被縮短。到了周五下午，各種課程一般在中午時就都被取消，以便全校師生可以參加返校節游行。

返校節的進行中，啦啦隊會喝彩歡呼，樂隊進行演奏，橄欖球運動員們將乘坐卡車四處巡游。這之后，俱樂部或社團就會在校園各處擺出商棚貨攤，這樣學生們就可以在下午的時光里做他們想做的事了。