National Football Day is dedicated1 to one of the nation’s most popularsports： American football. This day is a sports lover’s dream—you don’t have towatch football games. Let’s learn something about this great sport.

History of National Football Day

The American football comes from the United Kingdom in the mid-19thcentury. Some big changes to the sport of rugby2 caused3 the birth of Americanfootball in 1880. These changes came from Walter Camp， a Yale University playerand coach. He was called The Father of American Football.

This sport became popular in colleges soon. Over the passed years， it became dominant4 in college athletics5—especially during the first half of the 20th century.

Professional6 football went back to 1892. With the beginning of the AmericanProfessional Football Association in 1920， professional football went to the wholecountry. The modern American football began after the 1932 NFL Playoff game.After 1960s， the Super Bowl came out. American football became an important partof American culture.

How to Celebrate National Football Day

Celebrating National Football Day should be about capturing7 the spirit of thegame， whether as a big fan or just watching for the fun of it. Here are some fun anddifferent ways to celebrate National Football Day：

Gather8 up friends and family for a friendly game of football. Don’t worryabout how well you play—it’s all just good fun！ Watch the movies about footballgame. Have a party in the yard wearing a favorite team jersey9 and enjoy somefood and drinks.

National Football Day isn’t a day only for football fans， but a day for everyoneto learn history of American football and enjoy the fun of the game.

美國橄欖球日是為了紀念美國最受歡迎的運動之一：美式橄欖球。這一天是體育愛好者的夢想之日———你不是一定要看橄欖球比賽。接下來讓我們了解一下這項偉大的運動吧。

美國橄欖球日的歷史

美式橄欖球在19 世紀中葉從英國傳入。英式橄欖球運動的一些重大變化導(dǎo)致了美式橄欖球于1880 年誕生。這些變化來自耶魯大學(xué)運動員兼教練沃爾特·坎普。他被稱為美國橄欖球之父。

這項運動很快在大學(xué)里流行起來。在過去的那些年里，它在大學(xué)體育運動中占據(jù)主導(dǎo)地位———尤其是在20 世紀上半葉。

職業(yè)橄欖球的歷史可以追溯到1892 年，隨著1920 年美國職業(yè)橄欖球協(xié)會的成立，職業(yè)橄欖球走向了全國?，F(xiàn)代美式橄欖球始于1932 年NFL 季后賽之后。20 世紀60 年代后，超級碗問世。美式橄欖球成為了美國文化的重要組成部分。

如何慶祝美國橄欖球日

慶祝美國橄欖球日應(yīng)該要體現(xiàn)橄欖球的運動精神，無論是作為一個忠實的球迷還是僅僅為了消遣而觀看。這里有幾個不同的有趣方式來慶祝美國橄欖球日：

召集朋友和家人進行一場友好的橄欖球比賽。不要擔(dān)心你打得怎么樣，這一切都是為了好玩！看關(guān)于橄欖球比賽的電影。穿著最喜歡的球隊球衣在院子里開派對，享受美味的飲食。

美國橄欖球日不僅是球迷的節(jié)日，也是每個人學(xué)習(xí)美國橄欖球歷史和享受球賽的日子。

（英語原文選自：daysoftheyear.com）