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SUPERBOWL SUNDAY,February 3rd 2013

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Super Bowl Sunday, sometimes referred to as Super Sunday,[1] is the Sunday on which the Super Bowl is played. On Super Bowl Sunday, several people gather to watch the Super Bowl. Some such gatherings are known for the large amount of food that is consumed by attendees.

Festivities

As the most watched annual television program in the United States, a significant portion of the country follows the same routine on Super Bowl Sunday. Although it has never been made an official holiday, several commentators refer to it as a holiday due to the way it causes families and friends to gather and celebrate together. Many Americans who are not typically football fans will still gather and watch the game.Stores are often empty during the game, particularly in the regions represented by the two teams playing in the Super Bowl.

Some commentators have applauded the idea of making Super Bowl Sunday a national holiday, citing its ability to unite Americans of different races, religions, and economic classes.

Food

Large amounts of food are typically consumed on Super Bowl Sunday. Super Bowl Sunday is the second–largest day of food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving.Large amounts of alcohol are consumed during the Super Bowl as well, and some police departments have noticed a dramatic increase in drunk driving on Super Bowl Sunday.

Rather than a sit–down dinner, on Super Bowl Sunday food is usually served buffet style. Foods that are traditionally eaten on Super Bowl Sunday include buffalo wings, pizza, chili, potato chips, and dipping sauces. Many pizza delivery businesses see their amount of orders double because pizza comprises roughly sixty percent of the take out ordered on Super Bowl Sunday. Roughly 28,000,000 pounds (13,000,000 kg) of chips which if laid end to end would stretch for 293,000 miles, 90 million chicken wings, and 8,000,000 pounds (3,600,000 kg) of guacamole are consumed during the Super Bowl,if all the guacamole consumed was to be spread over a football field the spread would be 11.8 feet deep, all this food is washed down by 325.5 million gallons of beer which is enough to fill 493 Olympic swimming pools.

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!

superbowl-2012February 5- Super Bowl Sunday!
The Super Bowl is the annual American Football championship and a popular time for
friends to gather in front of the TV. Each year millions of people watch the game, the
half-time show – or just the commercials! People will be talking about the commercials
for days. To learn more about football visit the “Life in the US” section of this website
http://aupairinamerica.com/resources/life_in_the_us/football.asp

Super Bowl Sunday!

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The teams battling it out this year are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. The Super Bowl is the annual American Football championship and a popular time for friends to gather in front of the TV. Each year millions of people watch the game – or the commercials! The show attracts not only football fans but also people who watch for the half-time musical entertainment show and also for the commercials. See ads from the past several years at www.superbowl-ads.com/2007/index.html. To learn more about football, visit the “Life in the US” section of this website, www.aupairinamerica.com/resources/life_in_the_us/football.asp.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF THIS MONTH

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Visit http://aupairinamerica.com/resources/life_in_the_us/football.asp for the full rules of American Football and http://www.redskins.com/gen/index.jsp for Washington Redskins team schedule.

American Football Simplified:
A football field is 100 yards long. There is a Goal Post at each end of the field, in the End Zone, one for each team. A Football Game is made up of 60 minutes of play time. The 60 minutes is divided into four Quarters of 15 minutes each. At the end of two Quarters, there is a break called Half Time. On the Scoreboard you can see the minutes and seconds running out. The team with the most points at the end of four Quarters wins.
Each team has an Offense and a Defense. If the Offense has the ball and tries to score by getting it across the Goal Line – the line where the playing field and the End Zone meet. The Defense tries to stop them.
The Offense gets four tries to move the ball 10 yards toward their own goal post. These are called Downs. If they make the 10 yards or more, they get another four tries to move the ball another 10 yards. If they don’t move the ball 10 yards in four tries, the ball goes to the other team, or the team “loses the ball.”
The Super Bowl is the final game of the Football season when two teams play each other for the championship. The game takes place in late January or early February. For some people the TV commercials are the best part of the Super Bowl.