{"id":2493,"date":"2013-01-22T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2014-08-06T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:40:20","slug":"americas-57th-presidential-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/americas-57th-presidential-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s 57th Presidential Inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was the United States 57th<\/sup> Presidential Inauguration<\/em>, and second Presidential Inauguration for Barack Obama, the 44th<\/sup> President of the United States.\u00a0 It was a day full of celebration, with some of the fanciest celebrations taking place in the evening at Inaugural Balls<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Since I live in Washington, DC I was able to go down to the National Mall (the National Mall is a large open area in the center of the city in front of the Capitol Building \u2013 it isn\u2019t a shopping mall), and watch the inauguration.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t close enough to the Capitol Building to really see anything that was happening, but luckily for me and the 800,000 other people watching from the mall there were large TVs (called jumbotrons<\/em>) set up so we could see and hear what was going on at the Capitol Building.<\/p>\n

Before going into a little of what happens at an American presidential inauguration, let\u2019s just do a little math.\u00a0 As I said at the beginning of this post this is America\u2019s 57th<\/sup> Presidential Inauguration, but Barack Obama is only our 44th<\/sup> President of the United States.\u00a0 Why is that?\u00a0 This is because every 4 years an Inauguration Ceremony is held whether we elect a new president or re-elect our previous president.\u00a0 There have been 17 American presidents who have been elected to a second term, 4 vice-presidents who took over office for a president who were then were elected to a second term, and 1 man who was elected president 4 times!\u00a0 (The United States now only allows presidents to serve 2 terms.)\u00a0 So, those are the numbers and that is why we have had more inaugurations in the United States than we have had presidents.<\/p>\n

Now, let me tell you a little about an American Presidential Inauguration.\u00a0 The main purpose of the inauguration is the swearing-in ceremony<\/em>.\u00a0 The swearing in ceremony is when the president takes the oath of office<\/em> and officially becomes the president for the next 4 years.\u00a0 The oath of office is a pledge or promise to be president.\u00a0 Every American president since George Washington has made the same oath of office, which is:<\/p>\n

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”<\/p>\n

The vice-president also takes this same oath.\u00a0 Taking the oath of office is the main event of the Inauguration Ceremony, but many other activities also take place.\u00a0 The ceremony usually begins with a prayer, which is called an invocation<\/em>.\u00a0 Then there may be a patriotic song that is sung or played.\u00a0 Next the vice president is sworn in, by taking the oath of office.\u00a0 Then there may be another patriotic song.\u00a0 Following this the president is sworn in.\u00a0 The oath of office is taken with his right hand raised and left hand on the Bible.\u00a0 After taking the oath of office, the president gives a speech.\u00a0 This speech is called the inaugural address<\/em>.\u00a0 Following the inaugural address there is often another patriotic song.\u00a0 Sometime presidents ask a poet to write a poem specially for the inauguration, and if they do it is read after the inaugural address.\u00a0 The official Inauguration Ceremony concludes with a prayer.\u00a0 The concluding prayer is called a benediction<\/em>.\u00a0 And finally one last song is sung, the American national anthem.<\/p>\n

Once this important ceremony is completed, the fun begins with special lunches, a parade, and parties into the evening\/night.\u00a0 The fanciest of these parties are called balls<\/em>.\u00a0 At a ball people are required to wear formal clothing. \u00a0Men often wear tuxedos and women wear long dresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Yesterday was the United States 57th Presidential Inauguration, and second Presidential Inauguration for Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States.\u00a0 It was a day full of celebration, with some of the fanciest celebrations taking place in the evening at Inaugural Balls. Since I live in Washington, DC I was able to go down…<\/p>\n

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