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April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day although not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked to prank, hoax and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, enemies and neighbors, or sending them on fools' errands, the aim of which is... READ MORE
Arbor Day is a day when individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in 1872 by a man named J. Sterling Morton. He realized that trees played an important role on our lives and we should give back to the earth what we have taken.
Prizes were... READ MORE
Chinese New Year, Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival
It isn’t certain if The Chinese New Year started before or after the Qin... READ MORE
Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and has been celebrated on December 25, since 354 A.D It refers to the day celebrating his birth, as well as to the season which concludes with the Feast of the Epiphany. The date of December 25 is traditional, and is not considered to be Christ’s... READ MORE
May 5th or Cinco de Mayo, celebrates the victory against French forces in the city of Puebla, on May 5, 1862. It is also widely celebrated in the United States. For many years, Cinco de Mayo was promoted in the US as Mexican Independence Day, which is actually September 16. Although Mexican citizens feel very... READ MORE
Columbus Day is celebrated in the Western Hemisphere and honors the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which happened on the October 12, 1492 on the Julian calendar, or October 21, 1492 on the Gregorian calendar.
Columbus Day commemorates Columbus' expedition to the West, in... READ MORE
Easter was first celebrated by the pagans around the spring equinox. The word Easter is derived from Eastre, the goddess of spring. Eastre represents morning, spring, and fertility. She was worshipped during this time of the year. Christians attached their religion to this pagan tradition. The celebration of Jesus’ sacrifice... READ MORE
Father's Day is a secular celebration, non-religious and non-government, now celebrated around the world, but inaugurated in the early twentieth century in Spokane, Washington to complement Mother's Day. En essence it celebrates fatherhood and parenting by males, and it honors and commemorates fathers and forefathers. Father's... READ MORE
Grandparent's Day is observed on the first Sunday after Labor Day. It was started in 1970 by housewife Marian McQuade. She had the desire to set aside a special day to honor grandparents, give them an opportunity to show love to their grandchildren, and the educate children about the information and guidance that grandparents... READ MORE
Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on February 2nd. It is believed that on this day the groundhog comes out of winter hibernation and looks for his shadow. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, there will be an early spring. The earliest known American reference for Groundhog Day was in 1841... READ MORE
The modern holiday of Halloween may have its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. The festival of Samhain celebrates the end of harvest. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the alive and the deceased would merge and the dead would become dangerous for the living by causing... READ MORE
Independence Day is the birthday of the United States of America and is celebrated on the Fourth of July every year. Independence Day is the anniversary of the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It is a day to celebrate of the separation of the United States... READ MORE
Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa starts on December 26th and ends on January 1st. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas.... READ MORE
Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September. It's a day dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday contributes the working class contributions to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
Labor Day became an official national holiday in 1894. This holiday... READ MORE
Also known as "Fat Tuesday," this Pre-Lent festival is celebrated in Roman Catholic countries and communities all over the world. In a strict sense, Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday, is celebrated by the French as the last of the three days of Shrovetide, and is a time of preparation immediately before Ash Wednesday and the start... READ MORE
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. While we do not know when Memorial Day first started, we do know it began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War and there is evidence that organized women’s groups... READ MORE
Mother's Day is intended to be a day to celebrate motherhood. Many churches and families in the United States recognize the second Sunday in May to honor mothers.
Many years ago, England observed a day to honor mothers in mid-Lent that was called Mothering Sunday. In the United Kingdom, Mothers' Day is celebrated in March.... READ MORE
The New Year's Eve is when we celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations.
The ancient Roman calendar had only ten months and started the new year on March 1, which is still reflected in the names of some months... READ MORE
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew, "beginning of the year"), the Jewish New Year, is celebrated on the first and second days of the Jewish month of Tishri (falling in September or October) by Orthodox and Conservative Jews and on the first day alone by Reform Jews. It begins the observance of the Ten Penitential Days, a period ending with... READ MORE
Saint Patrick's Day, also know as St. Paddy's Day or Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick, who’s real name was Maewyn Succat (385–461 AD), of Ireland one of the world's most popular saints. He is best known as the patron saint of Ireland. He died on March 17th.
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The seasons of the year are caused by the 23.5º tilt of the earth's axis. Because the earth is rotating, it points in a fixed direction continuously. The earth is also revolving around the sun. During half of the year, the southern hemisphere is more exposed to the sun than the northern hemisphere. During the rest of the year, the reverse... READ MORE
The word solstice derives from Latin and "sol" meaning sun and "stice" or in Latin "sisere" meaning to stand still. Solstices occur twice a year. It is when the tilt of the Earth's axis is directly towards the or away from the Sun which causes the Sun to appear to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes. At the solstices, the Sun stands... READ MORE
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday and is also a form of harvest festival. While many think Thanksgiving originated in the United States, in fact it was first celebrated in what would become Canada in the late 1500s. It wasn't celebrated until the early 1600s, roughly... READ MORE
Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is an American and European holiday celebrated each year on February 14. Traditionally it is a day on which lovers express their love for each other by exchanging Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, offering candies or other gifts.
Modern Valentine... READ MORE
Veterans Day is an American holiday commemorating the courage and patriotism of all men and women who have served in the United States military and is recognized as both a federal holiday and state holiday in all 50 states. It is celebrated on Monday the week of November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that... READ MORE
