Holidays

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Holidays for the Month of December

Hanukkah     Sarurday the 22nd

Library resources from our catalog

Juadaism 101 Hanukkah history, songs and recipes

Wikipedia's Hanukkah's entry for in-depth history and expaination

Kid-friendly Hanukkah emporium at The Holiday Spot


Christmas     Tuesday the 25th

Arts & Crafts and Decorations

Cookbooks

Movies

Music on CD

Stories

Stories for Kids

All Things Christmas

Christmas Traditions Around the World

Hang out at Santa's Village at the NorthPole.com


Kwanzaa     Wednesday the 26th

Library resources

Resources for Kids

The Official Kwanzaa Website from its creator, Dr. Maulana Karenga.


New Year's Eve     Monday the 31st

Sure, it's not technically a holiday but it sure gets celebrated like one.

Local events and parties to welcome in 2008


Web Resources

Ancient Origins of the Holidays - Celebrations, folklore and traditions from over 5000 years of humanity.

Earth Calendar - This site is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. Search by date, country, religion, lunar phase.

Festivals.com - Celebrating the world of festivals and events.

Holidays Around the World for K-12 - Links for US and international holidays, religious holidays, and a holiday calendar.

Origins of American Holidays - Also contains a link to holidays by religion.


A Year of Celebrations

January, 2009

1 New Year's Day

19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February

14 Valentine's Day

16 President's Day

March

17 St. Patrick's Day

April

12 Easter

22 Earth Day

May

10 Mother's Day

25 Memorial Day

June

21 Father's Day

July

4 Independence Day

September

1 Labor Day

27 Yom Kippur

October

12 Columbus Day

31 Halloween

November

4 Election Day

11 Veterans Day

27 Thanksgiving

December

21 Hanukkah, start of

25 Christmas

26 Kwanzaa

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