American  Holidays

What is a holiday?

• A holiday is a day that has special meaning for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed important.  ( www.ikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday)
  

• A day on which work or school is suspended by custom or law; "There is no school or mail delivery on federal holidays.";   (wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)

Important American Holidays

Click on the holiday of your choice to learn more about it.

Official Public Holidays	Traditional Holidays	Religious Holidays
New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Presidents Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas	Super Bowl Sunday Groundhog Day Valentine's Day Saint Patricks Day April Fool's Day Earth Day Arbor Day Mothers' Day Fathers' Day Halloween Election Day	Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday Good Friday Easter Cinco de Mayo Rosh Hashanah Eid Al-Fitr Yom Kippur Hanukkah Eid Al-Adha Kwanza

What are some holidays that your family celebrates?

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