Students will be able to identify and label U.S. federal
holidays based on customs indicated in pictures.
Students will be able to label various foods often
associated with American holidays.
Students will be able to recall the dates or months of
national holidays.
Students will be able to assess their knowledge of the
federal holidays by taking an interactive quiz.
In America, there are 10 federal holidays in which all public
schools and offices are closed:
Pronunciation:
Holiday Name:
2017
Date:
About:
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New Year's Day
January 1st, but honored on
January 2nd*
Celebrates the new year with family and friends together.
Popular sights: Times Square Ball Drop in New York City.
New Year's Eve is also celebrated on December 31st, but is
not a federal holiday.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 16th
Celebrates the life, civil rights goals, and
accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Presidents' Day
February 20th*
Celebrates the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and George
Washington, two of America's most honorable presidents.
Memorial Day
May 29th
Honors those who died while serving for our nation in the
military.
Popular sights: parades throughout America.
Independence Day (or the "4th of
July")
July 4th
Celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, which separated our nation from the ruling
of Great Britain.
Labor Day
September 4th
Honors the American Labor Movement and the laws put in
place to protect and provide basic rights to all American workers.
Columbus Day
October 9th
Officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher
Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
In recent years some regions of America call this day
"Indigenous People's Day"
Veterans Day
November 10th*
Honors the lives of those who presently serve our nation in
the military fighting for our freedom.
Thanksgiving
November 23rd
Celebrates the event that Americans commonly call the
"First Thanksgiving," which was celebrated by the Pilgrims along with
Native Americans after their first harvest in the New World in October
1621.
Christmas
December 25th
A religious and cultural event that celebrates the birth of
Jesus Christ.
