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American Holidays
July 20th, 2009
American Holidays: Exploring Traditions, Customs, and Backgrounds – July 4th, Election Day, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve: reading about our American national holidays is not only fun, it is a way of exploring our diverse culture and values.
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Special features:
- 4 appendices of typical holiday gifts,
- traditional holiday songs,
- readings for the holidays,
- a listing of other holidays in the US,
- the official national holiday of each country in the world.
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July 18th, 2009
National Holidays is about celebrations, festivals, and remembrances of each country worldwide. Not only we have information on American or US national holidays, but we have French national holidays, Italian national holidays, national holidays in Brazil, Cuban national holidays, Australian national holidays and many more.
Each month, there is likely to be one or two national holidays of some countries or cultures. Learning about their national holidays help you understand their history and culture. Most national holidays are fun but others are serious. Some national holidays are widely celebrated such as Christmas holidays, Hanukkah, Halloween, Independence Day, and Valentines Day. However, some national holidays are paid less attention.
Once in a while, we will feature the current national holidays that are festive and heavily celebrated around the world. This National Holidays blog is frequently updated to include more information about celebrations around the world. If you have something to share, please comment or you can contact us below.
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