Holiday Lessons

by elcivics.com

Holiday lessons provide a fun and easy way for students to learn about our government and its history. Each holiday honors a person or event that had a lasting influence on our nation. Federal holidays like the Fourth of July are patriotic. Some holidays originated outside the United States but are enjoyed by Americans of all origins. The holiday material on this civics website includes: photo lessons, worksheets, crossword puzzles, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and more. Enjoy! And best wishes on all occasions, Christina Niven.

January

New Year's Day - January 1

Inauguration Day - January 20 every fourth year

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - third Monday in January

Chinese New Year - 2009: January 26 to February 10 - Year of the Ox

February

Black History Month - Month of February

Groundhog Day - February 2

Lincoln's Birthday - February 12 - Observed on the 9th, 2009

Valentine's Day - February 14

Presidents Day - third Monday in February, 16th in 2009

Washington's Birthday - February 22 - Observed on the 16th, 2009

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday - day before Ash Wednesday - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

March

National Women's History Month - March

Saint Patrick's Day - March 17

April

Easter - April 12, 2009 - Sunday between March 22 and April 25

Arbor Day - last Friday in April - April 30, 2010

May

Cinco de Mayo - May 5

Teacher Appreciation Day - Tuesday of the first full week of May

Mother's Day - second Sunday in May

Armed Forces Day - third Saturday in May

Memorial Day - last Monday in May

June

Flag Day - June 14

Father's Day - third Sunday of June

First Day of Summer - June 21, 2009

July

Fourth of July - July 4th

August

2008 Summer Olympics - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - August 8 to August 24, 2008

Ramadan - 2009: August 21 to September 19

September

Labor Day - September 7, 2009

Patriot Day - September 11

October

Columbus Day - October 12 or Second Monday in October

United Nations Day - October 24 - United Nations Week is October 20-26

Halloween - October 31

November

Election Day - Tuesday following the first Monday of November - November 4, 2008

Veterans Day - weekday closest to November 11th

Thanksgiving - fourth Thursday in November

December

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7

Hanukkah - 2009: sunset December 11 to sunset December 19

Christmas - December 25

Kwanzaa - December 26 to January 1

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