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 New Year's Day
The celebration of the
first day of a new year is one of the oldest of
festivals, observed from ancient times. It has
not, however, always fallen on January 1, for the
date has varied widely according to the country,
its religious beliefs and customs, and its
calendar system or manner of reckoning time. |
 Halloween
is a festival that takes place on
October 31. The word "Halloween" is
short for "Allhallows Evening," and it
is so called because the next day, November 1, is
a church festival called All Saints' Day. |
 A History of
Thanksgiving Day One
of the first Thanksgiving observances in America
was entirely religious and did not involve
feasting. On December 4, 1619, 39 English
settlers arrived at Berkeley Plantation, near
present-day Charles City, Virginia. The group's
charter required that the day of arrival be
observed yearly as a day of thanksgiving to God. |
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