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Christmas |
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Christmas World by Bill Egan
http://www.christmas-world.freeservers.com/ |
Mr. Egan's
site provides details of how Christmas is celebrated in different
countries. Just scroll down the list and click on the country of
interest. |
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Cinco de Mayo |
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Mexican Holidays - Cinco de Mayo
http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm |
Has the
history of Cinco de Mayo and how it is celebrated today. |
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The Holiday Zone - Cinco de Mayo
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/
Troy/9087/cinco/cinco.html |
This site
has Cinco de Mayo
arts & crafts,
games,
recipes, and a page with
links to other Cinco de Mayo sites. |
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Dํa de los Muertos |
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Day of the Dead -
The meaning of Dํa De Los Muertos
http://www.olvera-street.com/html/
dia_de_los_muertos.html |
The meaning
of Dํa de los Muertos is given on this page presented by Olvera Street
in Los Angeles, California. |
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Mexican Tradition - Day of the Dead
http://www.mexconnect.com/
mex_/muertos.html
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Discusses
how Mexico celebrates this holiday. |
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Mexico Online - Day of the Dead -
El Dํa de los Muertos
http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm |
Mexico
online gives the history of the holiday and how it is celebrated. |
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Diecis้is de Septiembre |
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Hildago's call for Mexican
Independence
http://www.mexonline.com/grito.htm |
This site
covers the events that led to Mexico's Independence from Spain. |
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Independence Day - September 16
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/
html/holidays/indep_kids.html |
Sponsored
by the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico, this web page has brief
information about the Mexican Independence Day.
The history of Mexico's independence is also available in Spanish.
En
Espa๑ol |
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16 de Septiembre
http://www.inside-mexico.com/
featureindep.htm |
This site
summarizes the events leading to the war for independence and has a
section on how the event is celebrated in Mexico. |
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Easter |
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Easter For Kids & Teachers
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/Easter/ |
These
Easter pages summarize the history of Easter and there are
Easter Stories,
coloring pages,
crafts, and
lesson plans for teachers. |
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General Holiday Sites |
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Earth Calendar
http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php |
Holiday
from around the world all year around. The site is easy to
navigate with tabs at the top of each page. |
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Holidays Around the World for K-12
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/holidays.htm |
This is the
Internet School Library Media Center Holidays page. The ISLMC is a
preview site for teachers, librarians, parents and students. You can
search this site, use an index or sitemap for holidays. |
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KIDPROJ's Multi-Cultural Calendar
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/ |
This site
provides a list of holidays and festivals celebrated by children
from around the world. You can search this site by month,
holiday, or country. |
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Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
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Hanukkah
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/
refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761575563 |
Encyclopedia article from Encarta that discusses the history and the
modern celebration of Hanukkah. |
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Jewish Outreach Institute -
How We Celebrate Hanukkah
http://www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/ |
This site
sponsored by the Jewish Outreach Institute. Has the
history of Hanukkah,
recipes,
gelt, and even an online
Dreidel game. |
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Worldwide JewishWeb -
Chanuka.com
http://www.chanuka.com/history.shtml |
This site
not only has the
history of Chanukah, but it discusses symbols such as the
menorah. |
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Halloween |
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A Brief History of Halloween
http://dcls.org/x/archives/halloween.html |
The Dauphin
County Library System in Pennsylvania offers a brief history of
Halloween. |
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The History of Halloween
http://www.historychannel.com/
exhibits/halloween/ |
Find all
about Halloween from the History Channel. Read about the
history, how it is celebrated in
Latin America and England,
and read a few
ghost stories.
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Juneteenth |
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Handbook of Texas Online -
Juneteenth
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/
online/articles/view/JJ/lkj1.html |
An article
from the Handbook of Texas. The history of the celebration is
provided along with a bibliography. |
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History of Juneteenth
http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm |
This
history page, from the official Juneteenth site discusses the history
of the celebration and how it is celebrated. Select
Worldwide Events for a list of events in your community. |
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Kwanzaa |
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site
http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/ |
This site
discusses the origins of Kwanzaa, the symbols, and the celebration. |
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History Channel - Kwanzaa
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/
holidays/kwanzaa/index.html |
The history
channel offers history about Kwanzaa and describes the seven symbols. |
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Mexican Traditions - Christmas
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/
christmas.html |
This site
contains information about Christmas in Mexico which includes Las
Posadas, Las Pastorelas, El Nacimiento, Noche Buena, and El Dํa de los
Reyes. |
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Las Posadas - The Mexican
Religious Christmas Tradition
http://www.olvera-street.com/html/
las_posadas.html |
This site
is sponsored by Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California.
Discusses the history and how the event is celebrated |
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Ramadan |
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Council on Islamic Education
Ramadan
Education
http://www.cie.org/ItemDetail.aspx?id=
N&m_id=52&item_id=114&cat_id=104 |
Information
for teachers about the Islamic holiday Ramadan. Besides offering
information about the holiday, there is a vocabulary list, discussion
questions and student activities. |
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IslamiCity.com -
Ramadan Information
http://islam.org/ramadan/ |
Sponsored
by the site that gives you everything about the Islamic culture.
Learn about the holiday, the prayers, fasting and more. |
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Learn About Ramadan
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/
RefArticle.aspx?refid=761559768 |
Encyclopedia article from Encarta. Explains the holiday,
fasting, and prayer. |
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Thanksgiving |
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Thanksgiving Day
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/
refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761569242 |
Encyclopedia article from Encarta that discusses the history and the
modern celebration of Thanksgiving. |
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Veteran's Day |
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Veterans Day
http://www.va.gov/vetsday/ |
The
Veteran's Administration as a whole section on their website devoted
to this holiday. There are teacher's guides, classroom projects
and activities, plus the history. |
