According to tradition, if this critter sees its shadow on February 2, there will be 6 more weeks of winter |
a groundhog |
200 |
December 1, 2014 |
According to tradition, if this critter sees its shadow on February 2, there will be 6 more weeks of winter |
a groundhog |
200 |
December 1, 2014 |
Presidents' Day honors these two presidents in particular, who were both born in February |
George Washington & Abraham Lincoln |
400 |
December 1, 2014 |
Presidents' Day honors these two presidents in particular, who were both born in February |
George Washington & Abraham Lincoln |
400 |
December 1, 2014 |
Flag Day & Father's Day are both observed during this month |
June |
600 |
December 1, 2014 |
Flag Day & Father's Day are both observed during this month |
June |
600 |
December 1, 2014 |
This holiday, November 11, coincides with Canada's Rembrance Day |
Veterans Day |
800 |
December 1, 2014 |
This holiday, November 11, coincides with Canada's Rembrance Day |
Veterans Day |
800 |
December 1, 2014 |
In 2010, in honor of the 40th anniversary of this observance, a climate rally & concert was held in Washington, D.C. |
Earth Day |
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December 1, 2014 |
In 2010, in honor of the 40th anniversary of this observance, a climate rally & concert was held in Washington, D.C. |
Earth Day |
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December 1, 2014 |
The week after this holiday is National Egg Salad Week |
Easter |
200 |
December 28, 2012 |
The week after this holiday is National Egg Salad Week |
Easter |
200 |
December 28, 2012 |
In 1954 Congress changed the name of Armistice Day to this |
Veterans Day |
400 |
December 28, 2012 |
In 1954 Congress changed the name of Armistice Day to this |
Veterans Day |
400 |
December 28, 2012 |
"Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov", or "Dreidel, Spin, Spin, Spin", is traditionally sung during this Jewish holiday |
Hanukkah |
600 |
December 28, 2012 |
"Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov", or "Dreidel, Spin, Spin, Spin", is traditionally sung during this Jewish holiday |
Hanukkah |
600 |
December 28, 2012 |
November 29 is Nellie Tayloe Ross Day in this state where she served as governor |
Wyoming |
1000 |
December 28, 2012 |
November 29 is Nellie Tayloe Ross Day in this state where she served as governor |
Wyoming |
1000 |
December 28, 2012 |
At the beginning of each term, Supreme Court justices work one week, then get Monday off for this |
Columbus Day |
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December 28, 2012 |
At the beginning of each term, Supreme Court justices work one week, then get Monday off for this |
Columbus Day |
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December 28, 2012 |
In 1887 Oregon became the first state to pass a law recognizing this September holiday |
Labor Day |
200 |
May 1, 2012 |
In 1887 Oregon became the first state to pass a law recognizing this September holiday |
Labor Day |
200 |
May 1, 2012 |
In Islam Lailat al Miraj celebrates his journey from Mecca to Jerusalem & ascension into heaven |
Mohammed |
400 |
May 1, 2012 |
In Islam Lailat al Miraj celebrates his journey from Mecca to Jerusalem & ascension into heaven |
Mohammed |
400 |
May 1, 2012 |
Varying with the local climate, the date of this tree-planting day ranges from November to May |
Arbor Day |
600 |
May 1, 2012 |
Varying with the local climate, the date of this tree-planting day ranges from November to May |
Arbor Day |
600 |
May 1, 2012 |
Meaning arrival, it's the 4-week period before Christmas |
Advent |
800 |
May 1, 2012 |
Meaning arrival, it's the 4-week period before Christmas |
Advent |
800 |
May 1, 2012 |
Although the first celebration of this holiday occurred in October 1792, it didn't become a federal holiday until 1937 |
Columbus Day |
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May 1, 2012 |
Although the first celebration of this holiday occurred in October 1792, it didn't become a federal holiday until 1937 |
Columbus Day |
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May 1, 2012 |
Horton heard that "Read Across America Day", March 2, coincides with the birthday of this children's author |
Dr. Seuss |
200 |
April 18, 2011 |
Britannica says this animal observed on Feb. 2 is "basically a giant North American ground squirrel" |
a groundhog |
400 |
April 18, 2011 |
Casimir Pulaski Day, the first Monday in March, celebrates a Revolutionary War hero born in this country |
Poland |
600 |
April 18, 2011 |
Daisy Gatson Bates Day in this state celebrates a civil rights activist who helped integrate Little Rock's schools |
Arkansas |
800 |
April 18, 2011 |
Seward's Day, the last Monday in March, is one of this state's holidays |
Alaska |
1000 |
April 18, 2011 |
On March 2 Texas celebrates its independence from this country |
Mexico |
200 |
January 10, 2011 |
Quebec's Fete Nationale is June 24, the feast day of this herald of Jesus |
St. John the Baptist (St. Jean Baptiste) |
400 |
January 10, 2011 |
In 2008 this holiday began "late", sundown on Dec. 21; how come no one said, "Christmas is early this year"? |
hanukkah |
600 |
January 10, 2011 |
Administrative professionals day was originally called this day, for the person who filed & took dictation |
Secretary\'s Day |
800 |
January 10, 2011 |
This holiday is also called La Fheile Padraig |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
1000 |
January 10, 2011 |
In the U.S., when May Day falls on Sunday, the very next Sunday is this observance (& don't you forget it!) |
Mother\'s Day |
200 |
July 5, 2010 |
On this holiday, people once placed bowls of food outside their homes to appease ghosts |
Halloween |
400 |
July 5, 2010 |
The foundation devoted to this holiday offers a program in which you can choose pines or spruces as gifts |
Arbor Day |
600 |
July 5, 2010 |
During each of the 7 days of this African-American celebration, a candle is lit to represent its 7 principles |
Kwanzaa |
1000 |
July 5, 2010 |
The Betsy Ross House has long been the official site for Philadelphia's celebration of this June holiday |
Flag Day |
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July 5, 2010 |
People's usual rankings of caste, gender, status & age are reversed on Holi, a spring festival of this faith |
Hinduism |
200 |
June 5, 2009 |
Across the pond, Commonwealth Day was originally established on May 24, the birthday of this 19th century queen |
Victoria |
400 |
June 5, 2009 |
The third Saturday in May is this American military observance |
Armed Forces Day |
600 |
June 5, 2009 |
If it's July 24, Ecuador & Venezuela must be celebrating the birthday of this early 19th century leader |
(Simón) Bolívar |
1000 |
June 5, 2009 |
In December Mexico's festival Las Posadas commemorates these 2 people's search for shelter |
Mary & Joseph |
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June 5, 2009 |
Kids in Somerset, England call pumpkins "punkies", & "Punky Night" is their version of this celebration |
Halloween |
200 |
July 15, 2008 |
If you're in Denmark, you're most likely to see the wee folk called Nisser during this holiday season |
the Christmas season |
400 |
July 15, 2008 |
Buying gold jewelry insures good fortune on Akshaya Tritiya, a special day of this religion |
Hinduism |
600 |
July 15, 2008 |
How romantic! Oregon entered the Union in 1859 on this special day |
February 14 (Valentine\'s Day) |
800 |
July 15, 2008 |
Temporary shelters that may be decorated are built for Sukkot, a festival of this religion |
Judaism |
1000 |
July 15, 2008 |
Although this tree-planting holiday originated in America, it is now celebrated in other countries |
Arbor Day |
200 |
May 22, 2008 |
It's the Jewish Day of Atonement |
Yom Kippur |
400 |
May 22, 2008 |
The name of this American holiday is from the Swahili for "first fruits" |
Kwanzaa |
600 |
May 22, 2008 |
On February 15, we remember this ship that was sunk in 1898 |
the <i>Maine</i> |
800 |
May 22, 2008 |
On Nov. 29 this state celebrates the birthday of Nellie Tayloe Ross, the USA's first woman governor |
Wyoming |
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May 22, 2008 |
Rock the baby & loop the loop on June 6, the day reserved for this toy |
the yo-yo |
200 |
July 11, 2007 |
One ringy dingy! September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day in honor of the first female one of these in the U.S. |
a telephone operator |
400 |
July 11, 2007 |
February 1 (not always a Friday) is the day for this literary character based on sailor Alexander Selkirk |
Robinson Crusoe |
600 |
July 11, 2007 |
Interstellar hitchhikers know May 25 is the day for these terrycloth items, a tribute to Douglas Adams |
towels |
800 |
July 11, 2007 |
On Oct. 12 Mexico celebrates "Dia de la Raza", or day of this |
the race |
1000 |
July 11, 2007 |
French kids get chocolate chickens on this spring holiday |
Easter |
200 |
April 27, 2007 |
The USA's Constitution Day is observed in this autumn month |
September |
400 |
April 27, 2007 |
The half-mile route for this annual event begins at Santo Domingo Street in Pamplona |
the Running of the Bulls |
600 |
April 27, 2007 |
In 2006 it was celebrated on October 9, 3 days before its traditional observance |
Columbus Day |
800 |
April 27, 2007 |
The Oakdale (Minn.) Tree Board won the 2006 Lady Bird Johnson Award from this holiday's foundation |
Arbor Day |
1000 |
April 27, 2007 |
In India, flowers & wreaths are brought to the shrine of this spiritual leader on his birthday, October 2 |
Mahatma Gandhi |
200 |
April 17, 2006 |
This holiday began in 1868 when a general designated a day to adorn the graves of the Civil War dead |
Memorial Day |
400 |
April 17, 2006 |
The Punxsutawney Spirit was the first newspaper to print news about the observance of this holiday in 1886 |
Groundhog Day |
600 |
April 17, 2006 |
This Jewish observance marks the end of 10 days of penitence |
Yom Kippur |
800 |
April 17, 2006 |
In 1223 St. Francis of Assisi famously celebrated Christmas by setting up one of these displays in Greccio, Italy |
a crèche (or a nativity scene) |
1000 |
April 17, 2006 |
June 17 is Bunker Hill Day in this state's Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
200 |
January 23, 2006 |
In Sweden the Julbord is the smorgasbord for this holiday |
Christmas |
400 |
January 23, 2006 |
This holiday is the night before All Saints' Day |
Halloween |
600 |
January 23, 2006 |
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew waxes eloquent in front of Lenin's tomb in Moscow, Russia.) Soviet leaders reviewed a parade of military hardware from Lenin's tomb each year on this day, a Socialist holiday since 1889 |
May Day |
800 |
January 23, 2006 |
It's the palindromic name for the Vietnamese New Year |
Tet |
1000 |
January 23, 2006 |
Nevada Day is celebrated on this date; how spooky! |
October 31 |
200 |
April 24, 2003 |
By an act of Congress, in 1954 Armistice Day was renamed this |
Veterans Day |
400 |
April 24, 2003 |
"Harambee!" & "Habari Gani!" are phrases used by African Americans during this 7-day celebration |
Kwanzaa |
600 |
April 24, 2003 |
Think "fast" -- in 2002 this Muslim holy month began on November 6 |
Ramadan |
800 |
April 24, 2003 |
(Sofia of the Clue Crew in front of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam) The Anne Frank House here in Amsterdam is open daily except for this holiday |
Yom Kippur |
1000 |
April 24, 2003 |
One of the first observations of this U.S. holiday was May 30, 1868 on the order of General John Logan |
Memorial Day |
200 |
December 3, 2001 |
On Hogmanay, December 31, Scots in London gather at St. Paul's Cathedral to join hands & sing this song |
"Auld Lang Syne" |
400 |
December 3, 2001 |
This holiday was first observed on May 10, 1908 in Philadelphia & Grafton, West Virginia |
Mother\'s Day |
600 |
December 3, 2001 |
On June 11, with parades & luaus, Hawaiians honor this king who united the islands in 1810 |
Kamehameha |
800 |
December 3, 2001 |
On Nov. 29 this state celebrates the birthday of its governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, the USA's first woman governor |
Wyoming |
1000 |
December 3, 2001 |
The American Egg Board has declared Egg Salad Week for the week after this holiday |
Easter |
100 |
October 9, 2000 |
On March 3, Girls' Day in Japan, girls set up elaborate displays of these toys in their homes |
(royal) dolls |
200 |
October 9, 2000 |
USA Today reported New Yorkers have a tough time getting cabs during this month-long observance |
Ramadan |
300 |
October 9, 2000 |
Some churches gave special dispensation for Catholics to eat meat when this fell on a Friday in Lent during 2000 |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
400 |
October 9, 2000 |
The Virginias celebrate this on the second Friday in April; many other states wait until the last Friday |
Arbor Day |
500 |
October 9, 2000 |
On June 17 Suffolk County in this state celebrates Bunker Hill Day |
Massachusetts |
100 |
November 24, 1999 |
Originally, Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day, to commemorate the end of this |
World War I |
200 |
November 24, 1999 |
Christians observe this holy day to celebrate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem |
Palm Sunday |
300 |
November 24, 1999 |
A foundation in Nebraska City, Nebraska oversees & coordinates the activities of this tree-planting holiday |
Arbor Day |
400 |
November 24, 1999 |
Panama celebrates its independence from this country on November 3 |
Colombia |
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November 24, 1999 |
Holiday associated with the "Wearing of the Green" |
St. Patrick\'s Day |
100 |
June 2, 1999 |
In 1999 this holiday fell on the day after Valentine's Day |
President\'s Day |
200 |
June 2, 1999 |
This holiday is celebrated on what was once the last day of the Celtic year |
Halloween |
300 |
June 2, 1999 |
Although first observed in 1909, it wasn't until 1972 that the third Sunday in June officially became this holiday |
Father\'s Day |
400 |
June 2, 1999 |
Id Al-Fitr is a day of feasting that ends the fast at the end of this Islamic holy month |
Ramadan |
500 |
June 2, 1999 |
In 1723, 120 years before Christmas cards, decorated writing paper was sold for lovers to use on this holiday |
Valentine\'s Day |
100 |
May 14, 1998 |
You could also call it Woodchuck Day |
Groundhog Day |
200 |
May 14, 1998 |
In 1953 the folks in Emporia, Kansas renamed Armistice Day this; a year later Congress made it official |
Veterans Day |
300 |
May 14, 1998 |
A bill signed in 1968 made it a federal public holiday on the second Monday in October |
Columbus Day |
400 |
May 14, 1998 |
Matthew Maguire, a machinist, & Peter J. McGuire, a union founder, are credited with creating this holiday |
Labor Day |
500 |
May 14, 1998 |
Ash Wednesday signals the start of this 40-day period of prayer & fasting |
Lent |
100 |
January 9, 1998 |
Among the events Epiphany celebrates is the visit of this trio to Bethlehem |
Magi/Wise Men |
200 |
January 9, 1998 |
In Islam Laylat Al-Miraj commemorates his flight from Mecca to Jerusalem & into heaven |
Mohammed |
300 |
January 9, 1998 |
"Pause for the Pledge" is one of the ceremonies for this June 14 observance |
Flag Day |
400 |
January 9, 1998 |
It begins on the 25th of Kislev & lasts 8 days |
Hanukkah |
500 |
January 9, 1998 |
Canadians observe it the second Monday in October; we celebrate it on a Thursday in November |
Thanksgiving |
100 |
May 19, 1997 |
Mardi Gras comes at the end of the carnival season & the beginning of this 40-day period |
Lent |
200 |
May 19, 1997 |
It's the Jewish Day of Atonement |
Yom Kippur |
300 |
May 19, 1997 |
This spring festival sounds like a ship's distress call |
May Day |
400 |
May 19, 1997 |
This holiday was first suggested by J. Sterling Morton, a future Secretary of Agriculture |
Arbor Day |
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May 19, 1997 |
Bears, badgers & this mammal have been known to predict the weather on Candlemas, February 2 |
groundhog |
100 |
April 30, 1997 |
Every December, Bostonians put on disguises & reenact this 1773 act of defiance |
Boston Tea Party |
200 |
April 30, 1997 |
This Jewish holiday that celebrates the new year occurs in the fall before Yom Kippur |
Rosh Hashanah |
400 |
April 30, 1997 |
On March 26, this state honors Prince Jonah Kuhio, who became a delegate to Congress |
Hawaii |
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April 30, 1997 |
Many businesses close early in honor of this observance that falls 2 days before Easter |
Good Friday |
100 |
February 3, 1997 |
In Scotland its traditional to sing "Auld Lang Syne" on Hogmanay, this holiday eve |
New Year\'s Eve |
200 |
February 3, 1997 |
New York City was the first to observe it October 12, 1792 |
Columbus Day |
300 |
February 3, 1997 |
His July 24 birthday is observed in the countries he helped to free, including Peru & Venezuela |
Simon Bolivar |
400 |
February 3, 1997 |
A day of remembrance for the dead, All Souls' Day is observed on this date |
Novermber 2 |
500 |
February 3, 1997 |
Presidents' Day is observed on the third Monday in this month |
February |
100 |
June 24, 1996 |
You can tour old homes in this city's Garden District & French Quarter during its spring fiesta |
New Orleans |
200 |
June 24, 1996 |
In 1889 this day was designated a labor holiday by the Second Socialist International |
May Day |
300 |
June 24, 1996 |
This "Camptown Races" composer's death is commemorated on January 13 |
(Stephen) Foster |
400 |
June 24, 1996 |
Originally this holiday was celebrated on the last day of the Celtic year |
Halloween |
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June 24, 1996 |
Autumn brings Choyo-No-Sekku or Chrysanthemum Day in this country |
Japan |
100 |
April 4, 1996 |
On this date Denmark's Rebild Park holds the largest foreign celebration of American independence |
July 4 |
200 |
April 4, 1996 |
National Freedom Day, February 1, celebrates the 13th Amendment, which abolished this |
Slavery |
300 |
April 4, 1996 |
Ecuador & Venezuela observe the birth of this "George Washington of South America" each July 24 |
Simon Bolivar |
400 |
April 4, 1996 |
September 10 is St. George's Cay Day in this Central American country |
Belize (formerly British Honduras) |
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April 4, 1996 |
In 1915 President Wilson declared this holiday the second Sunday in May |
Mother\'s Day |
100 |
December 8, 1995 |
It's the No. 1 day for fresh-cut flower sales |
Valentine\'s Day |
200 |
December 8, 1995 |
Every year on this holiday, Washington's crossing of the Delaware is reenacted near Trenton, New Jersey |
Christmas |
300 |
December 8, 1995 |
From June to August, the "Trail of Tears" drama is staged near Tahlequah in this state |
Oklahoma |
400 |
December 8, 1995 |
On April 30 this country celebrates the birthday of its former queen Juliana |
the Netherlands |
500 |
December 8, 1995 |
National Grandparents Day is celebrated in September on the first Sunday after this holiday |
Labor Day |
100 |
November 17, 1995 |
In 1995 it occurred on April 16th; in 1996 it will occur on April 7th |
Easter |
200 |
November 17, 1995 |
In Canada & Great Britain it's usually the day following Christmas |
Boxing Day |
300 |
November 17, 1995 |
In 1789 it became the first U.S. holiday designated by presidential proclamation |
Thanksgiving Day |
400 |
November 17, 1995 |
This Jewish holiday is also known as the Feast of Lots |
Purim |
500 |
November 17, 1995 |
In 1972 the mayor of Burbank, Illinois limited trick or treating on this holiday |
Halloween |
100 |
July 5, 1995 |
The last Monday in March is Seward's Day in this state |
Alaska |
200 |
July 5, 1995 |
Maundy Thursday falls 3 days before this religious holiday |
Easter |
300 |
July 5, 1995 |
Each May this small Arizona community celebrates Wyatt Earp Days |
Tombstone |
400 |
July 5, 1995 |
This Christmas flower named for an American diplomat is honored on December 12 |
Poinsettia |
500 |
July 5, 1995 |
Jokingly, this May observance is said to fall nine months after Father's Night |
Mother\'s Day |
100 |
November 7, 1994 |
It's the last federal holiday of the year |
Christmas |
200 |
November 7, 1994 |
It's celebrated the evening before All Saints' Day |
Halloween |
300 |
November 7, 1994 |
The name of this 8-day Jewish festival is Hebrew for "dedication" |
Hannukah |
400 |
November 7, 1994 |
This French holiday that commemorates the storming of a prison is also known as la Fete Nationale |
Bastille Day |
500 |
November 7, 1994 |
The Ukranians use a batik process to decorate these fragile holiday items |
Easter eggs |
100 |
November 26, 1993 |
"I paid 50 cents to see the elephant jump the fence; he jumped so high, he touched the sky and didn't come back til'" then |
The Fourth of July |
200 |
November 26, 1993 |
In Bulgaria, the week before this 40-day period is Cheese Week; during it, you finish all your cheese |
Lent |
300 |
November 26, 1993 |
Celebration during which you might view the Mystic Krewe of Comos |
Mardi Gras |
400 |
November 26, 1993 |
Lost this saint of Padua's feast day? It can be found on June 13 |
St. Anthony |
500 |
November 26, 1993 |
This holiday is also known as Discovery Day |
Columbus Day |
100 |
May 23, 1990 |
December 21st, Forefathers' Day, commemorates the 1620 landing here |
Plymouth |
200 |
May 23, 1990 |
The only 2 months in which Ash Wednesday can occur |
February & March |
300 |
May 23, 1990 |
National Hospital Week honors the birthday of this founder of modern nursing |
Florence Nightingale |
400 |
May 23, 1990 |
The most candy bought for a holiday is for this springtime one, not Valentine's Day |
Easter |
100 |
May 14, 1990 |
The New Year's Day of this calendar can fall between our January 20 & February 20 |
Chinese calendar |
200 |
May 14, 1990 |
Bennington Battle Day, August 16th, is a legal holiday in this New England state |
Vermont |
300 |
May 14, 1990 |
The red or white rose is the official flower of this Sunday observance in June |
Father\'s Day |
400 |
May 14, 1990 |
Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this state where Betsy Ross worked as a seamstress |
Pennsylvania |
500 |
May 14, 1990 |
This day of prayer & celebration was first decreed by Gov. William Bradford inn 1621 |
Thanksgiving |
100 |
February 9, 1990 |
The old English belief that birds select their mates on a certain day may have given rise to this holiday |
Valentine\'s Day |
200 |
February 9, 1990 |
This Christian holiday is also called the Feast of the Resurrection |
Easter |
300 |
February 9, 1990 |
This Jewish holiday marks the end of the 10 days of penitence that begins with Rosh Hashanah |
Yom Kippur |
400 |
February 9, 1990 |
This holiday was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1792, the 300th anniversary of a historic event |
Columbus Day |
500 |
February 9, 1990 |
In the U.S. if May Day falls on Sunday, the following Sunday is this |
Mother\'s Day |
100 |
January 9, 1990 |
Day honoring a martyr beheaded at Rome under the Emperor Claudius; a lovely history it wasn't |
St. Valentine\'s Day |
200 |
January 9, 1990 |
Mexico defeated France at the Battle of Puebla on this date in 1862 |
fifth of May (Cinco de Mayo) |
300 |
January 9, 1990 |
The artist Rubens was born either on or the day before the feast day of these 2 saints |
Peter and Paul |
500 |
January 9, 1990 |
A holiday for most people in the U.S.; the Greek orthodox church says it's the day Jesus was circumcised |
January 1st (New Year\'s Day) |
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January 9, 1990 |
If Leon Spinks is in England on December 26, he might join in the observance of this |
Boxing Day |
100 |
November 16, 1988 |
A miss, hoping to be a mrs., might want to observe this November holiday created by Al Capp |
Sadie Hawkins Day |
200 |
November 16, 1988 |
During the Fiesta de San Fermin, these animals run through the streets |
bulls |
300 |
November 16, 1988 |
To commemorate this event, some New Englanders celebrate Forefathers' Day on December 21 |
the landing of the <i>Mayflower</i> |
400 |
November 16, 1988 |
Military bases are often open to the public on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday of this month |
May |
500 |
November 16, 1988 |
Palm Sunday occurs this number of days before Easter |
7 |
100 |
November 9, 1987 |
The Jewish 10 Days of Penitence begin & end on these two holy days |
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur |
200 |
November 9, 1987 |
United Nations Day falls on the anniversary of its founding, the 24th of this month |
October |
300 |
November 9, 1987 |
Mother's Day is in May; Father's Day is in June; and Grandparent's Day is in this month |
September |
500 |
November 9, 1987 |
The two U.S. federal holidays in November on which there is no mail delivery |
Veterans Day & Thanksgiving |
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November 9, 1987 |