Another widely celebrated winter holiday is the New Year’s Day. Regardless of countries and cultures, New Year is one of the most universally celebrated festivities around the world. It falls on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar and is the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year. In many countries, New Year celebrations include partying [...]
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Another of the winter holidays celebrated in December is Kwanzaa (December 26th-January 1st). Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 as a way to bring the African-American community together. Kwanzaa celebrates African-American heritage and means “first fruits” in the Swahili language. Kwanzaa celebrates seven principles of African heritage. Each day of celebration is dedicated to one of the [...]
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Here are a few fun Christmas videos for you to enjoy!
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Christmas is one of the major holidays celebrated in the month of December. It is celebrated by billions of people around the world. Christmas was traditionally a Christian holiday to commemorate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and is celebrated on December 25th. In modern times Christmas is celebrated by people of both Christian and [...]
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There are many holidays celebrated around the world in the month of December. When you hear about festive holiday lights it could be in reference to decorated Christmas trees, candles on a Menorah, or the candlelight of Kwanzaa. It’s a special time of year when families, friends and communities come together to celebrate winter festivities [...]
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Ever wonder how many holidays are in December? I did a little searching and found this list: Entire Month of December: – Hi Neighbor Month – National Stress Free Family Holiday Month – Read a New Book Month – Safe Toy & Gift Month – Universal Human Rights Month – Safe Toy & Gift Month [...]
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Today is the first day of December! Thanksgiving is over, and school has started again, for another few weeks. Soon there will be holidays again. Do you like crafts? Check out these books for ideas: Hanukkah crafts / Karen E. Bledsoe Christmas crafts / Fay Robinson The best holiday crafts ever! / by Kathy Ross [...]
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