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Christmas
| Cinco
de Mayo |
Dia del
los Muertos |
Dieciséis de Septiembre
Easter |
General Holiday
Sites |
Hanukkah
| Halloween
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Juneteenth |
Kwanzaa
| Las
Posadas |
Ramadan |
Thanksgiving
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Veteran's Day |
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Christmas |
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Christmas World by Bill Egan
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/kristmaworld/ |
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.theholidayzone.com/cinco/
index.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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Día de los Muertos |
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Mexican Tradition - Day of the Dead
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/
muertos.html |
Discusses
how Mexico celebrates this holiday. |
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Mexico Online - Day of the Dead -
El Día 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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Dieciséis de Septiembre
(September 16) This holiday celebrates
Mexico's independence from Spain. It is the equivalent to the
USA's Fourth of July. This is the true Independence Day in
Mexico. |
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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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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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Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
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Jewish Outreach Institute -
How We Celebrate Hanukkah
http://www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/
index.shtml |
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 Most Bewitching Night -
The History of Halloween
http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/09/
01_halloween.html |
Random History offers a brief, but
detailed 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.tshaonline.org/
handbook/online/articles/lkj01 |
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.history.com/topics/kwanzaa-history |
The history
channel offers history about Kwanzaa and describes the seven symbols. |
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Las Posadas |
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The Night of Las
Posadas
by Tomie dePaola |
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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 Día de los
Reyes. |
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Ramadan |
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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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Thanksgiving |
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Thanksgiving Day
http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/10/
23_thanksgiving.html |
Random History 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 has a whole section on their website devoted
to this holiday. There are teacher's guides, classroom projects
and activities, plus the history. |
