Fun and Interesting Holidays (P124.C9.V2)


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Date	Event Name	Category	Start	End	Location	Notes
1/6/2004	Dia de los Santos Reyes					Also known as the "12th" day of Christmas or Three Kings Day. For more info see http://three-kings.holiday.com/
2/2/2004	Groundhog Day					Early Spring?
2/12/2004	Lincoln's Birthday					This is Abraham Lincoln's actual birthday. Observed as a federal holiday in combination with George Washington's birthday on the third Monday in February.
2/24/2004	Fat Tuesday					Also known as Mardi Gras which is celebrated from January 6th through Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday
4/1/2004	April Fool's Day
4/4/2004	Daylight Saving Time Begins					Set Clocks ahead one hour at 2am.
5/5/2004	Cinco de Mayo					This is not as many people think Mexico's Independence Day. The holiday of Cinco De Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862.
6/14/2004	Flag Day					For more info. go to http://www.usflag.org/flag.day.html
6/19/2004	Juneteenth					The word "Juneteenth" comes from the words "June" and "19th", which according to southern folklore is when the slaves of Texas first learned of their freedom. Though technically freed in 1863, the slaves did not learn of their freedom until the arrival of the Union soldiers on June 19th, 1865. This was after the end of the Civil War and 2 1/2 years after the proclamation was first issued.
9/11/2004	Grandparents Day
10/31/2004	Daylight Savings Time Ends					Set Clocks back one hour at 2am
11/1/2004	Dia de los Muertos					Also know as Day of the Dead
12/26/2004	The Festival of Kwanzaa (start)					Kwanzaa is a 7 day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration, community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th, the day after Christmas, and continues until New Years Day, January 1st.
1/1/2005	The Festival of Kwanzaa (ends)
1/6/2005	Dia de los Santos Reyes					Also known as the "12th" day of Christmas or Three Kings Day. For more info see http://three-kings.holiday.com/
2/2/2005	Groundhog Day					Early Spring?
2/8/2005	Fat Tuesday					Also known as Mardi Gras which is celebrated from January 6th through Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday
2/12/2005	Lincoln's Birthday					This is Abraham Lincoln's actual birthday. Observed as a federal holiday in combination with George Washington's birthday on the third Monday in February.
4/1/2005	April Fool's Day
4/3/2005	Daylight Saving Time Begins					Set Clocks ahead one hour at 2am.
5/4/2005	Cinco de Mayo					This is not as many people think Mexico's Independence Day. The holiday of Cinco De Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862.
6/14/2005	Flag Day					For more info. go to http://www.usflag.org/flag.day.html
6/19/2005	Juneteenth					The word "Juneteenth" comes from the words "June" and "19th", which according to southern folklore is when the slaves of Texas first learned of their freedom. Though technically freed in 1863, the slaves did not learn of their freedom until the arrival of the Union soldiers on June 19th, 1865. This was after the end of the Civil War and 2 1/2 years after the proclamation was first issued.
9/10/2005	Grandparents Day
10/30/2005	Daylight Savings Time Ends					Set Clocks back one hour at 2am
11/1/2005	Dia de los Muertos					Also know as Day of the Dead
12/26/2005	The Festival of Kwanzaa (start)					Kwanzaa is a 7 day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration, community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th, the day after Christmas, and continues until New Years Day, January 1st.
1/1/2006	The Festival of Kwanzaa (ends)
1/6/2006	Dia de los Santos Reyes					Also known as the "12th" day of Christmas or Three Kings Day. For more info see http://three-kings.holiday.com/
2/2/2006	Groundhog Day					Early Spring?
2/12/2006	Lincoln's Birthday					This is Abraham Lincoln's actual birthday. Observed as a federal holiday in combination with George Washington's birthday on the third Monday in February.
2/28/2006	Fat Tuesday					Also known as Mardi Gras which is celebrated from January 6th through Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday
4/1/2006	April Fool's Day
4/2/2006	Daylight Saving Time Begins					Set Clocks ahead one hour at 2am.
5/3/2006	Cinco de Mayo					This is not as many people think Mexico's Independence Day. The holiday of Cinco De Mayo commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862.
6/14/2006	Flag Day					For more info. go to http://www.usflag.org/flag.day.html
6/19/2006	Juneteenth					The word "Juneteenth" comes from the words "June" and "19th", which according to southern folklore is when the slaves of Texas first learned of their freedom. Though technically freed in 1863, the slaves did not learn of their freedom until the arrival of the Union soldiers on June 19th, 1865. This was after the end of the Civil War and 2 1/2 years after the proclamation was first issued.
9/9/2006	Grandparents Day
10/29/2006	Daylight Savings Time Ends					Set Clocks back one hour at 2am
11/1/2006	Dia de los Muertos					Also know as Day of the Dead
12/26/2006	The Festival of Kwanzaa (start)					Kwanzaa is a 7 day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration, community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th, the day after Christmas, and continues until New Years Day, January 1st.
1/1/2007	The Festival of Kwanzaa (ends)
1/6/2007	Dia de los Santos Reyes					Also known as the "12th" day of Christmas or Three Kings Day. For more info see http://three-kings.holiday.com/
2/2/2007	Groundhog Day					Early Spring?
2/12/2007	Lincoln's Birthday					This is Abraham Lincoln's actual birthday. Observed as a federal holiday in combination with George Washington's birthday on the third Monday in February.
2/20/2007	Fat Tuesday					Also known as Mardi Gras which is celebrated from January 6th through Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday

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