Origin Of Holidays - The History of The Popular Holidays

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Do you want to learn the history behind popular U.S. and international holidays including religious, national, and fun holidays. Find out how they began and how they are celebrated. Just click on the link of the holiday you like. This area is still being worked on. If you see an "*" next to an entry, that means the article is finished.

• *April Fools
• *All Saints Day
• *Ash Wednesday
• *Boxing Day
• *Christmas
• *Cinco De Mayo
• *Columbus Day
• *Day Of The Dead (Dia De Los Muertos)
• *Easter
• *Flag Day
• *Good Friday
• Halloween
• *Hanukkah
• *Independance Day
• *Kwanzaa
• Labor Day
• Lent
• Mardi Gras
• Martin Luther King Jr Day
• Memorial Day
• New Year's Day
• *Passover
• *President's Day
• *Ramadan
• *Rosh Hashanah
• *Sadie Hawkins' Day
• *St Patrick's Day
• *Thanksgiving Day
• *Valentine's Day
• *Veteran's Day
• *Yom Kippur