halloween
when is Halloween celebrated
October 31
when is thanksgiving celebrated
the fourth Thursday of November
when is Christmas celebrated
december 25th
when is easter celebrated
the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox.
what day is the 4th of july
4th of July
what was the original name for Halloween
All hallow´s eve
why do we celebrate Thanksgiving
celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year
what do we honor on christmas
The birth of Jesus Christ
what do we celebrate easter
The resurrection of Jesus Christ
what was the 1st name of 4th of july
independence day
what is the reason we celebrate Halloween
It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits.
what president declared thanksgiving a holiday
Abraham Lincoln
what year was christmas declared a holiday
1870
when was easter first celebrated
4th of april 326A.D
why we celebrate the 4th of july
announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain
when did we start celebrating Halloween
around the 19th century
why do we eat turkey on thanks giving
the Pilgrims ate turkey at their first feast because of the abundance of edible wild turkeys in New England
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Is easter a national holiday
No
who declared the 4th of july a holiday
Congress
who was the person that made Halloween a holiday
Pope Gregory III
when was thanksgiving declared a national holiday
October 3, 1789
how many countries celebrate christmas
160
how many countries celebrate easter
over 95
why do we launch fireworks on the 4th
In 1776, future President John Adams imagined – in a letter to his wife, Abigail – that a sparkling sky would honor the 13 soon-to-be-independent colonies every year from that point onward