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 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 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 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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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