What Holidays Are Celebrated in The USA?

By Jackie McConner


A holiday is definitely a special day reserved where no work is done on that day and most times, celebrations are held to commemorate it. Even though Sunday is known as the initial holiday because it's a day away from the first six days of work and one of rest, it's really a holiday which is taken for granted every week as it comes every 7 days.

Every single country has its own customs and holidays. In the USA throughout the entire year a lot of holidays are celebrated and there are holiday cards printed for each and every of these days. A number of cards are humorous, serious, or romantic. Every person is going to be drawn to a different sort of design depending on the recipient of the card.

New Years Day is the first holiday of the year plus it's a day off from work for a lot of people. It's a day when people begin to live with and assume responsibility for those resolutions they made to lose weight, go to church each and every Sunday, spend much more time with family, or simply just to become a much better person.

Several holidays have already been added to American's holidays because of significance one has made to human kind, such as Martin Luther King Day, which is celebrated on the third Monday in January. Next comes President's Day on the third Monday in February. After that Easter comes, with millions of holiday cards being sent to loved ones commemorating Jesus' resurrection.

Mother's Day and Father's Day are holidays celebrated with affection and holiday cards and gifts for parents everywhere. Memorial Day, along with Independence Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day are all celebrated with a day off from work for a lot of workers and schools. They're anticipated each and every year by every person who respects the veterans.

Halloween, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve are all important to many different groups. Halloween isn't a nationwide holiday yet it is recognized as a holiday that is growing in almost as much money invested in it as Christmas gifts. You can be certain that holiday cards are printed for and sent for just about every holiday celebrated.

We think of Thanksgiving as the most well-known holiday here in America nevertheless, it was really an autumn harvest celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrims with the Indians who also shared in the feast of thanksgiving. The day was in fact celebrated by states and provinces till President Lincoln deemed it a nationwide holiday for November in 1863.

Each holiday has a unique meaning to those people celebrating it. A holiday card recognizing that you value the things they stand for, one with a verse that says what you could not say, a special word of affection or thought means a whole lot to the person getting the card. Quite a few cards are incredibly costly and a few holiday cards are cheap. It does not really matter the purchase price, just what matters is the thought.




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