- 123IndependenceDay
Learn about Indian Independence Day, celebrating India's liberation from Britain on August 15th, 1947. Features historical events and celebrations in several countries including India and USA.
www.123independenceday.com
- Billy Bear's on Holiday
Offering holiday-themed online games, coloring pages, craft ideas, and eCards for kids. Find activities and materials for New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays.
www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/fun.htm
- BlackDog Loves Holidays
Find holiday games, puzzles, screen savers, and more for kids of all ages. Includes activities and resources for Christmas, Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, and Father's Day.
www.blackdog.net/holiday.html
- Constitution Day
Find facts and lesson plans about Constitution Day, the American holiday commemorating the signing of the United States Constitution. Observed on September 17th.
www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day
- Darwin Day@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Darwin__Charles_Robert__1809_1882_/Darwin_Day
- day-finder.com
Find the dates and days of the week of upcoming national and religious holidays.
www.day-finder.com
- Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
A national initiative to remind parents that what your kids really want at the dinner table is you.
www.casafamilyday.org
- FamilyFun Holidays
Online guide to holiday crafts, recipes, parties, and games throughout the year.
familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/specialfeature/celebrate_holidays
- Festivals, People, and Cultures
Provides information and photos of Chinese New Year's Day and Japanese holiday festivals. Also covers carnivals and New Year's Day celebrations from around the world.
www.hgpho.to/home-E.html
- Festive Fever
Calender of festivals featuring the customs, traditions, legends, and significance of different holidays by month. Also includes graphics, eCards, chat rooms, and community forums.
www.festivefever.com
- History of Holidays
Directory of online resources about the history of holidays around the world, including Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, and Thanksgiving.
www.essortment.com/in/Holidays.History/index.htm
- Holiday Insights: World Teacher Day
World Teacher Day overview from Holiday Insights, with origins of the day set aside on October 5 to recognize teachers around the world.
www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/October/worldteacherday.htm
- Holiday Spot, The
Find links and information about holidays around the world. Features history facts, greeting cards, holiday wallpapers, recipes, jokes, games, and crafts.
www.theholidayspot.com
- Holiday Zone, The
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Features online holiday resources such as learning games, craft projects, songs, and coloring pages. Browse holidays from New Year's Day to Christmas, including Valentine's, Easter, and the Fourth of July.
www.theholidayzone.com
- Holiday Zone: Fall
Activities and ideas for Fall holidays. Includes Autumn arts and crafts, coloring pages, games, language activities, poetry, and songs.
www.theholidayzone.com/autumn
- Holiday Zone: Winter Celebrations
Crafts and activities for Winter holidays. Find Christmas and holiday art projects, games, poetry, and songs for frosty celebrations.
www.theholidayzone.com/winter
- Holidays - The Spark of Yahoo! Blog
Collection of holiday articles from The Spark, the Yahoo! Directory blog written by its Search Editors. Find awesome sites and generous blog posts on Random Acts of Kindness Week, Black History Month, Halloween, and Hanukkah.
dir.yahoo.com/thespark/category/Holidays
- Holidays at Twilight Bridge
Find images and ideas to help you celebrate holidays from around the world, including New Year's Christmas, Hanukkah, Purim, and Ramadan. Features recipes, jokes, poems, quotes, songs, crafts, and greetings.
www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/general
- Holidays Central
Holidays Central features holiday recipe ideas, party tips, travel ideas, shopping tips, traditions, and and other holiday resources.
holidayscentral.com
- Holocaust Memorial Day UK
Learn about Holocaust Memorial Day in the U.K., held annually on January 27th to commemorate victims of Nazi persecution. Find community events, lesson plans, and other educational resources.
www.hmd.org.uk
- Intergeneration Day
Learn about Intergeneration Day, held annually on the first Sunday in October to celebrate connections between people of all age groups. Covers the efforts to make the day a national holiday, and current thoughts on intergenerational issues.
www.intergenerationday.org
- International Association for Women of Color Day (March 1st)
Find out about Women of Color Day, celebrated annually on March 1st to honor the contributions of women of color. Learn about the holiday's origin, evolution, and current community events.
www.womenofcolorday.com
- International Firefighters' Day
Find out about International Firefighter's Day, held on 4th May to honor the contributions and sacrifices made by firefighters worldwide. Includes a calendar of IFD events, firefighter stories and poems, and a guest forum.
www.iffd.net
- International Mother Language Day (1)
Read about the history and philosophy behind International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference to be observed every year on February 21.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Holidays_and_Observances/International_Mother_Language_Day
- Inti Raymi '98
Facts about Inti Raymi, the most important holiday of the ancient Inca empire, celebrated June 24. With photos and history of the solstice festival, which marked the beginning of the Incan New Year.
www.infoperu.com/en/view.php?lang=en&p;=101
- John Muir Day
Learn about John Muir Day, the U.S. holiday celebrated yearly on April 21st to honor naturalist and explorer John Muir. Includes links to lesson plans, news articles, and biographical facts about Muir.
www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/john_muir_day
- Kids Domain Holidays
Find holiday and seasonal fun for kids. Includes games, crafts, recipes, and gift ideas for holidays such as Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Halloween, and New Years.
holidays.kaboose.com/index.html
- Martha Stewart Living: Holidays
Get holiday recipes, tips, and party decoration ideas for Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and others.
www.marthastewart.com/holidays
- Medieval Holidays
Lists holiday that were celebrated during medieval times on the Julian Calendar, with dates and a brief description of each holiday.
www.medieval.net/medievalholidays.htm
- National Blonde Day
Official site of National Blonde Day, held on June 30th, encouraging blondes and blondeness across America. Sponsored by the Blonde Legal Defense Fund, aiming to dispel stereotypes about blondes.
www.nationalblondeday.com
- National Day of Reason
Learn about the National Day of Reason, held the first Thursday in May as a companion to the National Day of Prayer. Intended to celebrate reason and to raise awareness of government-sanctioned sectarianism.
www.nationaldayofreason.org
- National High Five Day
Official site for National High Five Day, which falls on the third Thursday of April each year.
www.nationalhighfiveday.com
- National Iguana Awareness Day (NAID)
Observed on the second Saturday in September, National Iguana Awareness Day aims to put a stop to impulse iguana buying and to see iguanas in captivity get better care. Includes iguana facts and event information.
www.niad.org
- National Public Science Day 1999: Our Changing Earth
1-day celebration dedicated to learning about the changing planet. During the '98-'99 school year, teams across the U.S. investigated earth science topics in their communities, and showcased the results on January 21, 1999.
sln.fi.edu/psd99/index.html
- NationalArchives.gov: Federal Holidays
Federal holiday calendar from the United States National Archives and Records Administration.
www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html
- RJL Software: Entertainment Software
Downloadable shareware programs good for playing pranks on unsuspecting computer users, including April Fools' Day tricks.
www.rjlsoftware.com/software/entertainment
- Saint Joseph's Day - La Festa di San Guiseppe
Describes the customs, recipes, and traditions of La Festa di San Guiseppe, the holiday dedicated to St. Joseph, celebrated by Italians and Italian-Americans on March 19th. Includes information about St. Joseph's Day events in New York City.
members.aol.com/nonstopny/italiano/stjoseph.htm
- Space Week@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Conferences_and_Events/World_Space_Week
- System Administrator Appreciation Day
Yearly holiday honoring system administrators or sysadmins, those responsible for maintaining multi-user computer, telephone, or voicemail systems. Celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.
www.sysadminday.com
- TimeandDate.com: World Teachers' Day
World Teachers' Day background, with information on how the United Nations observance is celebrated around the world.
www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-teachers-day
- Web Holidays
Find information about popular, state, religious, and other holidays from around the globe. Browse resources for holidays including Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year. Offers holiday crafts, activities, recipes, and images.
www.web-holidays.com
- Wikipedia: Federal Holidays in the United States
List of federal holidays in the United States from Wikipedia, with presidential proclamations of public holidays, and context of holidays.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_holiday
- Wikipedia: World Teachers' Day
Information about World Teachers' Day, with links to resources.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Teachers%27_Day
- World Book Day@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Events/World_Book_Day
- World Book Encyclopedia: Holidays Around the World
Learn about the history of winter holiday season worldwide, from Christmas and Hanukkah to Our Lady of Guadalupe Day in Mexico and Guy Fawkes Day in the U.K. From World Book Encyclopedia.
www2.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html/holidays.htm
- World Hello Day
Held annually on November 21, World Hello Day celebrates the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. Participate by greeting ten people, sending a message to world leaders that communication settles conflicts better than force.
www.worldhelloday.org
- World Population Day@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Population/World_Population_Day
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