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Holidays on the Net - featuring animations, music, stories, movies, games, coloring pictures, and fun!
Multi-Cultural Calendar - searchable database of holidays celebrated by peoples around the world; an endeavor of Kidproj.
Candlegrove Winter Holidays - ancient origins of the holidays, with information on Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, Yule, and more.
Cathy's Picnic - holiday information, stories and activities for kids.
Celebrations Around the World
Constitution Day - September 17.
Doc's Holidays
Earth Calendar - marks holidays, celebrations, and observances from around the world.
Electra: Swing into the Holidays - advice and ideas to help make your holidays less stressful, more productive and fun.
European Traditions and Festivals - created by European schoolchildren.
Grandparents Day - official site of National Grandparents Day with history, activities for groups and families, and contests. Celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
Heather's Happy Holidaze Page - information on a number of holidays. Design and concept by eight-year old Heather, HTML coding by her parents.
Holidays Commonly Observed in North America
Holidays.Nations - displays the date and notes holidays for a number of countries, based on IP address.
In Observance of National Secretary's Day - in appreciation of the hardest working people in the office, or a florists' conspiracy? This site asks these questions about this April 24 observance.
Indonesian National Holidays - includes Islamic, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist festivals for the 1990s.
International Internet Day - on October 1st, 1999 the Internet turns thirty. Directory of celebrations around the globe, and a giant online birthday card.
Inti Raymi '98 - the most important holiday of the Inca empire, celebrated June 24. With photos and history.
John Muir Day - John Muir, noted conservationist and wilderness explorer, is celebrated on his birthday, April 21.
Kasukabe International Friendship Association - An association promoting international friendship in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan
Kid's Domain Holidays - holiday and seasonal fun for kids - downloads, clip art, online games, printable puzzles, crafts, recipes and more.
Kidswork - holiday and seasonal illustrations and compositions by students of a Montessori School Art Program.
Larry Freeman's Holidays Page
Lincoln Sees His Shadow and Falls in Love - a shadow puppet play that combines all February holidays, narrated by George Washington's wooden teeth.
Lupercalia - a brief history of the ancient Roman holiday celebrated on the Ides of February.
Message Mates - free, downloadable, animated message bearers to help celebrate holidays, birthdays, and more.
National Iguana Awareness Day (NAID) - September 11, 1999; to put a stop to impulse iguana buying and to see iguanas in captivity get better care.
National Public Science Day 1999: Our Changing Earth - during the '98-'99 school year, teams across the United States are investigating earth science topics in their communities, and showcasing the results on January 21, 1999.
Peace Corps Day
Tartan Day - April 6th. Find out more about Scots and Scotland, chat or send Tartan Day postcards.
Techies Day - October 5, 1999. The first national day to celebrate the contributions of technology professionals to our world.
Web Holidays - information about popular, state, religious, and other holidays from around the globe.
Winter Festivals - artwork and writing about a variety of winter holidays and celebrations as researched by first grade students at Riverdale Grade School in Portland, Oregon.
World Book Day@
World Book Encyclopedia: Holidays Around the World - November and December are full of revelry, celebration, and solemn religious occasions, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the New Year.
World Hello Day - held annually on November 21. Participate simply by greeting ten people. This activity sends a message to leaders, encouraging them to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts.
World's Bank Holidays - contains list of bank holidays country by country.