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Our holiday is New Years Day. It is celebrated on January 1st. There are different dates it started but I will tell you to of them. Christian leaders changed a normal day into a national holiday. Ancient Egyptians decided that when the Nile River overflowed its banks starts the new year. Most people in the U. stay up all night to watch the ball drop. The ball drop is in Times Square at midnight but you can watch it on the tv. Sometimes we stay at home to.
Ependence Day started July 4 ,1776 . The 4 of July because Tomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence two be free. Then they had a meeting. The Declaration of Independence was signed. Finally the Declaration of Independence was adopted. People celebrated the 4 of July by fire works, carry flags, wear red ,white, and blue bands play, watch parades play games and festivals. Click here to see our Animoto video. Click here to hear our song.
Ay is celebrated on September 7. President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a holiday. He made it a holiday in 1894. Labor Day honors the fight for workers rights. People used to work long hours for only a bit of money. Even children worked for long hours. On this holiday we have picnics and cookouts. Football season starts, too. Most people have the day off. Click here for our Animoto video. Click here to listen to our song.
We are studying the holiday Veterans Day. It is on November 11. It does not matter what day of the week it is on. We made it a national holiday. Click here for our Animoto video. Click here to hear our song.