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• Holiday Zone, The
  Features online holiday resources such as learning games, craft projects, songs, and coloring pages. Browse holidays from New Year's Day to Chrismas, including Valentine's, Easter, and the Fourth of July.
  www.theholidayzone.com
• 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
• Billy Bear's on Holidy
  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
• Web Holidays
  Find information about popular, state, religious, and other holidays from around the globe. Browse resources for holidays including Chritmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year. Offers holiday crafts, activities, recipes, and images.
  www.web-holidays.com
• Holiday Spot, The
  Find links and information about holidays around the world. Features history facts, greeting cards, holiday wallpapes, recipes, jokes, games, and crafts.
  www.theholidayspot.com
• 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 natinal holiday, and current thoughts on intergenerational issues.
  www.intergenerationday.org
• Sadie Hawkins Day
  A short history of Sadie Hawkins day, the mid-20th century ritual inspired by Al Capp's "Li'l Abner" comic strip. Learn how Sadie Hawkins' legacy allowed 1940s and 1950s women to ask men on a date instead of vice versa -- if only once a year.
  www.lil-abner.com/sadiehawk.html
• 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
• International Firefighters' Day
  Find out about Internatinal 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
• Holocaust Memorial Day UK
  Learn about Holocaust Memoral 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
• 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 Yeas.
  www.kidsdomain.com/holiday
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• • 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
  • 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
  • CelebrationCorner.com
    Offers holiday recipes, family activities, and gift ideas using Nestle candies. Includes suggestions for Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Birthday, Valentine's Day, and summer.
    www.celebrationcorner.com
  • 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
  • UNESCO: International Mother Language Day
    The 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1999 decided to launch and observe an International Mother Language Day on 21 February every year throughout the world. Find out how linguistic diversity will strengthen the unity of societies.
    portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19644&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT...
  • Peace Corps Week
    Weekly commemoration of the work done by Peace Corps volunteers around the world. With event information and registration information for former volunteers Held yearly around March 1, the anniversary of the organization.
    www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.former.pcweek
  • 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
  • Constitution Day
    Find facts and lesson plans about Constitution Day, the Amercan holiday commemorating the signing of the United States Constitution. Observed on September 17th.
    www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day
  • World Population Day
    Find out about World Population Day, a world-wide event raising awareness of global population and overpopulation issues. Held annually on July 11. From the United Nations Population Fund.
    www.unfpa.org/wpd
  • National Hugging Day
    Find out about National Hugging Day, the January 21st holiday dedicated to giving hugs from your heart. Includes suggestions for celebrating the day in your community, as well as a list of most huggable people.
    www.geocities.com/hugging_whining/Hugging.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
  • International Mother Language Day
    Explores the background and adoption of the resolution by UNESCO to observe 21st February every year as International Mother Language Day.
    www.pmo.gov.bd/21february/imld_back.htm
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kidswork
    Holiday and seasonal illustrations and drawings by Florda elementary students. Browse art for each occasion, and see facts and stories about holidays and their traditions.
    www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/1807
  • FamilyFun Holidays
    Online guide to holiday crafts, recipes, parties, and games throughout the year.
    familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/specialfeature/celebrate_holidays
  • • Razzle Dazzle Recipes
      Recipes for holidays and special occasions.
      www.razzledazzlerecipes.com
    • Allrecipes: Holidays and Events Recipes
      Find holiday recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, and other holidays and events.
      holiday.allrecipes.com
    • Bonfire Night Recipes
      Tasty ways to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day from Hookery Cookery. Includes recipes for traditional favorites like burgers, toffee apples, parkin cake, baked potatoes, and more.
      www.hookerycookery.com/bfire-menu.htm
    • Food Network: Entertaining
      Food Network's recipes and inspiration for holidays, parties, and gatherings.
      www.foodnetwork.com/food/entertaining
    • holidayrecipe.com
      Contains a wide range of recipes and menu ideas for holidays and special occasions.
      www.holidayrecipe.com
    • Bawarchi - Makar Sankranti Recipe
      Includes recipe of Til Polis.
      www.bawarchi.com/festivals/sankranti.html
    • CooksRecipes.com: Holiday Cookie Recipes
      Presents a wide variety of holiday-themed cookie recipes, including Christmas, Easter, Valetine's Day, and Halloween.
      www.cooksrecipes.com/holiday-recipes/holiday-cookie-recipes.html
    • Epicurious: Holidays
      Includes menus, recipes, and cooking tips for holiday and seasonal cooking.
      www.epicurious.com/cooking/holiday
    • Cookbook Recipes
      For the eight Pagan sabbats and the full moon.
      www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7039/AshlinCB.html
    • Lunch Lessons Back to School
      Features inventive lunchbox menus with sandwich and cookie recipes.
      www.epicurious.com/cooking/holiday/back_to_school/lunchbox
    • Eating Ummah-Mix this Eid-ul-Adha
      Offers a menu including dishes from around the Muslim world.
      www.soundvision.com/recipes/ummaheid.shtml
    • Readers Digest.com: Memorable Holiday Meals
      Menu ideas with recipes for Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa dinners as well as for cocktail and caroling parties.
      www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9524603&channelId=4&subChannelI...
    • Year in Entertaining, A
      Includes menus and ideas for holidays and occasions including Mardi Gras, Cinco de Mayo, Bastille Day and Oktoberfest.
      abigslice.com/entertainingyear.html
    • Allrecipes: Holiday Baking: Bake and Freeze
      Holiday baking recipes for cranberry and eggnog quick breads, yeast breads like Christmas stollen, cookies, and pies. Also includes freezing tips.
      allrecipes.com/HowTo/Holiday-Baking-Bake-and-Freeze/Detail.aspx
    • Whole Foods Market: Your Personal Guide to the Holidays
      Gude to holiday entertaining that offers cooking tips and how-tos, wine suggestions, and holiday recipes.
      www.wholefoodsmarket.com/holidays
    • Hershey's Holiday Recipes
      Provides a variety holiday dessert recpes for chocolate lovers.
      www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes/search-results.asp?holiday=1
    • MarthaStewart.com: Holiday Recipes
      Martha Stewart offers her holiday cooking recipes, including party ideas, practical planning tips, desserts, appetizers and hors d'ouevres, holiday baking, and cookies for birtdays, New Year, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Easter.
      www.marthastewart.com/holiday-recipes