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Celebrate the Seasons

Celebrate the Seasons. There is no season such delight can bring, As summer, autumn, winter, and the spring. ~ William Browne. March 20/21 – June 20. Spring. Easter Always comes on a Sunday in March or April, just after the start of spring. A celebration of new life

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Celebrate the Seasons

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  1. Celebrate the Seasons There is no season such delight can bring,As summer, autumn, winter, and the spring. ~ William Browne

  2. March 20/21 – June 20 Spring • Easter • Always comes on a Sunday in March or April, just after the start of spring. • A celebration of new life • Symbols – Bunnies & Eggs • Cinco de Mayo • The 5th of May • A time to celebrate Mexican History and culture. • Celebrate the Mexican way of life. • Parades showcasing traditional clothing, music and dance.

  3. March 20/21 – June 20 Spring • Memorial Day • Observed on the last Monday in May. • A day to remember the men and women in the United States military who died for their country. • Celebrate with camp-outs, barbeques, and other outdoor activites. • Symbol – American Flag, parades, and red-paper poppy flower (found growing in battlefield graveyards in France during WWI)

  4. June 21 – September 21 Summer • Independence Day • 4th of July – Celebration of the birthday of our country! The Declaration of Independence declared that the US was free from England. • Celebrate with family and friends with barbeques, picnics, parades, red, white & blue, and fireworks. • Labor Day • Celebrated on the first Monday in September • Celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers - It reminds us of how hard people work each day.

  5. September 22/23 – December 20 Fall • Columbus Day • Celebrated on the second Monday in October. • A celebration of Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America. • Halloween • October 31 • A time to enjoy sweets and dress up in costumes. • A time for parties, ghost stories and games. • Symbols – pumpkins, witches, bats ghost and candy

  6. Veteran’s Day • The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery . • A day to thank all the people in the military that are serving our country. • Thanksgiving • Celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November. • A time for people to think about what they are thankful for.. • Families get together for large feasts. • Symbols – turkey, pumpkin pie, ears of corn, & cornucopias - “horn of plenty”

  7. December 21/22 – March 19 Winter • Christmas • December 25 • Symbols – Christmas trees, holly, cookies, gifts & carols • Gives a feeling of peace and happiness. • Celebrating the birth of Jesus • Kwanzaa • Honoring universal African American and culture, • Observed from December 26 to January 1 • Features activities such as lighting a candle holder with seven candlesand culminates in a feast and gift-giving • Hannukah • Celebration of Lights • 8 night Jewish Holiday • Commemorates the rededication of the Holy temple in Jerusalem. • Symbols – Menorah, Dreidel,, Doughnuts, Latkes, Chocolate Gelt

  8. New Year’s Day • January 1 • Oldest holiday celebrated by people all over the world. • Families gather to think about the year to come • Most people stay up to midnight on New Year’s Eve • Parades and football • Marin Luther King Jr. • Observed on the 3rd Monday in January (Martin Luther Kings Jr.’s birthday is on January 15) • Honoring a man who was a civil rights leader • King was the chief spokesman for non violent activism in the civil rights movement which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law.

  9. More Holidays • Valentine’s Day • Groundhog Day • President’s Day • Grandparent’s Day • May Day • April Fool’s Day • Election Day • Tax Day • Sweetest Day • Mother’s Day • Father’s Day

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