Holiday Homepage

Links Celebrating the Holidays

• An American Thanksgiving on the Internet
• Holidays Around the World ... from World Book Online, includes the history of US and Canadian Thanksgiving.
• KidsDomain Thanksgiving
• Multnomah County (OR) Library KidsPage - Thanksgiving
• Plimoth-on-Web - Thanksgiving site

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Hanakkah  

• Hanakkah - Festival of Lights (maintained by ORTNet)

• Hanakkah - history and traditions hosted by the History Channel

• History of the Holidays: sponsored by the History Channel

• Holidays Around the World ... from the World Book online

• Jewish Children's Network ... traditions, vocabulary, recipes and more related to Hanukkah.

• Multnomah County (OR) Library KidsPage - Hanakkah

• Virtual Chanukah ... the story, games, recipes and more.

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Christmas

• Christmas.Com and Christmas Traditions Around the World

• History of the Holidays: sponsored by the History Channel

• Holidays Around the World ... from the World Book Online including history, customs, and traditions from around the world.

• How Christmas Works

• How Merry Christmas is Said: from Afrikaans to Yoruba, learn how to say Merry Christmas from around the world

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas ... Dr. Seuss' story with activities and an interactive coloring book.

• EMailSanta

• Multnomah County (OR) Library KidsPage - Christmas

• White House Holiday Traditions ... view decorations of the White House as well as traditions from prior Presidents and their families.

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Kwanzaa

• History of the Holidays: sponsored by the History Channel

• Kwanzaa Information Center (Melanet)

• Kwanzaa- What Is It? (University of Wisconsin - Madison )

• Multnomah County (OR) Library KidsPage - Kwanzaa

• Official Kwanzaa Web Site ...

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Ramadan

• Holidays Around the World - World Book

• Islamic Holidays and Observances ... from the Colorado State University, this site provides a brief overview of the meaning, traditions, and common sayings related to Ramadan.

• Multnomah County (OR) Library KidsPage - Ramadan

New Years

• Auld Lang Syne ... the words for the famous song first written by Robert Burns and traditionally sung on New Years Eve.

• BrainPop Happy New Years ... learn about New Years with this interactive site.

• Celebration of the Chinese New Year ... from the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, also includes the Chinese Animal Zodiac

• Chinese New Years - maintained by the University of British Columbia, Canada.

• Countdown to Chinese New Year ... and interactive game hosted by PBS.

• Fortune Cookies Online ... crack a "virtual cookie" and read your fortune.

• KidProj Multi-Cultural Calendar - submissions by children from around the world explaining how New Year's Day is celebrated in their country.  Maintained by the KidLink project.

• Merpy's New Year Celebration ... learn how to say "Happy New Year" in many languages (requires Flash).

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