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Holiday Histories: Thanksgiving Quiz
How much do you remember about the history of Thanksgiving? Find out in this quiz from Probe Ministries."That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:" -Psalm 78:7 -
Holiday Histories: Halloween
The Celts lived more than two thousand years ago in what is now Great Britain, Ireland, and northern France. Their new year began on November 1. The festival that began the previous evening honored Samhain, the Celtic… -
Holiday Histories: Declaration Day
Declaration Day? Don't you mean Independence Day? On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, commonly known as the Declaration of Indepe… -
Holiday Histories: Easter
Easter may have come from an early English word, Eastre (or according to the Venerable Bede, Eostre): the name of a pagan goddess of spring, the name of a spring festival, or the name of the season itself. Or it may hav… -
April Fool's Day
There have been many explanations for the ancient custom of playing practical jokes on the first of April, but none agree. In 1564, in France, when New Year's Day was changed to January 1, those that continued to celebr… -
Holiday Histories: New Year's Day
The Egyptians were the first to adapt a 365 day solar calendar. They didn't account for the extra fourth day, however, so their year drifted gradually into error.The Romans started out with a year of 10 months beginning… -
Holiday Histories: Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day may have been derived from three sources: Lupercalia, two legendary Christian martyrs, and the Old English belief that birds mate on February 14, plus perhaps the belief that spring is a time for lovers.L… -
Holiday Histories: Christmas
History:Christmas started in Europe as a pagan winter solstice festival. When the Europeans were converted to Christianity, they refused to give up their pagan festival, so the Catholic Church made it into a day to cele… -
Holiday Histories: Thanksgiving
The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated when 39 English settlers arrived at Berkeley Plantation on the James River near what is now Charles City, Virginia on December 4, 1619. The group's charter required that th…
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