Why is San Jacinta a Holiday?
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Well, it could possibly be referring to the battle of San Jacinto which was a decisive battle of the Texas Revolution but I don't think I've ever heard of anyone celebrating it before.
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Cinco de Mayo is widely celebrated by Mexican-Americans and their descendants in the United States. Many cities with significant Mexican and Chicano populations throughout the US schedule special events on the 5th of May. In Los Angeles, most notably, revelers fill the streets in front of City Hall for speeches and performances by Mexican entertainers on this day.\n\nAlthough the celebration of this holiday has historically been limited to Latin-American communities, particularly in the southwest, it has become increasingly popular across the country and among all ethnic groups in the last 10 years. In recent years, it has been celebrated widely and in a similar style as St. Patrick’s Day — namely a celebration and identification with Mexicans, their culture, food, and music by Anglos and other unrelated ethnic groups. However, many Americans have only a cursory understanding of the significance of this day; it is often mistakenly assumed to be Mexico’s independence day, and in practice, it is usually celebrated on a superficial level.\n\nHope this helps.
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Well May 1st will be holiday.
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The United States is a diverse country, and as a result Americans celebrate many different holidays. Many holidays and observances recognized as national, or federal, holidays. On these days, most schools, businesses, and many shops are closed. \n\nFederal holidays include: Holiday Date \nNew Year's Day  January 1  \nMartin Luther King Day  Third Monday in January  \nInauguration Day  Every four years on January 20  \nWashington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)  Third Monday in February  \nMemorial Day Last Monday in May \nIndependence Day (Fourth of July)  July 4  \nLabor Day  First Monday in September  \nColumbus Day  Second Monday in October  \nVeterans Day  November 11  \nThanksgiving Day  Fourth Thursday in November  \nChristmas Day December 25 \n\nAmericans also celebrate several other holidays or observances that are not recognized as national holidays. On these days, schools, businesses, and shops remain open.\n\nMost of these holidays fall into a group of non-religious observances. This group includes:\n\n? Groundhog Day (February 2)\nThe day when the groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow. If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole. If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground.\n\n? Valentine?s Day (February 14)\nThe day when Americans show friends and loved ones that they care. Candy and roses "the flower of love" are exchanged as are ?valentines,? greeting cards named after the notes that St. Valentine received in jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic, and heartfelt or funny and friendly.\n\n? St. Patrick?s Day (March 17)\nAn Irish holiday brought to the United States by immigrants in the 18th century. Festivities to mark the holiday of Ireland?s patron saint include everything from parades to the ?wearing of the green? to the serving of green beer. If someone doesn't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, they might get pinched.\n\n? April Fool?s Day (April 1)\nAmericans play small tricks or practical jokes on friends and strangers alike on the first of April, a tradition dating back to 16th-century France. Whatever the trick if the innocent victim falls for the joke, the prankster yells, ?April Fool!? The most clever April Fool?s joke is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke is played. \n\n? Earth Day (April 22)\nThe day when Americans say ?thank you? to Mother Nature and do their part to help conserve, protect and celebrate the environment. Typical observances include recycling projects, fundraising concerts, and litter cleanup efforts. \n\n? Mother?s Day (second Sunday in May)\nThe day of the year when children, young and old, try to show in a tangible way how much they appreciate their mothers. American children of all ages treat their mothers to something special, such as breakfast in bed, handmade gifts, or flowers. \n\n? Father?s Day (third Sunday in June)\nOn this day, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner, or otherwise made to feel special. \n\n? Halloween (October 31) \nThe day when American children dress in costumes and knock on their neighbors' doors and yell, "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. The holiday is not just for kids. Americans young and old join in the Halloween festivities by carving jack-o'-lantern pumpkins, attending parties, playing games, and telling scary stories. \n\n? Kwanzaa (December 26-31)\nAn American holiday based on the African celebration of the first harvest of the year. Founded upon the Nguzo Saba, or the seven principles of unity -- self- determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Kwanzaa encourages African Americans to think about their African roots in addition to their present-day life in America. \n\n \nHa Ha I cheated ;))
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its an american holiday celebrating the pilgrims and indians gathering to share a meal after a bountiful summer, the indians, or native americans, taught the settlers how to hunt game in this country and how to grow corn, squash and beans and how to preserve them to last through the winter so they wouldnt starve, the pilgrims landed in the north east and it gets quite cold and snowy there in winter, they gave thanks to the Indians for their help and thanked their god that they had the help of the native peoples to help them survive.
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County offices aren't closed to today because it is a christian holiday...K
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No.  It's a federal holiday.
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it is a holiday that celebrated by women on march 8. its to recognize and appreciate women kinda like mothers day only mothers day is just for mothers but ziua femeii is for all women\n\nyoure welcome
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Well, both Saturday and Sunday are holy days in some religions - time for rest. Hence, the weekend has formed around this.
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The vast majority of Americans want it recognized as a federal holiday, so ... that's the way of it.\n\n.
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Because it is a celebration (mas(s)) of Christ's birthday. Christ's  +  mas (celebration)= Christmas
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My favorite Holiday is Christmas.
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Here in Argentina it is traditional to take the tree down on January 6th ("Día de Reyes") so the answer is yes.\nOf course, some years I'm lazy and I wait longer.
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January 6, Epiphany.  Beautiful holiday,  celebrated as part of Puerto Rico's Christmas Holidays.  \nit is known as the day of the Three Kings (or wise men/magi): Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. According to an old legend based on a Bible story, these three kings saw, on the night when Christ was born, a bright star, followed it to Bethlehem and found there the Christchild and presented it with gold, frankincense and myrrh.\nChildren in PR put grass in a shoebox and put it under their beds.  When they wake up, the shoebox is filled with goodies, toys and candies.  Families celebrate together and go to church.
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In Portugal the national day isn't the independence day. The Portugal day is June 10th, which "celebrates" the death of the greatest poet in portuguese history, Luís de Camões, in 1580 - actually, the same year when Portugal lost its independence to Spain. Then the day when independence was restored, 1st December 1640, is also celebrated and called "the day of the independence restoration".\n\nThat said, there isn't much more to say. Neither of them are days when people drink and party. They are just holidays, which means they are like Sundays. You don't have to work so you can stay home and rest or go out with your family and friends or something. There are no great celebrations, fireworks or anything. The only people who actually celebrate it are the military and important political leaders like the President, who delivers a speech. The flag is displayed and the anthem is performed by the military band and it is all on tv, in the morning, but most people is sleeping. Nobody actually cares.\n\nI don't know how it works in other countries, but according to movies and tv shows in USA there are only a few holidays and most of them are heavily celebrated, like 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas. In Portugal it's not like that. We have 4 political holidays and 7 religious holidays, plus New Year's, Carnival and Labour day. The only ones that we actually celebrate are New Year's, Carnival, Easter and Christmas. All the others are like Sundays, just a day when we don't have to work.\n\nThose are national holidays only; then each town has its own local holiday on the day of the patron saint, and at least here in Porto that is the day when we do drink and party hard. Our saint is St. John. Although religious in origin, it is not celebrated as a religious holiday anymore, it's just great fun on the streets all night long. In other cities they celebrate other saints, like St. Anthony in Lisbon, but I'm not sure what they do.\n\nJune 10th is officially called "Day of Portugal, Camões and the portuguese communities", and large portuguese communities in foreign countries do celebrate it. I've seen it on tv, they go on the streets wearing the national colours, display flags, play portuguese folk music, eat and drink portuguese typical food and wine. It's probably a day when they feel closer to their home country.
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wow, what a good question, I hope people with interesting racial ideas about colonisation and the genocide of the native people go into more detail than I I have time for right now.\n\nwhy the holiday ... its a part of the story the country tells itself, to define itself.  every country has a "once upon a time, there was ...this place... and then some people came and did amazing things... and that's why we exist!" whatever, and down through the centuries, certain people who were real at some point get mythologized, like columbus and davy crockett.  these figures are always white european males, but that's how it goes.  \n\nbut its changing - we already have martin luther king day, so I have hope for a better story for the future...
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I dont know about your question, but Seperation of Church and State isnt really complete...\n\nWhy do they have Christmas and Thanksgiving as public holidays?