Holidays & Celebrations

Young Readers Learn About Cinco De Mayo Through Simple Text, Photos, And Activities.

Young Readers Learn About Hanukkah Through Simple Text, Photos, And Activities.

Young Readers Learn About Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Through Simple Text, Photos, And Ac...

Young Readers Learn About Ramadan Through Simple Text, Photos, And Activities.

June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas. Enslaved African Americans worked in ...

Christmas is coming, and it's everyone's favourite time of the year. But how much do you ...

Did you know that an old tradition in Scandinavia tells of a Yule Goat who wanders around...

Spunky and Pepe are spending time together in the jungle. They are hot, so they cool off ...

Natasha Yim tells of her experiences of watching dragon races in Hong Kong and also tells...

Mexican families hold an annual celebration to honor loved ones who have died.

Using bright-colored dyes and waxes, people of Ukrainian descent continue a tradition of ...

Learn about Greek Easter traditions: crimson eggs, symbolic religious services, and an Ea...

The tradition of the dropping of the ball in Times Square on New Years

A collection of Easter traditions throughout the United States.

Pressure from businesses and stores convinced FDR to try making Thanksgiving a week earli...

Nativity scenes around the world. Creches from three different countries--Peru, Poland, A...

Article explains that Hanukkah is on the same day every year...just on a different calend...

Eli shares his birthday with April Fool's Day and he hopes he won't get fooled again this...

Memorial Day traces its roots back to the Civil War and to a small town in Pennsylvania.

Share a special holiday in the Danish tradition--as it was celebrated nearly a hundred ye...

People all over the world have wedding traditions. Some traditions are similar to one ano...

The United States remembers great leaders by celebrating holidays, including Martin Luthe...

There are many special ingredients in a Thanksgiving dinner, but there is one that is the...

Families from different cultures celebrate the new year in different ways.

The third Monday of January is set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was...

There are many kinds of holidays, and people celebrate them by doing everything from wavi...

The various activities and celebrations of the Mexican holiday that honors people who hav...

For five days every fall, India shines especially bright. The occasion is Diwali, the cou...

A celebration of new life. That is the point of Easter for Christians and non-Christians....

Spinning the dreidel. This is what many Jewish children most look forward to during Haunu...

You could say the best is saved for last when it comes to Chinese New Year. The Lantern F...

Christmas is a holiday of symbols. Evergreen trees stand for life in the dead of winter. ...

Black, red, and green. These are the colors of Kwanzaa, the celebration of African-Americ...

Lunch is the favorite time of day for many kids. So it might be hard for them to understa...

Often called Turkey Day, Thanksgiving is a scary time to be a gobbler. The bird is often ...

In Christmas, early readers will learn about the Christian holiday of Christmas and the w...

In Easter, early readers will learn about the Christian holiday of Easter and the ways pe...

In Diwali, early readers will learn about the Hindu holiday of Diwali and the ways people...

In Hanukkah, early readers will learn about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and the ways p...

In Kwanzaa, early readers will learn about the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa and th...

In Chinese New Year, early readers will learn about this Chinese holiday and the ways peo...

In Halloween, early readers will learn about the holiday of Halloween and the ways people...

In Thanksgiving, early readers will learn about the American holiday of Thanksgiving and ...

In Valentine's Day, early readers will learn about the holiday of Valentine's Day and the...

In Veterans Day, early readers will learn about the American holiday of Veterans Day and ...

In Day of the Dead, early readers will learn about this Mexican festival and the ways peo...

In Holi, early readers will learn about this Hindu festival and the ways people celebrate...

In Lantern Festival, early readers will learn about this Asian festival and the ways peop...

In Mardi Gras, early readers will learn about this American festival and the ways people ...

In St. Patrick's Day, early readers will learn about this American festival and the ways ...