America's Favorite Holidays

<p>Many of America's favorite holidays including Christmas Easter Halloween and Valentine's Day originated far beyond our shores and long before our Founding Fathers were born. Some holidays including Thanksgiving Day the Fourth of July Flag Day Labor Day Lincoln's Birthday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Day President's Day Veteran's Day and Washington's Birthday were uniquely grounded in America's past. New Year's Day has become a feast of college football bowl games. Still others such as Cinco de Mayo Columbus Day and St. Patrick's Day are largely the products of America's rich ethnic and cultural diversity over time. And some have a very personal and specific purpose such as Mother's Day and Father's Day.</p> <p>America's favorite holidays provide us with much more than opportunities to simply goof-off or spend money. Celebration commemoration contemplation and remembrance are powerful forces that stimulate us to become better people to enjoy life more and to be more productive over time. Therefore Happy Holidays! everyone.</p>