Holidays and
Celebrations
Martin Luther King Day
 Martin Luther King Jr.
From Seattle Times; The Man; The Movement; The Legacy;
The Holiday; Electronic Classroom; Talking about It
CNN's Black History
Month
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic
Site
This site contains the King Assassination Trial Transcript
Martin Luther King Jr.
Resources
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quiz
with Kids
A
Conversation with Rev. Bernice King -- January 15, 1997
Read the interview with Dr. King's daughter.
New Year's Day
Auld
Lang Syne by Robert Burns
Here are the words to this New Year's Eve song.
Auld
Lang Syne
Read about the story of this song from The Burns Encyclopedia.
Happy
New Year
A New Year history and celebrations that starts with the Babylonians.
New
Year's Day
New Year traditions from many times and places.
The
Auld Farmer's New-Year-Morning Salutation to His Auld Mare Maggie
Some other New Year's poems from Robert Burns.
Tournament
of Roses
Information about the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose
Bowl Game
Chinese New Year
and More
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Greeting
Cards
China Holidays
This site is an adoption site that also provides information on the
Chinese holidays for perspective adoptive parents.
The Chinese Dragon
Boat Festival
Qu Yuan the Poet. Dragon Boat
Festival
Origin, story, other information
Black History Month
African-American
Odyssey
American Memory project of the Library of Congress.
Black History
Month: Exploring African-American issues on the Web
"This
Web site was created to support students as they explore topics related to
Black History and African-American issues. A wide variety of Internet-based
activities are listed below that individual students or whole classes can
use... If you're looking for the fact gathering kind of learning, try the
Black History Treasure Hunt."
Images of African
Americans from the Nineteenth Century
Digital Schomburg, New York Public Library
Museum of Afro-American History
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham
Lincoln Online
Abraham
Lincoln (from the White House site)
 Abraham Lincoln
Research Site
First Inaugural Address,
1861
Second Inaugural
Address, 1865
The History Place
Presents Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
First Inaugural Address,
1789
George Washington
Papers, 1741-1799
Historic Mount Vernon
This is the
official Web site for Mount Vernon, George Washington's home.
Second
Inaugural Address, 1793
The Library of
Congress' Washington documents.
The Washington Monument Virtual
Visitor Center
Groundhog Day
FYI about Groundhog
Day
Groundhog
Day
Read about the history of this day from Information Please's
Factmonster.
Groundhog Day Official Web Site
Site from the home of Punxsutawney Phil.
Wiarton Wille
Read about this
official Canadian weather groundhog.
Groundhog Day
Interesting
story of Groundhog Day brought to you by the Stormfax Weather Almanac.
Groundhog Day and Chinese
Astronomy
This is an essay from the Philosophy of Science collection by Kelley
L. Ross, PhD.
Come to
the Groundhog Day Party
This site contains a lesson plan from Education World.
Groundhog
Day
Groundhog Day songs and a collection of links to other Groundhog Day
site.
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras from
NewOrleans.com
Mardi Gras on the Net
Learn the history of the Mardi Gras celebration at this site.
Official Mardi Gras Home Page
Virtual Bourbon Street, broadcasts of the parades, and much more.
Presidents' Day
Valentine's Day
- Amore' on the Net
Send a
free valentine.
Saint
Valentine
Read about Saint Valentine.
The History of
Valentine's Day
Site from the History Channel.
Tokens of Love
Victorian valentines from the collection of Malcolm Warrington
The Science of
Love
March
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's
Day
Read about the legends of St. Patrick the shamrock, parades and other
celebrations, etc.
St. Patrick's
Day
Information about St. Patrick and Ireland from InfoPlease.
St. Patrick's
Festival
Find out how St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in
different parts of Ireland and around the world.
St. Patrick's Day
This site includes customs, traditions and history of St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick
Read the story of St. Patrick.
Erin
Go Braugh
You will find a collection of recipes for St. Patrick's Day from
Allrecipes.com.
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