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Title: Christmas
Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse

Author: Various

Editor: Robert Haven Schauffler

Release Date: July 25, 2006 [eBook #18908]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

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Our American Holidays

Edited by

Robert Haven Schauffler

and Others

A series of anthologies for the use of students and teachers in schools
and colleges; consisting of the best verse, plays, stories, addresses,
special articles, orations, etc. Applicable to the holidays listed as
follows:

CHRISTMAS.........................._December 25th_
DEMOCRACY DAYS....................................
EASTER............................_March or April_
GOOD WILL DAYS....................................
HALLOWE'EN.........................._October 31st_
INDEPENDENCE DAY........................_July 4th_
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY................._February 12th_
THE MAGIC OF BOOKS....................._Book Week_
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC...................._Music Week_
MEMORIAL DAY............................_May 30th_
MOTHER'S DAY................_Second Sunday in May_
PAN-AMERICAN DAY......................_April 14th_
PEACE DAYS........................................
ROOSEVELT DAY......................._October 27th_
THANKSGIVING..........._Last Thursday in November_
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.............._February 22nd_

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Our American Holidays

CHRISTMAS

Its Origin, Celebration and Significan