December 25th is Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Many people decorate their houses with Christmas trees and lights and give presents to family members. Christmas is a federal holiday. The African-American holiday of Kwanzaa is the last week of December. Candles are lit to represent the virtues of the African-American people.
Many holidays are uniquely our own and many have been borrowed from other countries.
Name a famous person from the reading and say why the person is famous. This Essay and Discussion Questions are taken from Chapter 2 of Community Life in the USA Book 1. Copyright 1997, Federal Way Branch, American Association of University Women. Federal Way, WA 98093.