Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-05


ia that particular city will be cpa'
llat day. Does any one around tn:
rlace know whether January j i .
UanE holiday in Picking or athens .
Cape Town? Usually 10 one DEE.
it's hard enough to Keep rabs On IL
y holidays rampan; in these Cli!a2
Sl% .ea Il therefore becomes aec"s
airy 70 send an expensive cahieGr:nf'
70 "ct The information. This sort .tf
hing hGlpenS moi once, bar iHa5%
times. in every banking house vii,
N extensive foreign business.
im0ug the hnl days establishes n
custom the occasion is generally tic
aari,GrSa-2 az ~ t7arUrt9at rcti.i2.:i
'@en; Or the birthday of g naricn&i
Gro Such holidays arg theref5Ts 10
ra. ."hi'a church HOLIDAYS are Gcr tac
NOS, part general. Tie former class
prevails, in The newer arJi more DEM
0cratic countries, while the older ones
coHtiue themselves largely to the
church faSts and festivals
Whcra Holidays Are Thi3kcst.
Contrary to the popular notion, the
new dcmoeracieS OF the west caioy y
greater number of holidays Than their
sister nations Of the eastern hemi.
sphere. u the 81 nations or depend
encics listed Brazil leads. with 81
holidays. The United States, with
81, is close second, although she.
unlike Brazil, practically ignores the
church days Another popular dciu-
son Is shattered when wc find that
france las only IS formally observed
Day. ana Itaiy only :::.:%5. We had sup
posed the L#tinS always outtid lis IL
thus particular. Among the other bel
i;2crcuts Germany, il is presumed,
. will observe - days next year, Great
Britain 1G. japan IS and Russia Il.
II most OF these countries nuncroUs
local holidays ordinarily observed
have teen abandoned during the war.
The Study Of holidays is fasc!Mal.
il@ % the historian Those OF on
c@u courtry offer = particularly rici.
.aid. If one knew rhe meaning Of oil
lie half hundred days celebrated il
Tie United Sta;cs, "i.h he collateral
events connected with each, he wonii
be well rcrSeG IN The nations history.
One o. tuc iirst surprises u 2tur.
Tor such student !: 10 learn that the
United STATES hiss no national hell
day. Tile reader will 81 once think
OF Fourth of JulT and % the Fresi-
deng's Thanksgiving proclamation.
Eut not even these ar,. national. Act:
OF Congress and Presidents PFC
nouacements iii his respect apply
only 20 the ps-ric. - Columbia nnd
the territories. Tie states usually
follow suit, hut as 9 matter Of Gus
ton. only and nos Of law. Here is
chance 10 sin some bets from your
friends.
Americas Fad Letter Days.
american local holidays are rich ii
historical Significance. 0f such are
the ccmmemorarions Of Bunker HE
and Bennington and New Orleans and
san .Iacinto; the al! but forgotten
Fast Day of New England, still sur
yiviug il New Hampshire; Patriots
Day in Maine and Old Defenders DaE
IN Baltimore, Pioneer Day IL idaho
ana The various Admission DAYS no2.
ular with other Western states. Cen
+cdcrate siarlcr:2! haT n -SaaTh
,occ,her wlrh the birthdays Of Les
and Other heroes CT the CorfetaracT,
Two states have independence DAYS
of their own. Texas Observes her seq.
aration from Mexico "a 3In7cil :.
North Carolina ca@menloratcs tie
Halifax independence resolutions G.!
Anr;l - and the Meckiea5uFg dec:a-
ration on s!ey ~.
1t remains Tor Frederick ccuat...
-fc,- 10 celebrate III alone he rspC.-
Giation Of Cae STAMP ect, one C -le
most LEGAL celebrations CT 81 L-.-;o.-
tart naI:oaa! event or record.
among The 1avc-ire nontas 5or :.ol:
days the world over NoTenne- Leads;