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these are national. Acts of Congress
and Presidents announcements In
this respect apply only to the District
of Columbia and the territories. The
states usually follow suit, but as a
matter of custom only and not Of law.
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American local holidays are rich In
historical significance. OF such are the
commemOratiOns Of Bunker Hill and
Bennington and New Orleans and San
Jacinto; the all but forgotten Fast
Day Of New England, still surviving in
New Hampshire; Patriots Day In
Maine and Old Defenders Day in Bal
timore, Pioneer Day in Idaho and the
various Admission Days popular with
other Western states, Confederate Me
mortal Day in the South, together with
the birthdays of Lee and other heroes
of the Confederacy.
Two states have Independence Days
of their own. Texas observes her sep
aratiOn from Mexico on March 2, North
Carolina commentaries the Halifax
independence resolutions on April y
and the Mecklenburg declaration on
May 20.
1t remains for Frederick county, Md,
to celebrate all alone the reputation
Of the stamp act, one Of the most local
celebrations of an important national
event on record.
Among the favorite months for holl-
days the world over November leads,
with 26 out of Its possible 30 days
May comes next, with % and an addi-
tional Sunday not otherwise celebrat-
ed, thus actually tying November in
the number of days closed to business.
March, on the other hand, is the long
est all around business month, having
only 10 holidays.
New Years Day is the only holiday
universally observed. But, alas. X falls
on II different dates In different parts
of the globe, and some countries OBJ
serve more than one cf them Curious
ly enough one of our own states, Mas
sachusetts, does not make this a legal
holiday, though her citizens generally
observe 1t.
January is observed as New Years
Day In every country in all Europe eX-
cept Bulgaria, Greece, Roumana, Rus.
sla, Servla and Turkey; in all Euro
pean colonies in Africa and In Liberia
and Morocco; in every country and
colony in North, Central and South
America and In all parts Of Asia eX-
cept Aslatc Turkey and in Australasia.
In Bulgaria, Greece, Roumania, Rus.
sia, Servia and Turkey the old style
calendar prevails and the New Year
begins accordingly on January II.
The japanese New Year does, In
deed, begin on January l, but it is also
celebrated on the Sd and 9th Of that
month.
Then there are the Hindu New Year
On April IS; the Chinese New Year
February II to II (Which, by the way
is legal holiday in u part of the Unit
ed States-iawaiD; the AnnGmite
New Year, February II and Is. and
the Second Annamite New Year, June
10; the Parsi New Year, September
IL; the Persian New Year, March 81
to "a; the Mohammedan New Year
December 10 and II, and the Jewish
New Year, September u, 13 and IA
II is surprise to learn that the only
nation on earth making the Jewish
New Year a legal holiday is Turkey
Christmas Day, due to its religious
Significance, is not so generally OBJ
served as New Years Day. 1t has
moreover, only three different dates
The Armenian Church still observes
January g. Countries where the ole
style calendar prevails still celebrate
January 7.
From the ancient Olympic games anC
Dlonysian festivals down to our owl
time holidays have been intlmatel,
connected with the most profound al
well as the most frivolous aspects OF
human nature.