Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-09

| 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.
from your friends.
- rner' - HOLIDAYS ararich In
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 I'm Idaho and the
various Admission Days popular with
other Western states, Confederate Me-
mortal Day In the South, together with
the birthdays = 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 IL
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 fav0rite months for holi-
days the world over November leads,
with 20 out Of its possible 30 days
May comes next, with Is and an add
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, Il falls
on ii different dates In different parts
of the globe, and some countries OBJ
serve more than one Of hem. Curious
ly enough, one of our own states, Mas
sachusetts, does not make this n legal
holiday, though her citizens generally
observe II.
January is observed as New Years
Day In every country in all Europe ex-
cept Bulgaria, Greece, ROumania. Rus
STA, Servia 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 Asiatic Turkey and In Australasia.
In Bulgaria, Greece, ROumania, Rus
sia, Servla and Turkey the old STYLE
calendar prevails and the New Year
begins accordingly on January ID.
The japanese New Year does, In
deed, begin on January |, but Il IS also
celebrated on the 3D. and 9th of that
month.
Then there are the Hindu New Year,
on April 10; the Chinese New Year
February IL to Il (Which, by the way,
is legal holiday In a part Of the Unit.
ed States-HawaiD the Annamlte
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 II
to "a; the Mohammedan New Year,
December 10 and II, and the Jewish
New Year, September u, 10 and Il.
1t Is surprise to learn that the only
nation on earth making the Jewish
New Year legal holiday Is Turkey
Christmas Day, due to It's religious
significance, Is not so generally OBJ
served as New Years Day. II has.
moreover, only three different dates
The Armenian Church still observes
January 8. Countries where the old
style calendar prevails still celebrate
January T.
From the ancient Olympic games and
Dionysian festivals down TO our own
time holidays have been intimately
connected with the most profound on
well as the most frivolous aspects Of
human nature