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Emily Hope Hildebran Sub-Topic: 4th of July

1. Question: Independence Day is the anniversary of the day on which the was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, ---.

Answer:

Independence Day is the anniversary of the day on which the **Declaration of Independence** was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, **1776**.

2. Question: are things like logos, songs, buildings, monuments, uniforms, or even pictures that have come to mean or represent something to people.

Answer:
 * Symbols ** are things like logos, songs, buildings, monuments, uniforms, or even pictures that have come to mean or represent something to people.

3. Question:

Not until -, however, was the Fourth of July set aside as a national holiday.
Answer:

A leprechaun is an __Irish fairy__ who looks like a small, old man about 2 feet tall.
﻿Danielle Cotton Sub-Topic: Thanksgiving

1. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 between the _ and the Indians. Answer: Pilgrims The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America The first Thanksgiving lasted for _days. Answer: 3 Their chief, //Massasoit//, and 90 braves came to the celebration which lasted for 3 days. 2. Who was the first president to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday? Answer: President Lincoln Thanksgiving can, however, be traced back to 1863 when Pres. Lincoln became the first president to proclaim Thanksgiving Day. 3. What day is Thanksgiving on this year? Answer: November 24, 2011 This year Thanksgiving will fall on Thursday November 24, 2011.

Elizabeth King Sub-Topic: Halloween

1. Halloween is a contraction of All Hallows Even, meaning the day before All Hallows Day (better known as All Saints Day. It is a Catholic holiday to honor the memory of Christian saints and[| martyrs] observed since the early Middle Ages on November 1.

2. October 31st

3. Masks and costumes were worn in attempt to mimic the evil spirits.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of "souling," when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Emily Lubrido <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sub-topic: Easter

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. White House

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Scandinavian

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. German

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amber Sheppard <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sub-topic: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The third Monday in January **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">What was MLK’s famous speech called?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">"I have a dream" **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.MLK was born in **Atlanta**, Goergia