Special Days In Brief

April Fool's Day ( All Fool's Day )

Day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another.

Christmas Day

The festival of Christ's birth celebrated by most Christian Churches on 25 December.

Halloween (  Hallowe'en )

Holiday celebrated on the evening of October 31 observed by children dressed in costumes who go from door-to-door collecting candy.

Independence Day

A day celebrating the anniversary of national independence; esp. 4 July in the US, commemorating the making of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

New year's Day

Holiday on January 1st which celebrates the beginning of a new year.

Thanksgiving Day

National holiday of feasting and giving thanks for divine blessings or goodness (celebrated on the last Thursday in November in the United States and on the second Monday in October in Canada).

Valentine's Day

Holiday observed in North America and in some European countries on February 14th in which people exchange tokens of love and affection (particularly between sweethearts).

All Saints' Day

Church festival celebrated on November 1st in honor of all of the saints.