Celebrating Families Calendar
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Start: 12:00 pm
International Volunteer Day is a day in which every individual is encouraged to participate in voluntary services in their community. Refer to the the World Volunteer Web for ideas and toolkits needed to organize your own IVD event.
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12 / 6
Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:30 am
The Alliance for Excellent Education hosts its 2006 Breakfast Forums on Promising Practices in Secondary Education in Washington, DC.
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12 / 7
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12 / 13
Start: 12:00 pm
On December 13, 1769, the Royal Governor of New Hampshire donated land for the establishment of a college “for the education and instruction of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land…” Reverend Eleazar Wheelock founded Dartmouth.
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12 / 16
Start: 6:00 pm
Hanukkah is the Jewish eight-day celebration that is also called the Festival of Lights.
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12 / 22
Start: 12:22 am
The Winter Solstice is the day when the distance between the Tropic of Capricorn and the sun is the shortest. Because of the earth's tilt, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning farther away from the sun than at any other time during the year. This makes the Winter Solstice the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere where it marks the beginning of winter.
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12 / 25
Start: 12:00 pm
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Christian messiah. Feasts are often held and presents given. It is a time of celebration, family and religious observance.
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12 / 26
Start: 12:00 pm
Kwanzaa is an African American celebration that is centered around the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) with particular emphasis on the unity of families.
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12 / 27
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12 / 31
Start: 12:00 pm
New Year's Eve is the last day of the calendar year, or December 31 in the Gregorian calendar. Since most of the world uses this calendar, New Year's Eve is celebrated around the globe.
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01 / 1
Start: 12:00 pm
On January 1, 1825, the first juvenile reformatory in the nation opened its doors in New York City. Six boys and three girls were its first inmates. By 1835, the inmate population grew to more than 1,600. The New York House of Refuge became the model for reformatories in other large U.S. cities.
Start: 12:00 pm
With this proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln freed slaves living in territories in rebellion against the U.S. government. Slavery was not constitutionally ended until the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. President Lincoln’s act did, however, broaden his goals for the Civil War beyond the preservation of the Union to include freedom for all.
Start: 12:00 pm
More than 12 million immigrants were processed at the facilities on Ellis Island in the harbor of New York City from the time it opened in 1891 until 1954. Its unique role in American history was recognized when Ellis Island became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965. It reopened to the public as a museum in 1990.
Start: 12:00 pm
Last day of this annual celebration of African American heritage. Kwanzaa means "first fruits" in Swahili and emphasizes unity within African American families.
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