Holidays and Observances in the Yahoo! Directory

Holiday Zone, The
Features online holiday resources such as learning games, craft projects, songs, and coloring pages. Browse holidays from New Year's Day to Christmas, including Valentine's, Easter, and the Fourth of July.
www.theholidayzone.com
International Association for Women of Color Day (March 1st)
Find out about Women of Color Day, celebrated annually on March 1st to honor the contributions of women of color. Learn about the holiday's origin, evolution, and current community events.
www.womenofcolorday.com
Kids Domain Holidays
Find holiday and seasonal fun for kids. Includes games, crafts, recipes, and gift ideas for holidays such as Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Halloween, and New Years.
www.kidsdomain.com/holiday
System Administrator Appreciation Day
Yearly holiday honoring system administrators or sysadmins, those responsible for maintaining multi-user computer, telephone, or voicemail systems. Celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.
www.sysadminday.com
World Population Day
Find out about World Population Day, a world-wide event raising awareness of global population and overpopulation issues. Held annually on July 11. From the United Nations Population Fund.
www.unfpa.org/wpd
National Day of Reason
Learn about the National Day of Reason, held the first Thursday in May as a companion to the National Day of Prayer. Intended to celebrate reason and to raise awareness of government-sanctioned sectarianism.
www.nationaldayofreason.org
Spirit of the Season
Lesson plans and online resources about the winter holidays, including Christmas, Hannukah, New Year's, and Kwanzaa. With games and activities for both elementary and upper school students. From the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/season
Sadie Hawkins Day
A short history of Sadie Hawkins day, the mid-20th century ritual inspired by Al Capp's "Li'l Abner" comic strip. Learn how Sadie Hawkins' legacy allowed 1940s and 1950s women to ask men on a date instead of vice versa -- if only once a year.
www.lil-abner.com/sadiehawk.html
FamilyFun Holidays
Online guide to holiday crafts, recipes, parties, and games throughout the year.
familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/specialfeature/celebrate_holidays
National Public Science Day 1999: Our Changing Earth
1-day celebration dedicated to learning about the changing planet. During the '98-'99 school year, teams across the U.S. investigated earth science topics in their communities, and showcased the results on January 21, 1999.
sln.fi.edu/psd99/index.html
World Hello Day
Held annually on November 21, World Hello Day celebrates the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. Participate by greeting ten people, sending a message to world leaders that communication settles conflicts better than force.
www.worldhelloday.org
BlackDog Loves Holidays
Find holiday games, puzzles, screen savers, and more for kids of all ages. Includes activities and resources for Christmas, Chanukah, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, and Father's Day.
www.blackdog.net/holiday.html
History of Holidays
Directory of online resources about the history of holidays around the world, including Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, and Thanksgiving.
www.essortment.com/in/Holidays.History/index.htm
Peace Corps Week
Weekly commemoration of the work done by Peace Corps volunteers around the world. With event information and registration information for former volunteers Held yearly around March 1, the anniversary of the organization.
www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.former.pcweek
Kidswork
Holiday and seasonal illustrations and drawings by Florida elementary students. Browse art for each occasion, and see facts and stories about holidays and their traditions.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/1807
Holiday Zone: Winter Celebrations
Crafts and activities for Winter holidays. Find Christmas and holiday art projects, games, poetry, and songs for frosty celebrations.
www.theholidayzone.com/winter
Festive Fever
Calender of festivals featuring the customs, traditions, legends, and significance of different holidays by month. Also includes graphics, eCards, chat rooms, and community forums.
www.festivefever.com
Inti Raymi '98
Facts about Inti Raymi, the most important holiday of the ancient Inca empire, celebrated June 24. With photos and history of the solstice festival, which marked the beginning of the Incan New Year.
www.infoperu.com/en/view.php?lang=en&p=101
National Hugging Day
Find out about National Hugging Day, the January 21st holiday dedicated to giving hugs from your heart. Includes suggestions for celebrating the day in your community, as well as a list of most huggable people.
www.geocities.com/hugging_whining/Hugging.html
Holidays at Twilight Bridge
Find images and ideas to help you celebrate holidays from around the world, including New Year's Christmas, Hanukkah, Purim, and Ramadan. Features recipes, jokes, poems, quotes, songs, crafts, and greetings.
www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/general