Do you know your holidays – when they are and what they celebrate?

First, before reading the below ask yourself if you know the date of each of the following holidays and what we celebrate them for.  If you correctly know the answer for each one– your knowledge of this subject is beyond incredible: Advent, Epiphany, Easter, Lent, Pentecost, Memorial Day, Labor Day.

Religious holidays-

• Epiphany – is January 6 i.e. the 12th day after Xmas.  It was the day the wise men (Magi) arrived.   Epiphany also means a sudden leap of understanding, as that is what they had when the Magi saw the Christ child.
• Easter – is observed on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox (the moment in time when the center of the sun is directly above the earth’s equator). It was the day of Christ’s resurrection.
• Lent – is the 40 day (7 week) period starting with Ash Wednesday and ending on the Holy Saturday preceding Easter. It marks that period of time, rather than an event.
• Pentecost – 7th Sunday (50 days) after Easter (in May).  It is 10 days after the annunciation (which was when the Angel Gabriel announced toMarythat she would give birth to the Christ child).  On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were in the upper room and fire rained on their heads and they became filled with the Holy Spirit.
• Advent – the 4-week period immediately preceding Christmas, starts on December 1.  It celebrates a period of time before Christ was born.

 

Non-religious (secular) holidays-

• Memorial Day – last day in May. It is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.
• Labor Day – 1st Monday in September.  It originated inCanadaand denotes the end of the summer. The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parades.

 

Legal Holidays inFlorida

 

Take this test.  You will be surprised at the answer.

 

Which of the following are officially legal holidays throughout the State ofFlorida, according to Florida Statutes, chapter 683?  Check off each that applies then scroll down for the correct answer.

 

1. Arbor Day
2. Pan American Day
3. PascuaFloridaDay
4. Grandmother’s Day
5. Patriots’ Day
6. I am an American Day
7. Teacher’s Day
8. Retired Teacher’s Day
9. Children’s Day
10. Save theFloridaPanther Day
11. Juneteenth Day
12. Law Day
13. Missing Children’s Day.
14. Alzheimer’s Disease Day.
15. None of the Above
16. All of the Above.

 

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Answer:

All of the above!

 

If you find this hard to believe, go to the public library and look up theFloridastatutes, chapter 683, or use this web link:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes