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Memorize these and you could recognize 19.1% of all Holidays clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halloween | 22 | It originated in festival honoring Samhain, God of Death, whom Celts linked to coming of the cold season |
| 2 | Labor Day | 19 | This holiday is a symbol of summer's end in the U.S. but in Europe, its equivalent is celebrated on May 1 |
| 3 | Memorial Day | 16 | This U.S. federal holiday is observed on the last Monday in May |
| 4 | Columbus Day | 15 | The earliest date on which this holiday can fall is October 8th |
| 5 | Easter | 14 | In 1963 the Vatican Council OK'd a resolution to fix the date of this observance |
| 6 | Veterans Day | 13 | Until June 1, 1954, this was officially called "Armistice Day" |
| 7 | Arbor Day | 13 | Charles Schulz says his favorite "Peanuts" TV special was for this spring observance |
| 8 | Ramadan | 12 | Muslims fast during daylight hours for this entire month |
| 9 | February | 12 | It's the only month which can start on a Sunday & can end on a Saturday |
| 10 | Bastille Day | 12 | The French call this holiday "Fete nationale du 14 Juillet" |
| 11 | St. Patrick's Day | 11 | This March holiday is traditionally celebrated with the "wearing of the green" |
| 12 | September | 11 | Mother's Day is in May; Father's Day is in June; and Grandparent's Day is in this month |
| 13 | May | 11 | Month in which "Here we go gathering nuts" |
| 14 | Hanukkah | 11 | This Jewish holiday begun in 165 B.C. celebrates the purification of the temple of Jerusalem |
| 15 | June | 11 | Father's Day always falls on this day of the year |
| 16 | July | 10 | This month was formerly called Quintilis |
| 17 | Flag Day | 10 | Public law 99-54 recognizes “pause for the pledge” as part of this holiday |
| 18 | April | 10 | Lincoln was assassinated in this month which T.S. Eliot called the "cruellest" |
| 19 | Good Friday | 10 | A legal holiday in 12 states, it occurs 2 days before Easter |
| 20 | Valentine's Day | 9 | Ranked #2 after Christmas, about 850 million greeting cards are sold yearly for this holiday |
| 21 | Passover | 9 | Jewish holiday also known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread |
| 22 | Alaska | 9 | On the last Monday in March this state celebrates Seward's Day to commemorate its purchase |
| 23 | Thanksgiving | 8 | O. Henry called it the most “purely American” holiday |
| 24 | October | 8 | United Nations Dayfalls on the anniversary of its founding, the 24th of this month |
| 25 | Kwanzaa | 8 | Jamaican jerk chicken & candied sweet potatoes can be part of a feast called Karamu, held on Dec. 31, the sixth day of this |
| 26 | Christmas | 8 | Holiday associated with Little Jack Horner's pie |
| 27 | Yom Kippur | 7 | This Jewish day of atonement comes 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, the new year |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 7 | Every November 4th, this state observes the birthday of humorist Will Rogers |
| 29 | Mother's Day | 7 | It's the occasion in America on which the highest percentage of families eat out |
| 30 | Louisiana | 7 | August 30th, Huey P. Long Day, is a holiday in this state, but only if proclaimed by the governor |
| 31 | Idaho | 7 | This state's championship chariot races are held each March in Pocatello |
| 32 | Hawaii | 7 | Each June 11 this state celebrates King Kamehameha I Day |
| 33 | December | 7 | In the part of South America south of the equator, summer begins during this month |
| 34 | Ash Wednesday | 7 | In Great Britain, Pancake Tuesday is followed by this day |
| 35 | Wyoming | 6 | The Jackson Hole Shootout in this state features a stagecoach robbery reenactment |
| 36 | Utah | 6 | The Mormon pageant is a dramatic annual event in Manti in this state |
| 37 | Purim | 6 | Also referred to as the Feast of Lots, this Jewish holiday is marked by the reading of the book of Esther |
| 38 | Pentecost | 6 | Ascension Day falls 10 before this Christian observance; Corpus Christi, 11 days after it |
| 39 | November | 6 | In this month in 1917 U.S. papers first printed reports of the Bolshevik Revolution |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 6 | This state's Suffolk Country observes Bunker Hill Day every June 17 |
| 41 | grandparents | 6 | Legislated in 1978 the first Sunday after Labor Day is set aside to honor these relatives |
| 42 | Father's Day | 6 | It was 1st celebrated publicly in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910 |
| 43 | Cinco de Mayo | 6 | While this day is hardly noted in Mexico itself, it is a major holiday among Mexican-Americans |
| 44 | August | 6 | Saying this month had none, Games Magazine ran a contest to find it a holiday |
| 45 | the Tour de France | 6 | Henri Desgrange, founder of this event, created its maillot jaune, 1st worn by Eugene Christophe, riding from Grenoble |
| 46 | Vermont | 5 | Every year on August 16th, this state observes the anniversary of the Battle of Bennington |
| 47 | Texas | 5 | March 2 was the date of this state's 1836 declaration of independence & is now a legal holiday there |
| 48 | Minnesota | 5 | If you're into jogging, try the Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard Run in January in this state's Int'l Falls |
| 49 | March | 5 | Until 1752, the 13 colonies observed Annunciation Day, the 25th of this month, as New Year's |
| 50 | Japan | 5 | The emperor's birthday, on April 29, has been a national holiday in this country for over half a century |