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In Europe did they use a badger or a hedgehog instead of a groundhog on Groundhog's Day?Popularity: 183
How do you find what day of the week a holiday fell on from a prior year?
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What is Hanukkah?
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What does All Saints Day mean to Catholics and when did people begin celebrating it?
Popularity: 95
Do any other countries apart from UK celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
Popularity: 87
Where did national holidays originate?
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What are the activities that are traditionally conducted during Hanukkah?
Popularity: 78
How did the tradition of high school proms start?
Popularity: 76
Why do French children put sticky fish on their parents?
Popularity: 73
What is the meaning or reason for Boxing Day?
Popularity: 70
Which countries celebrate 'Three Kings Day'?
Popularity: 69
Do all Irish people have red hair?
Popularity: 67
What best known pagan festival inspired many of today's traditional Christmas and Yuletide celebrations?
Popularity: 66
Do Chinese people believe that white is bad luck?
Popularity: 64
When is Vegetable Alecha eaten in the Ethiopian Culture?
Popularity: 63
Should there be a National memorial day to honor famous people or celebrities who have made a difference in society as a whole?
Popularity: 62
What are the roses that go on girls wrists at proms?
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When was Cinco de Mayo first celebrated in the US?
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Why is Hanukkah important?
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What is the origin of birthday celebrations?
Popularity: 54
What are quinceaneras?
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What is the origin of April Fools Day?
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What are some of the festivals celebrated in Japan?
Popularity: 49
When is Memorial Day traditionally observed in the US?
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Why do Scottish wear kilts?
Popularity: 47
Is the maple syrup festival being held in Elmira New York?
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Where is Octoberfest celebrated normally?
Popularity: 45
Is Labor Day a holiday in the US?
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What is pagan pride day?
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Why are 'John' and 'Mary' such common names?
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Why don't Chinese people wear white on their wedding day?
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Why is it bad luck to do your laundry on New Years Day?
Popularity: 44
Who wrote the Happy Birthday song?
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What holiday ranks third in most food consumption in the US after Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Popularity: 43
When is Chinese New Year?
Popularity: 42
Why do you bring bread salt and wine to a new home?
Popularity: 42
What is the name of the groundhog featured on Groundhog Day in Columbus Ohio?
Popularity: 42
What day is Earth Day?
Popularity: 41
Why are costumes worn on Halloween?
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United nations day?
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When is St. Monica's day?
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How do Puetro Ricans celebrate Barbosa Day?
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What holidays are celebrated in Guatemala?
Popularity: 39
What is the history for choux pastry?
Popularity: 39
What holidays and customs are unique to England?
Popularity: 39
What is novembers Birtday color?
Popularity: 38
What do Mexicans eat during the Cinco de Mayo fiesta?
Popularity: 38
Which department store held the first Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thanksgiving?
Popularity: 37
Which astralians eat taranchulas?
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What are some of the traditions or holidays that are special to the people of Australia?
Popularity: 37
When is France's independence day?
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When should you toast at a wedding reception?
Popularity: 36
What do you need to do to organize a festival?
Popularity: 36
What is the origin of the custom of not wearing a hat indoors?
Popularity: 36
What is the importance behind the pledge of allegience?
Popularity: 36
What did FDR try to do to Thanksgiving?
Popularity: 35
When was Diwali and Dusshera celebrated in 1955?
Popularity: 35
How old is over the hill?
Popularity: 35
Who is the tooth fairy?
Popularity: 34
When is Arbor Day?
Popularity: 34
Why is April 16 a holiday?
Popularity: 34
Why are red and green Christmas colors?
Popularity: 33
When will July 7 again be in a year that ends in 07?
Popularity: 33
When did the four-leaf clover become a symbol of good luck?
Popularity: 33
What is Arbor Day?
Popularity: 32
What is special about April first?
Popularity: 30
How many Butterball turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving?
Popularity: 27
What is the name of the precious rock the maori hunted for?
Popularity: 27
What are the main objectives of Harmony Day?
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When did New Year's Day become a legal holiday?
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