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I recently visited 3 blogs and I thought that they were really cool.  The first blog I visited was Amanda’s Blog.  The post that I commented on was her post on Election Day.  I commented on this post because this is a recent event that everyone has an opinion on, so I wanted to express my opinion.  The next blog that I visited was Haley’s Blog.  I commented on Haley’s Blog post entitled  Songs: Have you heard them?.  I commented on this post because I saw that she listened to alot of the same songs that I listen to.  The last blog that I came across was Leveris’s Blog.  The blog post that I commented on was Celebrations.  I commented on this blog because I realized that one of the Holidays that they described was a similar event that takes place in America.

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You want to know why we don’t have school?  Yeah I know that you do.  It’s because of Veteran’s Day.  Veteran’s Day is to remember all of the people who have served in the U.S. military that’s what makes it so important.  We have this day off to remember the people who served in our armed forces.  It is also to commemorate the end of World War 1, which ended on November 11th 1918.  Some traditional activities that people do on Veterans Day is going to visit veteran’s in their family and tell them how much it means to them for all that they did for us. Some people also visit many Veteran’s Memorials to help the remember what veteran’s day is all about.

“I have every confidence that our Nation will respond wholeheartedly in the appropriate observance of Veterans Day, 1954.” – President Dwight D. Eiesenhower

An example of a Memorial in New York City.

http://flickr.com/photos/wallyg/332071143/ - Picture URL

http://www.military.com/veteransday/History.htm - Information URL

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New Year’s Day is one of the oldest Holidays celebrated today.  It first started in 2000 B.C. by the ancient Babylonians.  The New Year’s Day was signified by the new moon after the first day of spring.  While we celebrate New Year’s for one or two days, they celebrated New Year’s for eleven days.  The calender was then revised in 153 B.C. and it declared the first of January the start of the new year.  Some traditions include making New Year’s Resolutions (which people rarely stick to), The Rose Parade,and using a baby to signify the new year. Some people believe that what the do or eat on the first day of the first of the year would always bring the luck, so that’s why most people spend New Year’s with their family.

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