True or false statements

Holidays
Examples:

65. The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the same day every year.

Answer: False - the festival falls between January 21 and February 20 and is

determined by the Chinese lunar calendar.

66. Punxsutawney Phil is just a nickname for the famous groundhog.

Answer: True - the groundhog’s full name is Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers,

Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet
Extraordinary.

67. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the United States was held in New
York City.

Answer: False - Boston hosted the first St. Patty’s Day parade in the U.S. in
1737.

68. The tradition of dyeing Easter eggs started in the United States.

Answer: False - egg dyeing originated in ancient Ukraine. Painted eggs were

believed to bring fertility and good harvests.

69. Only two men signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Answer: True - Charles Thompson and John Hancock signed the Declaration of

Independence on July 4, 1776. Over the course of the next month, the other 54
delegates signed the historic document.

70. The U.S. and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day.

Answer: False - the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of

November and Canada celebrates the holiday on the second Monday of
October.
 71. Santa Claus has his own postal code.

Answer: True - in Canada the Postal Service has designated H0H 0H0 (ho ho ho)
as the official postcode for letters to Santa. Volunteers have been helping Santa
reply to the letters for over 30 years.

72. There are seven nights in Kwanzaa.

Answer: True - each night a candle is lit to observe the Ngubo Saba, the seven
principles of Kwanzaa.

73. Memorial Day has a special set of instructions regarding raising and
lowering the U.S. flag.

Answer: True - flags should be flown at half-staff from dawn till noon to honor
those who have fallen in the line of duty. At noon, flags should be flown at full-
staff to honor all those who have served.