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All About the Holidays

All About the Holidays

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Why do people wear Halloween costumes, celebrate Christmas in December, or choose valentines in February? These familiar traditions have fascinating and sometimes surprising origins. Get to know the history and significance behind these holidays.

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Old-fashioned radio rests on a wooden ledge next to a plate of Christmas tree and smiley faces cookies.
All About the Holidays
Episode
57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Young adults in caps and gowns cheer and stand beneath banners that read, "College" and "High School." Caption. College and high school groups receive their diplomas.
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: New Year's Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Cesar Chavez Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Black History Month (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Chinese New Year (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: National Fire Prevention Week (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Rosh Hashanah (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Passover (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Oktoberfest (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Easter (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Holi (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Diwali (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Purim (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Vesak (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Father's Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Mardis Gras (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Election Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Earth Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Labor Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Veterans Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Groundhog Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Graduation Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Yom Kippur (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Patriots' Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Mother's Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: May Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: The Four Seasons (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Arbor Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Teacher Appreciation Week (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Indigenous Peoples Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Three side-by-side photos of different spaces, including a park with a walkway, a staircase entrance to a school building, and a small town store. All three images are overlaid with a red circle with a slash through it.
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: National Library Week (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: International Women's Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: National Aviation Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: The 100th Day of School (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: April Fools' Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Summer and Winter Solstice (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Women's History Month (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
2 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: International Youth Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: St. Patrick's Day (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: All About the Holidays: Back To School (Spanish)
All About the Holidays
Episode
1 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Shofar superimposed over the image of an ornate synagogue sanctuary with light streaming in. Title card reads, "Shofar." Caption. Is blown 100 times to celebrate the story of creation.
All About the Holidays
Episode 1
1 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Digital illustration of a post and lintel streaked with red. Pyramid structures and moon in background. Caption. So the plague would pass over them.
All About the Holidays
Episode 2
1 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Crowd of people wearing dirndls and lederhosen cheer in foreground. Old map and portrait of nineteenth-century couple in background. Caption. The 40,000 guests had such a good time.
All About the Holidays
Episode 3
1 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Closeup of a wooden Kwanzaa kinara with red, green and black candles. Heap of fruits and vegetables fills background.
All About the Holidays
Episode 4
1 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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Digital illustration of Jesus Christ framed by a golden halo and standing in the doorway of a tomb. Caption. Christians believe Jesus Christ came back to life.
All About the Holidays
Episode 5
1 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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