chapter 4 social studies
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- wearing green colors
- St patricks day
- jazz
- the music that is celebrated in new orleans
- Hanukkah
- Jewish holiday that lasts 8 days. Lighting of candles for eight days.
- wearing colorful coths on this day.
- cinco de mayo
- prime meridian
- a line that runs from the noth pole to the south pole on a globe. It divides the western and eastern hemisphere
- Nan'yehi
- important Cherokee leader, She was later called Nacy ward by the white settlers.
- memorial day
- to honor people who fought and died for our country, national holiday
- ethnic celebration
- the celebrations honor the ethnic groups who helped build the community.
- Kwanzaa
- To honor african american culture. It is seven days. Lighting of candles for seven days.
- proud of there culture
- a group of people dance together shows there traditions
- green corn festival
- native american groups celebate this to give thanks to the corn harvest
- Wampanoag indians
- helped the first pilgrims settle and survive
- tradition
- a special way that a group does something
- Cinco de mayo
- Mexican holiday on may 5th that celebarates the victory the mexican people over the French who invaded there country.
- St patricks day
- to honor the Irish culture.
- holidays
- a special day for remembering an important person or event.
- community celebrations
- held celebations to remember important people and events
- Vetrans day
- honors all who served in the armed forces. celebrated on november 11th, national holiday
- hemisphere
- each part the the equator can be divided up into
- N'cwala
- an african thanksgiving
- what is in the northern hemisphere
- north america
- Christmas
- religious holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
- equator
- the line drawn in the middle of the globe
- thanksgiving day
- american holiday give thanks for the good thins that happened throughout the year. the first tim was at plymouth massachusetts
- Ramadan
- Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset
- Eid-al=Fitr
- End of ramadan. Eat a traditional holiday meal and recieve gifts.
- Independence day
- 4th of July is celebrated of our independence from england, national holiday
- Northeren hemisphere
- north of the equator
- moon festinval
- asian tradition
- state fairs
- bring people together to celebrate the hard work they have done all year
- Sphere
- an object that is shaped like a ball.
- southern hemisphere
- south of the equator
- symbol
- an object that represents something else
- livestock
- farm animals raised on local farms
- Martin luther king Jr. day
- it was for the civil rights movemet to fight for freedom it is the 3rd monday in january. national holiday