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	<title>Originopedia &#187; Holidays</title>
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		<title>Origin of April Fools&#8217; Day</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, people come together to join in to play practical jokes and spread hoaxes and get away with it Scot free. Why? It&#8217;s April Fools&#8217; Day – the favorite day of all pranksters around the world!
The origin of April Fools&#8217; Day is a bit of a puzzle, as there are several ideas of where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of Boxing Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people celebrate Christmas without second thoughts because of the hype and merry-making surrounding the actual day- 25th December. However, not many people are aware that the day after is called Boxing Day and that this is a unique day which commemorates goodwill and kindness. The name of the celebration itself evokes curiosity as people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth of July Origin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows the fourth of July is Independence Day. However, the Declaration of Independence was actually drafted before that, and signed much later after the resolution was approved in Congress.]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Black Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Friday after Thanksgiving is commonly known as Black Friday. It is an occasion unique to America and, as far as retailers are concerned, marks the first shopping day after Thanksgiving and beginning of the Christmas shopping season. This day can fall between the 23rd and 29th of November, as Thanksgiving itself takes place on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of Valentine&#8217;&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is largely accepted that the 14th of February is a day to express your affection. The origin of Valentine&#8217;&#8217;s Day has been traced back to the ancient Roman Empire.
It may surprise you to know that Valentine&#8217;&#8217;s Day began in the Roman Empire as a celebration held in honour of Juno, the goddess of women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of Mardi Gras Beads</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term Mardi Gras is synonymous with revelry and excess. It actually means Fat Tuesday in French and marks the end of the Carnival season that begins on January 6, or the Twelfth Night, of which feasting and celebration are mainstays. Ash Wednesday follows Fat Tuesday and this is when Christian celebrants are supposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origins of the Christmas tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, while out Christmas shopping, Christian families are ensured to purchase a fine looking pine, in order to be displayed in the living hall. The price is usually depending on the quality of the leaves and size but one might wonder about the origins of the Christmas tree, and its notable significance for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of All Hallows Eve</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Hallows Eve derives from an ancient Celtic celebration of the dead. Also known as Halloween, All Hallows Eve is held during the Samhain festival. The Celtics acknowledge this day as the official Celtic New Year. On this day, they look forward for the rewarding prospects of the future as well as the day to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of Thanksgiving: Truth about Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every fourth Thursday of November in America, Thanksgiving is celebrated and even though all Christians do celebrate it, the dates of for the festivity are different. The origin of Thanksgiving may be traced back to the pilgrimage from Plymouth, England to the new world, America in September 1623. They braced the stormy sea and hit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hellas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween is synonymous with creatively-carved large pumpkins and visitation to all neighbors in order to be rewarded with candy. The Irish population from America was the first to introduce this festival in the masses and many cultures globally followed suit. The origin of Halloween is really much knottier than conventional perception.
A blend of Christianity and [...]]]></description>
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