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Title: Our Holidays
Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas

Author: Various

Release Date: January 29, 2005 [EBook #14829]

Language: English

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=OUR HOLIDAYS=

HISTORICAL STORIES

RETOLD FROM

ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE

IN FIVE VOLUMES

INDIAN STORIES
A mirror of Indian ideas, customs, and adventures.

COLONIAL STORIES
Stirring tales of the rude frontier life of early times.

REVOLUTIONARY STORIES
Heroic deeds, and especially children's part in them.

CIVIL WAR STORIES
Thrilling stories of the great struggle, both on land and sea.

OUR HOLIDAYS
Something of their meaning and spirit.

Each about 200 pages. Full cloth, 12mo.

THE CENTURY CO.

[Illustration: HO, FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE!]

OUR HOLIDAYS

THEIR MEANING AND SPIRIT

RETOLD FROM ST. NICHOLAS

[Illustration]

PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO.
NEW YORK MCMVI

THE DE VINNE PRESS

=CONTENTS=

PAGE

OUR HOLIDAYS 1

ST. SATURDAY _Henry Johnstone_ 3

HALLOWE'EN 7

ALL-HALLOW-EVE MYTHS _David Brown_ 9

ELECTION DAY 13

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS _S.E. Forman_ 15

THANKSGIVING DAY 21

A THANKSGIVING DINNER THAT FLEW AWAY _H. Butterworth