Project Gutenberg 2011-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 291 Hendry, Hamish Mason, E. Florence Holidays & Happy-Days Holidays and Happy-Days New Year's Day -- Twelfth Day -- St. Valentine's Day -- Pancake Tuesday -- St. David's Day -- St. Patrick's Day -- All Fools' Day -- Palm Sunday -- Maundy Thursday -- Good Friday -- Easter Sunday -- St. George's Day -- May Day -- Royal Oak Day -- Midsummer's Eve -- St. Swithin's Day -- Michaelmas Day -- All Hallow's Eve -- Guy Fawkes' Day -- Lord Mayor's Day -- St. Andrew's Day -- Christmas Eve -- Christmas Day -- Boxing Day. Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Holidays & Happy-Days" by Hamish Hendry is a children's book written in the early 20th century that celebrates various festive occasions throughout the year. The book serves as a delightful collection of stories and traditions associated with different holidays, providing young readers with insights into cultural celebrations like New Year’s Day, Easter, Christmas, and others. It combines educational content with charming narratives, making it an engaging read. The book explores the significance and history of each holiday, pairing descriptive passages with illustrations to enchant its audience. Each chapter focuses on a specific celebration, detailing its origins, customs, and how it is observed in contemporary society. For instance, it explains the joyous traditions of Christmas Day, the merriment of Pancake Tuesday, and the origins of St. Valentine’s Day. Through a blend of storytelling and cultural education, "Holidays & Happy-Days" aims to instill a sense of wonder and appreciation for these festive occasions in children, encouraging them to embrace the joy and importance of holiday traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Holidays -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature Fasts and feasts -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature DA GT Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 118743 2025-06-15T07:30:18.569219 text/html 114187 2021-01-08T02:36:23 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1811884 2021-01-08T02:36:23 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1905201 2025-06-15T07:30:24.370138 application/epub+zip 1902899 2025-06-15T07:30:20.744149 application/epub+zip 109942 2025-06-15T07:30:19.389149 application/epub+zip 2021471 2025-06-15T07:30:27.009132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2002765 2025-06-15T07:30:23.290144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185250 2022-09-17T05:44:37.905524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97343 2025-06-15T07:30:18.001180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97215 2021-01-08T02:36:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36861 2021-01-08T02:36:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 97207 2021-01-08T02:36:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36842 2021-01-08T02:36:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21328 2025-06-15T07:30:27.165115 application/rdf+xml 13448 2025-06-15T07:30:19.943166 image/jpeg 3650 2025-06-15T07:30:19.663150 image/jpeg 1878295 2025-06-15T07:30:18.658157 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog