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SOME LINKS TO INFORMATION ON:

THE WINTER HOLIDAYS SEASON


provided by the Kansas State Library Research and Information Division
last updated December 1, 2008

GENERAL RESOURCES

Facts for Features & Special Editions / U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/index.html
Click on "The Holiday Season" for some facts and figures about the November/December holidays

Wikipedia articles on some ancient and modern late November and December special days and seasons
Christmas, Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice Festival), Eid al-Adha, Hannukah, HumanLight, Kwanzaa, Saturnalia, Thanksgiving, Winter Solstice, World AIDS Day, Yule and many more winter festivals, among them Festivus, a creation of the makers of the TV show, Seinfeld.

Holiday Web Sites Links Page
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/hols/holiday.html
(Link page provided by the Springfield City Library, Springfield, Mass. Scroll down to December)

RESOURCES FROM AND ABOUT KANSAS

From the Lawrence Journal-World web site
  • Hanukkah highlights
  • Kwanzaa unites people of African descent
  • Christmas trivia quiz
  • Solstice celebration ancient Plains ritual

    From the Kansas State Historical Society

  • Christmas in Kansas
  • Kansas Christmas Memories (Kansas Memory Website)
  • Cool things: Christmas tree candle holders
  • When there were no Christmas trees
  • Cool things: The aluminum Christmas tree
  • Albert T. Reid's "Hello Santy" cartoon
  • Amelia Earhart Christmas cards
  • Jewish Farming Communities Enriched Kansas Cultural Heritage
  • Foods for the holiday
  • Snapshots of Christmas

    From the Kansas Collection Web Site

  • Jude Glad's old holiday postcards (Includes Thanksgiving and Christmas)
  • Christmas at home in Kansas
  • A Christmas past
  • The Chief Clerk's Christmas
  • Celebrate the Season (Includes some old time holiday recipe favorites)
  • Christmas Buffet (Holiday recipes)

    From the Reno County KSGenWeb Project
  • "Santa Rides a Mini-Cycle"

    From KWCH TV, Wichita, Kansas

  • CHARITABLE GIVING

    The Holiday Season is often a time of giving. The following sites may assist givers in helping to determine safe ways to help others in need.

    Charitable Giving: Give or Take
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel01.shtm
    (U.S. Federal Trade Commission)

    Holiday giving guide, 2008
    http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/cpid/518.htm
    (Charity Navigator web site)

    Kansas charity check: informed charitable giving
    http://www.kscharitycheck.org
    (Kansas Office of the Secretary of State)

    Check out the ATLAS Catalog for other resources: http://lib.wuacc.edu/search/

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