All posts tagged "celebrations"
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14.8K4New England PlacesSix Places That Raised a Liberty Pole
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
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9.3K4ConnecticutThe Revolutionary Holidays You May or May Not Celebrate
Revolutionary holidays didn’t start and end with Independence Day. When the Revolutionary War ended, Trumbull, Conn., celebrated with A Great Jubilee Day...
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17.9K2New HampshireHalooing, Huzzahing, Roistering and Seven Other Outlaw Christmas Celebrations
In December 1771, New Hampshire’s Executive Council and General Court decided they’d had enough of Christmas merry-making. They, along with Governor John...
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18.2K3MassachusettsDid Thanksgiving Cost John Adams His Presidency? He Thought It Did
Today people will undoubtedly celebrate Thanksgiving in some fashion across America. But for President John Adams, Thanksgiving was very much an optional...
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14.4K3Arts and LeisureOld New England Holidays We No Longer Celebrate
Early New Englanders, influenced by the Puritans, celebrated only reluctantly for most holidays. Religious festivals, they felt, were un-Christian and pagan. Yet...
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10.3K2Politics and Military12 Fascinating Facts About the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July from the get-go has been a rowdy holiday with ringing bells, gunfire, cannonfire, fireworks, feasting, speeches and toasts. Over...
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