US Government Resources for the Holidays

Interesting government resources from across the web:

• 2011 National Christmas Tree from the National Park Service
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Numbers on Holiday Travel
• Will we have a White Christmas?  Track weather and statistics with information from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
• Keep your Christmas tree safe!  Read more on decorating safely for the holidays from the U.S. Fire Administration.

USA.gov writes: "Various ethnic and religious groups in America celebrate days with special meaning to them even though these are not national holidays. Jews, for example, observe their high holy days in September, Muslims celebrate Ramadan, African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa, Irish Americans celebrate the old country's patron saint, St. Patrick, on March 17, and Mardi Gras is the day before the Christian season of Lent begins and is a big occasion in New Orleans, Louisiana, where huge parades and wild revels take place. There are many other such religious and ethnic celebrations in the United States."

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