Labor Day was once the most blatantly political US holiday — created by the trade-union movement to celebrate the right of ...

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It took a while. But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday, Juneteenth, is today. It celebrates the abolition of ...

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The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly ...

Thanksgiving kicks off a diverse season of holiday celebrations and traditions in the US, and with its focus on food-based gatherings of families and friends, catalyzes a dynamic food buying ...