Oh Holiday Tree, Oh Holiday Tree

Now that all the “Holiday Trees” are up and blazing with their “Holiday Lights” why bother to take them down – EVER!

We have LOTS of Holidays to celebrate, check out the following list . . . and this is only a Partial list; don’t they ALL deserve a holiday tree!

We have:

– Martin Luther King Day in January
– Valentines Day in February
– Mardi Gras is usually in February and is certainly a Holiday for many
– Purim, commemorating the Jewish victory over oppression, usually celebrated in March
– Easter either in March or April
– Passover, usually in April
– Mother’s Day in May
– Father’s Day in June
– Shavuot, celebrated the 5th night of the Jewish month of Sivan, usually in May or June
– Independence Day on July 4th
– Rosh Hashanah, celebrated the 29th night of the Jewish month of Elul in September or October
– Yom Kippur on the 9th night of Tishrei, usually in September or October
– Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calender, may be in September, October, November, December, January, or
February
– Halloween on October 31st
– El Dia de los Muertos on November 1st
– Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of November
– Chanukah, celebrated the 24th night of the Jewish month of Kislev, in December
– Kwanzaa, the 7 day festival, begins on December 26th

Wow! It feels like I’m forgetting something.

Oh yes, that holiday that used to be called Christmas!

What is it we’re calling that now . . . I forget!