American Holidays: 'Tis the season to be jolly! The Holiday season is upon us, but perhaps you don't know how much so. Or, said another way, you may not know how many Holidays our distinguished lawmakers declare. Just in December of this year there are 20 and on some days we celebrate more than one:

December 1 - Eat a Red Apple Day
December 2 - National Fritters Day
December 4 - Wear Brown Shoes Day
December 5 - National Sacher Torte Day
December 6 - National Gazpacho Day
December 7 - National Cotton Candy Day
December 9 - National Pastry Day
December 12 - Poinsettia Day
December 13 - Violins Day
December 13 - Ice Cream Day
December 15 - Bill of Rights Day
December 15 - National Lemon Cupcake Day
December 16 - National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
December 17 - Underdog Day
December 17 - National Maple Syrup Day
December 19 - Oatmeal Muffin Day
December 20 - Games Day
December 21 - National Flashlight Day
December 21 - National Hamburger Day
December 21 - Look at the Bright Side Day
December 24 - National Egg Nog Day
December 25 - National Pumpkin Pie Day
December 26 - National Whiners Day
December 28 - Card Playing Day
December 28 - National Chocolate Day
December 31 - Unlucky Day

There are several places on the Internet where you can find the holiday list, but the most interesting place by far is the Kids' Castle site of the Smithsonian at http://www.kidscastle.si.edu. The "adult" Smithsonian Internet site is at http://www.si.edu, and it's loaded with links that are interesting for adults and for persons of other persuasions..