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How the Government Makes a Holiday

How the Government Makes a Holiday

FromCivics 101


How the Government Makes a Holiday

FromCivics 101

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How does something go from an annual tradition to a mandated day off? Who decides to make a holiday official? Today we're taking a look at everything from Christmas to National Walk Around Things Day, from our twelve official federal holidays to some day made up by a sock company. Our guides to the holiday season are Jeff Bensch, author of History of American Holidays, and JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.
Released:
Dec 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What's the difference between the House and the Senate? How do congressional investigations work? What is Federalist X actually about? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.