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Archive for the Holidays & Celebrations Category (32 Posts)

Two women and a girl seated at a table set for afternoon tea

A Celebration Tea For Mother’s Day

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Posted in: Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations

An 18th century Japanese print shows a girl in a kimono, looking though a window at blooming cherry trees on the banks of a river.

Japanese Culture Day at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations

An old fashioned family Hanukkah celebration. Image from a calendar created by artist Arthur Szyk, 1950.

Hanukkah in the Library’s Collections: Celebrating Freedom, Light and Latkes

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Posted in: Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations

Five different kinds of homemade candy, cream caramels, Christmas keepsake fudge, peanut brittle, sponge candy and fondant stars.

Cooking Up History: Candy Recipes for the Holidays

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Posted in: Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations

A large pumpkin, painted black with purple tentacles, sits on a wooden deck. Atop the pumpkin sits a mannequin torso and head painted to look like Ursula from The Little Mermaid.

Halloween Family Day- Your Favorite Ghoulish Gourds

Posted by: Lauren Windham Roszak

Posted in: Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Halloween Puzzles from the Library of Congress’s Newspaper Collections

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized

Promotional graphics for Halloween Family Day at hte LIbrary of Congress, featuring pictures of the authors with their books, and the words "Halloween FAmily Day" October 22. 10 am-2 pm Family friendly Halloween activities, 2 pm Featured author program and 3:30 pm book signing and meet and greet with the authors

Halloween Family Day at the Library of Congress: Resources & Collections

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Reading

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Homemade Gifts for Father’s Day

Posted by: Naomi Coquillon

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Holidays & Celebrations

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Searching for the American Chestnut in the Library of Congress

Posted by: Sasha Dowdy

Posted in: For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Researching, Science, Technology & Math