U.S. Holidays: Fall

September

September is National Food Safety Education Month. This is a good month to learn more about how to prepare and store food.

From Sept 15^th to Oct. 15^th, we observe Hispanic Heritage.

Some September dates:

Labor Day: 1^st Monday in September

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Labor_Day.shtml

Grandparents’ Day: the Sunday after Labor Day

http://www.grandparents-day.com/

Autumnal Equinox

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October

October is Crime Prevention Month.
http://www.ncpc.org/programs/crime-prevention-month

http://www.nettips.com/safe/prevention.html

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9-14 :

Take this quiz! http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=2220&itemID=52182&URL=Safety%20Information/Fire%20Prevention%20Week/Fire%20Prevention%20Week%20quiz

http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=271&URL=Learning/Fire%20Prevention%20Week/For%20kids%20and%20families

http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=1438

Columbus Day: Oct. 12^th

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct12.html

http://www.columbusnavigation.com/

Make a Difference Day: Sat., Oct. 22^nd

http://www.ehow.com/how_5396084_participate-national-make-difference-day.html

http://www.usaweekend.com/section/MDDAY

Halloween: 10/31

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

http://portlandor.about.com/od/artsentertainment/a/Halloween_pdx.htm

November

Veterans’ Day: 11/11

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/vetsday/vetshist.htm

Thanksgiving: the 4^th Thursday of November

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/

http://www.historychannel.com/thanksgiving/

http://thanksgiving.allrecipes.com/