President Ulysses S. Grant declared Christmas a legal holiday in 1870. The bill to make Christmas a holiday was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Burton Chauncey Cook (Illinois). It was approved and passed to the Senate on June 24, 1870. When both houses had agreed on the wording (below) it was passed on to President Grant, who signed it on June 28, 1870.
Here is the wording of that act of Congress:
'An Act making the first Day of January, the twenty-fifth Day of December, the fourth Day of July, and Thanksgiving Day, Holidays, within the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following days, to wit: The first day of January, commonly called New Year's day, the fourth day of July, the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas Day, and any day appointed or recommended by the President of the United States as a day of public fast or thanksgiving, shall be holidays within the District of Columbia, and shall, for all purposes of presenting for payment or acceptance of the maturity and protest, and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes or other negotiable or commercial paper, be treated and considered as is the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and all notes, drafts, checks, or other commercial or negotiable paper falling due or maturing on either of said holidays shall be deemed as having matured on the day previous."
APPROVED, June 28, 1870 by President Ulysses S. Grant.
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∙ 2014-04-11 13:23:26Christmas is a Christian holiday which is on the 25th of December. However, it has become a largely secular holiday in a lot of western countries. Post-Christmas simply means after Christmas.
325 A.D.
One will find that the commonly known holiday all around the world, Christmas replaced the pagan Scandinavian holiday JÃ_l. The holiday merged to become "Noel", which originates from the Old French word "noël" or "naël".
Doug Song sings a version of the song Christmas shoes, but there is also versions by Bob Carlisle and Newsong. Christmas Shoes has become a holiday favorite no matter who it is sung by.
Christmas is a Christian holiday and not many Chinese people are Christian. So the Chinese celebrate Christmas, but most of people do not celebrate it for the same reasons that Christians do.If you were to visit China during Christmas time, you'd see signs of Christmas everywhere you looked. One can find Christmas trees, lights, and other decorations on the streets and in department stores, particularly in urban areas. Attendance at Christmas Eve parties and celebrations has also become more and more popular.Many Chinese people, especially the young men, celebrate this holiday by exchanging Christmas cards & gifts, hanging Chinese Christmas decobbbration at home, eating Christmas dinners in nice western restaurants (not cooking at home), attending Christmas Eve parties, and spending time with family and friends. There is Christmas shopping too. The stores will offer discounts and coupons to attract more customers. Although December 25th is not a public holiday, Christmas has become part of life for Chinese people in recent years.They go about their daily business, because Christmas isn't a major holiday in China.
1870
The first state to recognize Christmas as a legal holiday was Alabama in 1836.
It is not an official holiday.
it is not official a holiday
== == Christmas was declared a national holiday by Ulysses S. Grant in 1870. It's Jesus' Birthday it has to be a holiday.
Armistice Day became an official federal holiday in 1938 :)
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1937
It became a national holiday in 1870 (June 26th)
Christmas is a Christian holiday which is on the 25th of December. However, it has become a largely secular holiday in a lot of western countries. Post-Christmas simply means after Christmas.
Christmas is a Christian holiday which is on the 25th of December. However, it has become a largely secular holiday in a lot of western countries. Post-Christmas simply means after Christmas.
1954