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holidays  

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  • Holidays are “Holy Days”: days set aside and marked as sacred through myth, symbols, and ritual acts. Holidays structure the seasonal calendar through meaningful changes to daily routines. [Source: Encyclopedia of Religion in America; Holidays]

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