Oh Holiday Tree, Oh Holiday Tree

Now that all the “Holiday Trees” are up and blazing with their “Holiday Lights” why bother to take them down — EVER!

We have LOTS of Holidays to celebrate, check out the following list . . . and this is only a Partial list; don’t they ALL deserve a holiday tree!

We have: 

- Martin Luther King Day in January
- Valentines Day in February
- Mardi Gras is usually in February and is certainly a Holiday for many
- Purim, commemorating the Jewish victory over oppression, usually celebrated in March
- Easter either in March or April
- Passover, usually in April
- Mother’s Day in May
- Father’s Day in June
- Shavuot, celebrated the 5th night of the Jewish month of Sivan, usually in May or June
- Independence Day on July 4th
- Rosh Hashanah, celebrated the 29th night of the Jewish month of Elul in September or October
- Yom Kippur on the 9th night of Tishrei, usually in September or October
- Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calender, may be in September, October, November, December, January, or  
  February
- Halloween on October 31st
- El Dia de los Muertos on November 1st
- Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of November
- Chanukah, celebrated the 24th night of the Jewish month of Kislev, in December
- Kwanzaa, the 7 day festival, begins on December 26th

Wow! It feels like I’m forgetting something.

Oh yes, that holiday that used to be called Christmas! 

What is it we’re calling that now . . . I forget!