1. What is the name of the holiday?
Answer: The name of the holiday is Leif Erikson Day
2. When will the holiday be celebrated in 2011?
Answer: This holiday id celebrated on October 9, 2011
3. Who celebrates this holiday? (Countries, religious groups, ethnic groups)
Answer: People in the United States celebrate the holiday Leif Erikson Day.
4. Why is this holiday celebrated? What is the significance of this holiday?
Answer: The holiday 'Leif Erikson Day" is celebrated to show recognition to the first European who set foot on the North American soil. The significance of this holiday is to give honor to Leif Erikson for being the first to find North America
5. How is this holiday celebrated? Include any rituals, food, costumes, dance or music associated with this holiday.
Answer: This holiday is not the type of holiday where we celebrate with food, costumes, dance, or music. This holiday is celebrated by people showing respect to Leif Erikson
6. What websites were used in answering these questions? (Copy and paste the web addresses of each website.
Answer:The website i used to find information are http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/erikson.htm
http://www.examiner.com/north-american-travel-in-national/celebrate-leif-erikson-day
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