Winter Holidays Websites

WINTER HOLIDAYS

Websites for Teachers, Parents, and Students

Some of the hundreds of web resources for: (in alphabetical order)

Chanukkah Resources on the Web from Chabad Lubavitch-Maryland Region.

Advertised as the "Most Extensive Chanukkah Resources on the Web." Includes:

Another site that describes the story and traditions of Chanukah. Includes a Real Audio blessing.

A virtual tour of Chanukah sites. Covers:

Even more sites including a chance to play "cyberdreidel" and more.

Christmas Around the World: A Photographic Christmas Around the World: 75 photojournalists around the world will be recording Christmas events in more than 30 countries.
The Christmas Calendar: A creative web site put together by elementary students in Denmark. Every day you click on the students have described the the traditions of Christmas in various countries. Surprise! If you click on the 23rd you will get directions describing how to build a gingerbread house.
Christmas cookie jar: Christmas Crafts: A few ideas to keep your hands busy during the holidays. No pictures.
Christmas Traditions Around the World: Descriptions of traditional Christmas practices in many countries . Also learn to say "Merry Christmas" in more than 33 languages. Lyrics to popular Christmas carols as well.
Claus.Com: This kid friendly, parent approved site provides a wide variety of activities, from a naughty or nice test to the Christmas Eve Santa Tracker.
Send An Internet Christmas Card: Know the e-mail of someone you would like to send a card? Try this site.
Send A Message To Santa: Yes, now even Santa is wired.
A Victorian Christmas: Featuring a collection of articles about Victorian Christmas decorating, entertaining, gifts, cards, and crafts. Everything needed to celebrate a 19th century Christmas.
Yahoo listing: Society and Culture:Holidays:Christmas: A very extensive listing of both secular and religious Christmas resources.

Everyhting About Kwanzaa: A single page description of the rituals, history and symbolic meaning of Kwanzaaa.
Kwanzaa Welcome Page: A brief definition and other information about Kwanza.
Yahoo listing: Society and Culture:Cultures:African American:Kwanzaa: Even more sites including a Kwanza bibliography and more.

A well developed site describing the origins of holidays around the Winter Solstice.

Last updated on January 2, 1998
Maintained by Martin M. Creel: Marty_Creel@fc.mcps.k12.md.us