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Why We Have These Holidays is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why a holiday began and who it honors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.14.K-2. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Why We Have These Holidays

D2.His.14.K-2

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Draw a line from each holiday to why it began. Then circle the best answer.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Flag Day
  • Juneteenth
  • New Year's Day
  • Independence Day
  • A.The start of a new year on January 1
  • B.The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
  • C.Remembering when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free
  • D.The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777
2.Why did workers want a Labor Day in the 1880s?
  • A.To rest and be thanked for their hard work
  • B.To start the school year
  • C.To mark the first snow
3.Why do many towns hold parades on Veterans Day?
  • A.To welcome spring
  • B.To sell new cars
  • C.To show thanks to people who served
4.Why did people want a holiday for Dr. King?
  • A.Because he invented a machine
  • B.Because he was a President
  • C.To honor his work for fair and equal rights
5.Many places call the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples' Day. Who does it honor?
  • A.The first astronauts
  • B.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas
  • C.The first Presidents
6.Why did Lincoln ask for a Thanksgiving Day in 1863, during the Civil War?
  • A.To start the Civil War
  • B.To choose a new flag
  • C.So the whole nation could give thanks together

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Answer key — Why We Have These Holidays

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Flag Day — D (The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777) 2. Juneteenth — C (Remembering when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free) 3. New Year's Day — A (The start of a new year on January 1) 4. Independence Day — B (The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776)
  2. 2.To rest and be thanked for their hard work
  3. 3.To show thanks to people who served
  4. 4.To honor his work for fair and equal rights
  5. 5.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas
  6. 6.So the whole nation could give thanks together

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.