December 29, 2005
The
IRC JAKARTA
Web Alert
is an annotated list of resources freely available through the
internet.
Compiled
by The
Information Resource Center,
Public Affairs Section,
US Embassy Jakarta
FOCUS OF THE
WEEK :
calendar and holiday 2006
Holidays
- US Department of State
http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/holidays.html
The official website on U.S. Life and Culture maintained by
International Information Program,
Department of State. This page provides links to their
electronic products and other resources.
Celebrate!
Holidays in the USA
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/celebrat.pdf
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information
Programs. An introductory survey of the historical and social
background of American holidays.
Calendar
- USA - 2006
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/
Lots of information that is time and date related, such as yearly and
monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which
shows current time in cities all over the world.
Federal
Holidays
www.opm.gov/fedhol
Calendar from the United States Office of Personnel Management.
2006
INTERFAITH CALENDAR
http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/
The Interfaith Calendar:
sacred dates for all great world religions, is a production
of Morgen Krueger Ltd in Minnesota, USA. This page provides annual
calendar from 2005-2015. This page also provides Interfaith Calendar Definition of
Terms in alphabetic listing with brief descriptions.
Interactive Calendars
-- The Calendar Zone
http://www.calendarzone.com/Interactive/
It provides many links on calendar converter, Interactive calendar
based on ISO 8601, Pregnancy Calendar and many other interactive
calendar freely on the internet.
Earth
Calendar
http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php
The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around
the world.
Holidays on the Net
http://www.holidays.net/
This web site has pages for many different holidays, with information
on the history, meaning and symbols of the holiday, and links to
related sites.
History
& info – overview of many calendarS
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar.html
Provides history and information on many calendars in use and not
used.
Gregorian
calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_Calendar
History and information on Gregorian Calendar from Wikipedia.
Calendar
& Holidays - INFOPLEASE
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875653.html
Calendars, Clocks, Seasons, Months, Days, Major Holidays and Other
Holidays.
KIDPROJ's
Multi-Cultural Calendar
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/
A calendar of holidays created by children around the world.
CHINESE
FORTUNE CALENDAR ONLINE
http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2006.htm
Tells your ying-yang five elements (metal, water, wood, fire, earth)
which are the key to finding lucky times and places.
WEB
ALERT, December 29, 2005 
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Holidays
- US Department of State
Celebrate!
Holidays in the USA
Interactive
Calendars
-- The Calendar
Zone
History
& info – overview of many calendar
Gregorian
calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calendar
& Holidays - INFOPLEASE
KIDPROJ's
Multi-Cultural Calendar
CHINESE FORTUNE CALENDAR ONLINE
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