Celebrate the True Stories Behind Our American Holidays
Every American holiday carries a Biblical and historical truth worth knowing. An American holiday is always around the corner, and here you can find an easy to understand, accurate view of each one, whether St. Patrick, George Washington, Columbus, St. Valentine or others. Don’t take someone else’s word for it. Discover the real heroes and read the original source, found right here!
These stories come from Dr. Lyons’ book Celebrate Our Christian Holidays Like You Were There →
- Primary Sources
- Teaching Tools & Reading
- Music & Videos
- Skits & Plays
- PDF Downloads
Each slice is an ordinary container: edit its date, name, blurb, picture and link in the panel. Slices alternate sides automatically, in whatever order they are in. To add a holiday, right-click a slice → Duplicate, edit it, then set its CSS Classes (Advanced tab) to tbtp-poster plus a date class: tbtd-10-31 is October 31; tbtd-11-thu-4 is the 4th Thursday of November; tbtd-5-mon-last is the last Monday of May (use sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri or sat). Holidays that move are worked out for each year automatically.
Stonewall Jackson Day
One of history’s most openly Christian generals, who went to battle with the Bible in hand.
Valentine’s Day
The real history of a Christian martyr who defied Roman tyranny to serve the church.
George Washington’s Birthday
A man of demonstrable Providence, shaped by prayer and convinced America could survive only under God’s favor.
St. Patrick’s Day
Not a legend but a real missionary who brought the Gospel to pagan Ireland.
First Landing Day
On April 29, 1607, English settlers at Cape Henry planted a cross and dedicated the land to God.
National Day of Prayer
A public acknowledgment, reaching back to the Continental Congress, that America depends on the mercy of God.
Memorial Day
Remembering that liberty was purchased at a price, by those who gave their lives for it.
Flag Day
A covenant people’s claim that ordered liberty under God is worth defending.
Independence Day
Not only a political document but a theological one: our rights come from our Creator.
Constitution Day
The Founders’ attempt to encode Biblical principles of limited government and protected liberty.
Columbus Day
He sailed west on a Christian mission, convinced Providence had chosen him to carry the Gospel.
Reformation Day
On October 31, 1517, Luther’s challenge recovered the Gospel and laid the foundation for Western liberty.
Thanksgiving
The Pilgrims’ covenant gratitude to Providence: liberty and abundance are gifts from God.
Bill of Rights Day
Rights that government exists to protect, not bestow: endowments of the Creator.
Forefathers’ Day
Honoring the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in December 1620, the seed of American liberty.
Christmas
God entering His creation to redeem fallen man and fulfill every promise He had made.
Celebrate Our Christian Holidays
Like You Were There
Sixteen holidays. Ten original plays (skits) and monologues. These are sourced entirely from primary documents, diaries, and journals — so students hear the words from real historical figures, not modern retellings or ‘re-imagined’ works of art.
♦ 16 holidays with historical context ♦ 10 ready-to-perform skits & monologues
♦ Primary source documents throughout ♦ School, church & family tested
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