Suppose we were limited to 5 National holidays...which would you keep?

[porphyrian]

36. I would change things up entirely.

I would trash all of the existing national holidays and create these, in no particular order. (Yes, some of the names are reused or suck.)

Independence Day - to celebrate our nation, to celebrate liberty, and to memorialize the soldiers who died for it and to honor the veterans of our wars

Labor Day - to celebrate the everyday Americans who built this nation and greased the cogs of our economy with their sweat and blood, to celebrate all civil servants and to honor them for everything they do

Harvest Day - to celebrate the fruits of our labors, to share the bounty with those in need, to honor those who make our prosperity possible

Belief Day - to celebrate our freedom of religion, to celebrate all of the faiths and beliefs of our diverse nation, including the belief in no religion at all, to honor those who served to unite us despite our differing beliefs and made us a better country for it

Earth Day - to celebrate the world we live in and on, to make it a better place to live for everyone, to honor those whose contributions have done so