Census Bureau Daily Feature for Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 25, 2008 - Profile America — Thursday, December 25th. Today is Christmas Day — honoring the birth of Jesus of Nazareth and one of the happiest days in the long calendar of the year. The shopping is over, the presents have been opened and yards of crumpled wrapping paper have been carried off. Outside, in conditions ranging from snowdrifts to warm sunshine, children are trying out their new treasures, from sleds to bikes, while inside, others are busy with video games and iPods. Many of the two-thirds of adults who are members of Christian churches will have attended services to honor the day. And, in many of the 114 million households in America, holiday music and lights will be joined by the inviting smells of a special dinner to be shared with family and friends. The men and women of the U.S. Census Bureau across the nation wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2008, p. 607
2002 Economic Census, NAICS 315993 Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008, t. 60, 74
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2008edition.html
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the “Newsroom” button). For further information, contact Rick Reed: 301-763-2812; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov.
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