What holidays did colonial New Jersey celebrate?

* New Year's Day was celebrated with church services, feasting, and dancing.

* Good Friday was a day of fasting and prayer.

* Easter was celebrated with church services, feasting, and egg hunts.

* Ascension Day was a day of prayer and thanksgiving.

* Whitsunday was a day of celebration marking the coming of the Holy Spirit.

* Christmas was celebrated with church services, feasting, and gift-giving.