Holidays and Celebrations

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Presidents Day - 3rd Monday in February

Armed Forces Day - 3rd Saturday in May

Memorial Day - Last Monday in May

USA Flag Day - June 14th

Columbus Day - 2nd Monday in October

US Independence Day - July 4th

Labor Day - 1st Monday in September

United Nations Day - October 24th

Veteran's Day - Nov 11 (if a Sunday, or next Monday)

Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November

The United States does not have national holidays in the sense of days on which all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees; it is at the discretion of each state or local jurisdiction to determine official holiday schedules. There are eleven such "Federal holidays", ten annual and one quadrennial holiday.


The annual Federal holidays are widely observed by state and local governments; however, they may alter the dates of observance or add or subtract holidays according to local custom. Pursuant to the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 (taking effect in 1971), official holidays are observed on a Monday, except for New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. There are also U.S. state holidays particular to individual U.S. states.

Most retail businesses close on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but remain open on all other holidays. Private businesses often observe only the "big six" holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Some also add the Friday after Thanksgiving, or one or more of the other federal holidays

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Federal holidays are designated by Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103). If a holiday falls on a Saturday it is celebrated the preceding Friday; if a holiday falls on a Sunday it is celebrated the following Monday. Most, but not all, states and most private businesses also observe a Sunday holiday on the following Monday.

It is less common, however, for a state or private business to observe a Saturday holiday on the preceding Friday. Some states and private businesses may observe it then, a few may observe it on Monday, and some may not observe the holiday at all in those years. In particular, banks that close on Saturdays do not observe a holiday when it falls on Saturday.

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Valentines Day / Saint Valentine's Day - February 14th

Easter - varies between March 22 and April 25

Mother's Day - 2nd Sunday in May

Father's Day - 3rd Sunday in June

Halloween / All Saints Day - October 31st

Christmas Day - December 25th