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In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive
* All federal holidays
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
* All federal holidays except
* All federal holidays
* April 24–30 (last Friday) –
* All federal holidays (offices remain open on
* All federal holidays except
In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive paid time off
Paid time off, planned time off, or personal time off (PTO), is a policy in some employee handbooks that provides a bank of hours in which the employer pools sick days, vacation days, and personal days that allows employees to use as the need or ...
. The labor force in the United States comprises about 62% (as of 2014) of the general population. In the United States, 97% of the private sector businesses determine what days this sector of the population gets paid time off, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a professional human resources membership association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. SHRM promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification, and networking ...
. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year, January 1, 1 January. Most solar calendars, such as the Gregorian and Julian calendars, begin the year regularly at or near the December solstice, northern winter ...
, New Year's Eve
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, Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.
It i ...
, Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
, Labor Day
Labor Day is a Federal holidays in the United States, federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the Labor history of the United States, American labor movement and the works and con ...
, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory ...
, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. Christmas Day is observance of Christmas by country, observed around the world, and Christma ...
and Christmas
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. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
Holiday listing as paid time off
This list of holidays is based on the official list of federal holidays by year from the US Government. The holidays however are at the discretion of employers whose statistics are measured by theBureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the government of the United States, U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics, labor economics and ...
. Another list from the Society for Human Resource Management
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shows actual percentages of employers offering paid time off for each holiday. The term "major holiday" (bolded) coincides for those holidays that 90% or more of employers offered paid time off
Paid time off, planned time off, or personal time off (PTO), is a policy in some employee handbooks that provides a bank of hours in which the employer pools sick days, vacation days, and personal days that allows employees to use as the need or ...
.
In 2020, Nike became the first company to mark Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States, federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the End of slavery in the United States, ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's n ...
as a paid holiday.
* List of Federal Holidays by Year from the U.S. Government (see Office of Personnel Management
The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States government that manages the United States federal civil service. The agency provides federal human resources policy, oversight, and support, a ...
)
* Additional holidays referenced by the Society for Human Resource Management
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a professional human resources membership association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. SHRM promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification, and networking ...
: Good Friday
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...
26%, Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries. In Western Christianity it marks the second day of the Octave of Easter; in Eastern Christianity it marks the second day of Br ...
6%, Yom Kippur
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For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ...
7%, Day before Thanksgiving 3–8%, Day after Thanksgiving 69–75%, Day before Christmas Eve 33%, Christmas Eve
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78–79%, Day after Christmas 40–64%, Day before New Year's Eve 25–71% depending if it falls on a weekend, New Year's Eve
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71%, Passover
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According to the Book of Exodus, God in ...
3%, Hanukkah
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1%, Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...
1%, Ash Wednesday
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1%, Diwali
Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...
1%, Eid al-Adha
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1%, Vietnamese New Year <1%, Chinese New Year
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<1%
School holidays
Anacademic year
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typically spans from early fall to early summer, with two or three months of summer vacation
The term summer vacation or summer break refers to a school break in the summer between school years and the break in the school academic year. Students are off anywhere between two weeks to three and a half months. Depending on the country and ...
marking the end of the year. K-12 public schools generally observe local, state, and federal holidays, plus additional days off around Thanksgiving, the period from before Christmas until after New Year's Day, a spring break (usually a week in April) and sometimes a winter break (a week in February or March). Two or three days per year are sometimes devoted to professional development
Professional development, also known as professional education, is learning that leads to or emphasizes education in a specific professional career field or builds practical job applicable skills emphasizing Praxis (process), praxis in addition t ...
for teachers and students have the day off.
Most colleges and universities divide the school year into two semesters. The fall semester often begins the day after Labor Day in early September and runs until mid-December. The spring semester typically starts in the middle or end of January and runs until May. Winter and summer classes might be offered in January and May–August. Major federal, state, and local holidays are often observed, including the day after and usually before Thanksgiving. Spring break
Spring break is a vacation period at universities and schools that includes the Easter holiday, and takes place in early Northern Hemisphere spring. Introduced in the U.S. during the 1930s, spring break has been observed in Europe since t ...
is usually a week in March or early April, and in elementary and secondary school and college party culture traditionally involves a warm-weather trip.
Unscheduled weather-related cancellations and emergency cancellations can also affect school calendars.
When taking summer school
Summer school (or summer university) is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, or provided by a private company, that provides lessons and activities during the summer vacation. Participation in summer school ...
or summer camp
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schedules into account, the Independence Day
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holiday on July4 is usually a scheduled holiday observance for which the summer program closes.
Government sector holidays: federal, state, and local government
The federal government sector labor force consisted of about 2,729,000 (as of 2014) of the total labor force of 150,539,900, which is about 2% of the total labor force or about 1% of the total population. In addition, state and local governments consist of another 19,134,000 bringing the total government sector employees to about 15% of the total labor force. This sector of the population is entitled to paid time off designated as federal holidays byCongress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
in Title V of the United States Code
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(). Both federal and state government employees generally observe the same federal holidays.
Federally regulated agencies: banks and financial institutions
US banks generally observe the federal holidays because of their reliance on the U.S. Federal Reserve for certain activities such aswire transfer
Wire transfer, bank transfer, or credit transfer, is a method of electronic funds transfer from one person or entity to another. A wire transfer can be made from one bank account to another bank account, or through a transfer of cash at a cash ...
s and ACH transactions. For example, JP Morgan Chase observes all federal holidays except Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
, while U.S. Bank
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observes all of them.
The New York Stock Exchange
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also closely follows the federal holidays except for Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
. However, the agency also has extra holidays on the day before Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
and Good Friday
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...
.
Legal holidays by states and political divisions of the United States
In general, most state governments observe the same holidays that the federal government observes. However, while that is true for most states, every state includes and omits holidays to fit the culture relevant to its population. "All federal holidays" in state observations below excludes Inauguration Day, which is only observed by Washington, DC, and federal employees in that area.Alabama
* All federal holidays * January 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "Robert E. Lee
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/ Martin Luther King Birthday"
* February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "George Washington
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/ Thomas Jefferson Birthday"
* April 22–28 (4th Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
* June 1–7 (1st Monday) – Birthday of Jefferson Davis
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* October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Renamed Columbus Day
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/ Fraternal Day / American Indian Heritage Day
=Baldwin County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday usingComputus
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) – Mardi Gras
=Mobile County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday usingComputus
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) – Mardi Gras
=Perry County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * November 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Barack Obama DayAlaska
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
* March 25–31 (last Monday) – Seward's Day
* October 18 – Alaska Day
American Samoa
* All federal holidays * April 17 –Flag Day
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Flag days are usually codified in national s ...
* December 26 – Family Day
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Arizona
* All federal holidays * January 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day". * February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day".Arkansas
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
* February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day".
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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California
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* March 31 (fixed) – César Chávez Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
=California education holidays
= * All California state holidays (schools closed) * January 23 – Ed Roberts Day (schools open, but with related instructions) * January 30 –Fred Korematsu
was an American civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Shortly after the Imperial Japanese Navy launched its attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Ord ...
Day of Civil Liberties (schools open, but with related instructions)
* February 6 – Ronald Reagan Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday (schools closed) (some school districts observe the holiday on the second Monday in February)
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* March 5 – death of Crispus Attucks
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(schools open, but with related instructions)
* March 7 – birthday of Luther Burbank / Arbor Day
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(schools open, but with related instructions)
* March 30 – Vietnamese Veterans Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* April 6 – California Poppy Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* April 21 – John Muir
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Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* May 8–14 (2nd Wednesday) – Day of the Teacher (schools open, but with related instructions)
* May 22 – Harvey Milk Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* September 22–28 (4th Monday) – Native American Day (schools closed)
* October 25 – Larry Itliong
Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong (October 25, 1913 – February 1977), also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American union organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose to national prominence in ...
Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
Lincoln's Birthday (February 12) was removed from California's education holiday calendar in 2009.
=Berkeley, California
= * All California holidays except Cesar Chavez Day * February 12 (fixed) – Lincoln's Birthday * May 19 (fixed) –Malcolm X Day
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* October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Indigenous Peoples' Day
=San Francisco, California
= * All California holidays except Cesar Chavez Day * October 8–14 (2nd Monday) –Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
(added because the holiday was omitted by the California state government)
=West Hollywood, California
= * All California holidays except Cesar Chavez Day and the Day after Thanksgiving * May 22 (fixed) – Harvey Milk DayColorado
* All federal holidaysConnecticut
* All federal holidays * February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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Delaware
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as – often simply ''Computus'' – or as paschalion particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after th ...
) – Good Friday
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day After Thanksgiving
District of Columbia
* All federal holidays * January 20 – Inauguration Day (every 4 years) * April 16 –Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of African slave trade#Abolition, slaves of African descent.
In much of the British ...
Florida
Florida's laws separately defines "paid holidays" versus "legal holidays", which does not have any obligation to include as "paid holidays". * All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United S ...
and Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
=Florida legal holidays
= Florida's laws separate the definitions between paid versus legal holidays. The following list shows only the legal holidays that were not defined as "paid holidays": * All Florida state holidays * January 18 –Martin Luther King Jr.
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* February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus
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) – Shrove Tuesday
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/ Mardi Gras
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
* February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – Washington's Birthday
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(reincluded because the holiday is not listed under the Florida government holidays)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* April 2 – Pascua Florida Day
* April 26 – Confederate Memorial Day
* June 3 – birthday of Jefferson Davis
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* June 14 – Flag Day
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Flag days are usually codified in national s ...
* October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – renamed holiday as Columbus and Farmers' Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
=Florida circuit courts
= * All Florida state holidays * February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – Presidents' Day (reincluded because the Florida state government omits this holiday) * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashannah
* September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
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For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ...
=Miami-Dade, Florida
= * All Florida state holidays * February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – Presidents' Day (reincluded because the Florida state government excludes this date) * October 8–14 (2nd Monday) –Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
(reincluded because the Florida state government excludes this date)
Georgia
* All federal holidays exceptPresident's Day
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United ...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – State Holiday, Observed on Good Friday
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* November 23–29 (Friday after Thanksgiving) – State Holiday, formerly Robert E. Lee Day (observed in other states around January 19)
* December 24 – Washington's Birthday
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observed. If December 24 is a Wednesday, then this holiday is observed on Friday December 26.
Guam
* All federal holidays * March 7 – Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day * July 21 –Liberation Day
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* November 2 – All Souls' Day
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* December 8 – Lady of Camarin Day
Hawaii
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He went ashore at ...
and Juneteenth
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 26 – Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day
* June 11 – Kamehameha Day
* August 15–21 (3rd Friday) – Statehood Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
Idaho
* All federal holidays * January 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "Martin Luther King Jr.
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– Idaho Human Rights Day"
Illinois
* All federal holidays
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
=Chicago, Illinois
= * All Illinois state holidays except the Day after Thanksgiving * March 1–7 (1st Monday) – Pulaski DayIndiana
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* May 1–7 (1st Monday) – Primary Election Day
* November 2–8 (floating Monday) – General Election Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Lincoln's Birthday to occur on day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Washington's Birthday
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to occur on Christmas Eve
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Iowa
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Kansas
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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Kentucky
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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(half holiday)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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Louisiana
* All federal holidays except Columbus Day
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* February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus
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) – Mardi Gras
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
=Louisiana courts
= * All Louisiana state holidays * November 1 –All Saints' Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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=Baton Rouge, Louisiana
= * All Louisiana state holidays * January 20 – Inauguration Day (every four years)Maine
* All federal holidays * April 15–21 (3rd Monday) –Patriots' Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Maryland
* All federal holidays * November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (every two years) * November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Native American Heritage DayMassachusetts
* All federal holidays * April 15–21 (3rd Monday) –Patriots' Day
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=Suffolk County, Massachusetts
= * All Massachusetts state holidays * March 17 – Evacuation Day * June 17 – Bunker Hill DayMichigan
* All federal holidays except Columbus Day * November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – General Election Day (even numbered years only) * November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving * December 24 –Christmas Eve
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(if Christmas Eve falls on Sunday as it does in 2023, December 22 is the observed holiday)
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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(if New Year's Eve falls on Sunday as it does in 2023, December 29 is the observed holiday)
Minnesota
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Mississippi
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* January 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " Martin Luther King's and Robert E. Lee
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's Birthdays"
* April 24–30 (last Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
* May 25–31 (last Monday) – renamed National Memorial Day / Jefferson Davis
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Birthday
* November 11 – renamed Armistice Day (Veterans Day)
Missouri
* All federal holidays * February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday * May 8 – Truman DayMontana
* All federal holidays * November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – General Election DayNebraska
* All federal holidays
* April 24–30 (last Friday) – Arbor Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Nevada
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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.
* October 25–31 (last Friday) – Nevada Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Family Day
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New Hampshire
* All federal holidays (offices remain open on Columbus Day
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)
* January 15–21 (3rd Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – the day after Thanksgiving
New Jersey
* All federal holidays * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
**Friday following 4th Thursday in November - Day After Thanksgiving (this used to be a state holiday for all branches of government; it is sometimes still proclaimed as a holiday for the Judicial branch of government, usually not until November.)
New Mexico
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – holiday in lieu of Presidents' Day
New York
* All federal holidays * February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday * November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day=New York City Public Schools
= * All New York State holidays and most national school holidays * January 21 – February 20 (floating on full moon date) –Lunar New Year
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* February – Mid-Winter Recess (includes Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday
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)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* April – Spring Recess
* July–August – Summer vacation
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(includes Independence Day
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)
* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashannah
* September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
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For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ...
* December – Winter Recess (includes Christmas
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and New Year's Day
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)
* Eid al-Fitr
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(date can vary year-round) – Schools are closed if the holiday falls within the academic year
* Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second of the two main festivals in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the ...
(date can vary year-round) – Schools are closed if the holiday falls within the academic year
* Diwali
Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...
North Carolina
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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, plus the following four state holidays:
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day After Thanksgiving
* December 22–28 (floating days) – Christmas Eve
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and Day after Christmas (three days sequentially; adjusted if any falls on a weekend)
North Dakota
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) - Good Friday
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Northern Mariana Islands
* All federal holidays * March 24 – Commonwealth Covenant Day * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 4 – Citizenship Day
* December 8 – Constitution Day
Ohio
* All federal holidays=Sandusky, Ohio
= * All Ohio holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) Election Day
Oklahoma
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 26 – Day after Christmas
Oregon
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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Pennsylvania
* All federal holidays * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Puerto Rico
* All federal holidays * January 6 – Three Kings Day/Epiphany * January 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Eugenio María de Hostos Birthday * March 2 - American Citizenship Day * March 22 –Emancipation Day
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In much of the British ...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 22 – April 25 (floating Sunday using Computus
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) – Easter
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* April 15–21 (3rd Monday) – José de Diego Birthday
* May 8–14 (2nd Sunday) – Mother's Day
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* June 15–21 (3rd Sunday) – Father's Day
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* July 15–21 (3rd Monday) – Luis Muñoz Rivera Birthday
* July 25 – Constitution of Puerto Rico Day
* July 27 – José Celso Barbosa
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Birthday
* November 19 – Discovery of Puerto Rico Day
Rhode Island
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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* August 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Victory Day
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
South Carolina
* All federal holidays except Columbus Day
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* May 10 – Confederate Memorial Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 26 – Day after Christmas
South Dakota
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Native Americans Day
Tennessee
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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Texas
Texas has three types of state holidays: those on which all state offices are closed, and "partial staffing" and "optional" holidays on which offices are open but with reduced staffing. The following days are full holidays where all state offices are closed: * All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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.
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Friday after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 26 – Day after Christmas
=Texas partial staffing holidays
= Texas law designates that the state businesses be "partially staffed" on the following holidays. These holidays can be replaced with an optional holiday per the state employee's choice, but will give up one of these in lieu of the optional holiday. * January 19 – Confederate Heroes Day * March 2 – Texas Independence Day * April 21 –San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from Mexico.
It is an official "partial staffing holiday" in the State of Texas ( ...
* June 19 – Emancipation Day in Texas
* August 27 – Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
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=Texas optional holidays
= Texas law allows a state employee to replace a partial staffing holiday with one of the following holidays. On these holidays, the state agency is generally required to stay open with minimum staff. * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 31 – Cesar Chavez Day (added in section 662.013, was not one of the original "optional holidays" declared in 1999)
* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashanah
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* September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
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For traditional Jewish people, it is primarily centered on atonement and ...
U.S. Virgin Islands
* All federal holidays * January 6 – Three Kings Day * March 31 – Transfer Day * March 19 – April 22 (floating Thursday usingComputus
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) – Holy Thursday
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 23 – April 26 (floating Monday using Computus
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) – Easter Monday
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* July 3 – Emancipation Day
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In much of the British ...
* October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – Renamed to Columbus Day
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– Virgin Islands
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–Puerto Rico
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Friendship Day
* November 1 – D. Hamilton Jackson Day
* December 26 – Christmas Second Day
Utah
* All federal holidays * July 24 – Pioneer DayVermont
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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* March 1–7 (1st Tuesday) – Town Meeting Day
* August 16 – Bennington Battle Day
Bennington Battle Day is a state holiday unique to Vermont, commemorating the victory of American and Vermont forces over British forces at the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War in 1777. The holiday's date is fixed, occurr ...
Virginia
* All federal holidays * February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – The federal holiday ''Washington's Birthday'' is recognized as "George Washington Day". * October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – The federal holiday ''Columbus Day'' is recognized as "Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day", which honors the final victory at theSiege of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, was the final battle of the American Revolutionary War. It was won decisively by the Continental Army, led by George Washington, with support from the Ma ...
in the Revolutionary War.
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) Election Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Wake Island
* All federal holidays exceptMartin Luther King Jr. Day
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* All Friday holidays are celebrated on Saturday and all Monday holidays are celebrated on Tuesday to account for the time zone difference with the states. Weekday holidays such as Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory ...
are celebrated as they fall.
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as – often simply ''Computus'' – or as paschalion particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after th ...
) – Good Friday
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* March 22 – April 25 (floating Sunday using Computus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as – often simply ''Computus'' – or as paschalion particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after th ...
) – Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...
(listed to account for park closing, which normally opens Sundays)
* April 13–15 – Songkran Festival
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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Washington
* All federal holidays exceptColumbus Day
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West Virginia
* All federal holidays * June 20 – West Virginia Day * November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day / Susan B. Anthony Day (even numbered years only), * November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving * December 24 –Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. Christmas Day is observance of Christmas by country, observed around the world, and Christma ...
(See note below)
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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(See note below)
* Note: Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are half day holidays and are not shifted if they fall on Saturday or Sunday.
Wisconsin
* All federal holidays exceptWashington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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* January 1 – New Year's Day
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=Wisconsin Public School Observance Days
= Wisconsin's public schools are obligated to observe the 21 days designated by Wisconsin Statute section 118.02 on the designated day unless the day falls on Saturday or Sunday, in which case would move the observance to either the preceding Friday or following Monday. The statutes require the public schools to include instruction relating to the holidays. In this list of holidays, all schools remain open. * January 15 –Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokespers ...
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
* February 22 – Washington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United S ...
* March 4 – Casimir Pulaski Day
* March 17 – "The Great Hunger" in Ireland
* April 9 – Prisoners of War
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...
Remembrance Day
* April 13 – American's Creed Day
* April 19 – Patriots' Day
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* April 22 – Environmental Awareness Day
* April 29 – Arbor Day
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* June 14 – Robert La Follette Sr. Day
* September 16 – Mildred Fish Harnack Day
* September 16 – Wisconsin
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Day
* September 17 – Constitution Day
Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitut ...
* September 18 – POW-MIA Recognition Day
* September 23 – Bullying Awareness Day
* September 28 – Francis Willard Day
* October 9 – Leif Erikson Day
* October 12 – Columbus Day
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* November 11 – Veterans Day
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Wyoming
* All federal holidays except Columbus Day and Juneteenth * January 15–21 (3rd Monday) – renamed Martin Luther King Jr. / Wyoming Equality DayFederal holidays at the state level
While most federal holidays are observed at the state level, some of these holidays are observed with different names, are observed on different days, or completely not observed in some states of the United States. a. For example,Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokespers ...
is known officially as ''Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day'' in Arizona, and New Hampshire, ''Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'' in Florida, and Maryland, ''Martin Luther King Jr. / Idaho Human Rights Day'' in Idaho, ''Robert E. Lee/Martin Luther King Birthday'' in Alabama, and ''Martin Luther King's and Robert E. Lee's Birthdays'' in Mississippi. b. Washington's Birthday is known officially as ''President's Day'' in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, ''Washington-Lincoln Day'' in Colorado (CRS 24-11-101), Ohio, ''Lincoln/Washington/Presidents' Day'' in Arizona, ''George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day'' in Arkansas, ''Presidents' Day'' in Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Vermont, ''Washington's Birthday/President's Day'' in Maine, ''Presidents Day'' in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, and Oregon, ''Lincoln's and Washington's Birthday'' in Montana, ''Washington and Lincoln Day'' in Utah, and ''George Washington Day'' in Virginia. The day after Thanksgiving is observed in lieu of Columbus Day in Minnesota. Columbus Day is listed as a state holiday in New Hampshire although state offices remain open. President's Day, Good Friday (11am–3pm), Juneteenth Day (June 19), Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Partisan Primary Election Day, and General Election Day are listed as a state holiday in Wisconsin although state offices remain open.
Legal holidays observed nationwide
* January 1 –New Year's Day
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* May 25–31 (last Monday) – Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.
It i ...
** Known officially as ''National Memorial Day'' in Alabama,
** and ''Memorial Day / Decoration Day'' in Idaho.
** Observed with Jefferson Davis' Birthday, and known officially as ''National Memorial Day / Jefferson Davis' Birthday'', in Mississippi.
* June 19 - Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States, federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the End of slavery in the United States, ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's n ...
* July 4 – Independence Day
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* September 1–7 (1st Monday) – Labor Day
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* November 11 – Veterans Day
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with holidays in several countries, i ...
** Known officially as ''Armistice Day'' in Mississippi.
* November 22–28 (4th Thursday) – Thanksgiving
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* December 25 – Christmas
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See also
*Public holidays in the United States
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Notes
References
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