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American Holidays |
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What
is a Holiday?
Originally, "holiday"
meant
"holy day". It was a religious day, as was
Christmas and Easter and Halloween. Nowadays, it seems to
have taken on a different meaning: In the US, it means any
special day of celebration or festivals (some are "days
off" of work and/or school, and others, like Halloween, are
not). In contrast, in the UK, it
means a day off of work/school, or a vacation.
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Date |
Holiday
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January 1 |
New Year's Day |
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Jan.
15 |
Martin Luther King,
Jr's Birthday |
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February. 2 |
Groundhog Day |
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Feb.
(2nd Monday) |
Presidents' Day |
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Feb.
14 |
St. Valentine's Day |
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Mar.
8 |
Int'l Women's Day |
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Mar.
17 |
St. Patrick's Day |
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Mar.
21 (vernal equinox) |
EASTER |
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March
21 or April 22 |
Earth Day |
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April
1 |
April Fool's Day |
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May
(2nd Sunday) |
Mother's Day |
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May 25
(nearest
Monday) |
Memorial Day
(a national holiday) |
That's my son and I! |
June
(3rd Sunday) |
Father's Day |
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June
14 |
Flag Day |
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July
4 |
Independence Day |
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Sept
(first Monday) |
Labor
Day
(National Holiday!)
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Oct 12
(nearest Monday) |
Columbus
Day |
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October 31 |
Halloween |
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November
1 |
Catholic
All Saint's Day
(for Mexicans: The Day of the Dead) |
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Nov. 11 |
Veterans'
Day
(Not a day-off) |
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November
(fourth Thursday) |
Thanksgiving
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Dec.
25 |
Christmas |
Santa is from
Finland! Learn more. |
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Approximately
Dec. 13 - Dec. 25 |
Yuletide |
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ALSO:
Festivals
(Holidays) of the Far East China,
Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Mongolia Click
here to learn more
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Korean |
Mongolian |
Chinese |
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Halloween
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Thanksgiving
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Christmas
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Chinese Lunar
New Year
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Valentine's
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Easter
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