Martyrs’ of Colonial Repression Day 4 January 1961 marked a major milestone in the national liberation struggle by the native people of Angola against the Portuguese colonial troops whose regime lasted for five hundred years (1482-1975). It all started in October 1960 when the laborers refused to accept the cotton …
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Holidays are a time to kick back and relax. Below are some of the most popular holidays celebrated in the United States as well as a collection of others observed in the US.
Date | Federal Holidays |
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Monday, January 2* | New Year’s Day |
Monday, January 16 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Monday, February 20** | Washington’s Birthday |
Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day |
Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
Monday, October 9 | Columbus Day |
Friday, November 10*** | Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
Date | Observance |
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Sunday, January 1, 2017 | Last Day of Chanukah |
Monday, January 2, 2017 | New Year’s Day observed |
Friday, January 6, 2017 | Epiphany |
Saturday, January 7, 2017 | Orthodox Christmas Day |
Friday, January 13, 2017 | Lee Jackson Day |
Friday, January 13, 2017 | Stephen Foster Memorial Day |
Saturday, January 14, 2017 | Orthodox New Year |
Monday, January 16, 2017 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
Monday, January 16, 2017 | Robert E Lee’s Birthday |
Monday, January 16, 2017 | State Holiday |
Monday, January 16, 2017 | Idaho Human Rights Day |
Monday, January 16, 2017 | Civil Rights Day |
Thursday, January 19, 2017 | Robert E Lee’s Birthday |
Thursday, January 19, 2017 | State Holiday |
Friday, January 20, 2017 | Inauguration Day |
Saturday, January 28, 2017 | Chinese New Year |
Sunday, January 29, 2017 | Kansas Day |
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 | National Freedom Day |
Thursday, February 2, 2017 | Groundhog Day |
Friday, February 3, 2017 | National Wear Red Day |
Saturday, February 4, 2017 | Rosa Parks Day |
Saturday, February 11, 2017 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat |
Sunday, February 12, 2017 | Lincoln’s Birthday |
Monday, February 13, 2017 | Lincoln’s Birthday observed |
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | Valentine’s Day |
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | Statehood Day in Arizona |
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Susan B Anthony’s Birthday |
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Elizabeth Peratrovich Day |
Monday, February 20, 2017 | Presidents’ Day |
Monday, February 20, 2017 | Daisy Gatson Bates Day |
Friday, February 24, 2017 | Maha Shivaratri |
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 | Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras |
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 | Linus Pauling Day |
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | St. David’s Day |
Thursday, March 2, 2017 | Texas Independence Day |
Thursday, March 2, 2017 | Read Across America Day |
Friday, March 03, 2017 | Employee Appreciation Day |
Monday, March 06, 2017 | Casimir Pulaski Day |
Tuesday, March 07, 2017 | Town Meeting Day Vermont |
Sunday, March 12, 2017 | Purim |
Sunday, March 12, 2017 | Daylight Saving Time starts |
Friday, March 17, 2017 | St. Patrick’s Day |
Friday, March 17, 2017 | Evacuation Day |
Monday, March 20, 2017 | March equinox |
Saturday, March 25, 2017 | Maryland Day |
Sunday, March 26, 2017 | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day |
Monday, March 27, 2017 | Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day observed |
Monday, March 27, 2017 | Seward’s Day |
Friday, March 31, 2017 | Cesar Chavez Day |
Sunday, April 02, 2017 | Pascua Florida Day |
Monday, April 03, 2017 | Pascua Florida Day observed |
Thursday, April 06, 2017 | National Tartan Day |
Sunday, April 09, 2017 | Palm Sunday |
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | Passover (first day) |
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | National Library Workers’ Day |
Thursday, April 13, 2017 | Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 13, 2017 | Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday |
Friday, April 14, 2017 | Orthodox Good Friday |
Friday, April 14, 2017 | Good Friday |
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | Orthodox Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | Father Damien Day |
Sunday, April 16, 2017 | Orthodox Easter |
Sunday, April 16, 2017 | Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 16, 2017 | Emancipation Day |
Monday, April 17, 2017 | Orthodox Easter Monday |
Monday, April 17, 2017 | Easter Monday |
Monday, April 17, 2017 | Emancipation Day observed |
Monday, April 17, 2017 | Patriot’s Day |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | Last Day of Passover |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | Tax Day |
Friday, April 21, 2017 | San Jacinto Day |
Saturday, April 22, 2017 | Oklahoma Day |
Monday, April 24, 2017 | Yom HaShoah |
Monday, April 24, 2017 | Isra and Mi’raj |
Monday, April 24, 2017 | Confederate Memorial Day |
Monday, April 24, 2017 | State Holiday |
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | State Holiday |
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | Administrative Professionals Day |
Thursday, April 27, 2017 | Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day |
Friday, April 28, 2017 | Arbor Day |
Monday, May 01, 2017 | Law Day |
Monday, May 01, 2017 | Loyalty Day |
Monday, May 01, 2017 | Lei Day |
Tuesday, May 02, 2017 | Yom Ha’atzmaut |
Thursday, May 04, 2017 | Kent State Shootings Remembrance |
Thursday, May 04, 2017 | National Day of Prayer |
Thursday, May 04, 2017 | Rhode Island Independence Day |
Friday, May 05, 2017 | Cinco de Mayo |
Saturday, May 06, 2017 | National Nurses Day |
Saturday, May 06, 2017 | National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day |
Monday, May 08, 2017 | Truman Day |
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 | Confederate Memorial Day |
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 | State Holiday |
Friday, May 12, 2017 | Military Spouse Appreciation Day |
Sunday, May 14, 2017 | Lag BaOmer |
Sunday, May 14, 2017 | Mother’s Day |
Monday, May 15, 2017 | Peace Officers Memorial Day |
Friday, May 19, 2017 | National Defense Transportation Day |
Saturday, May 20, 2017 | Armed Forces Day |
Monday, May 22, 2017 | National Maritime Day |
Monday, May 22, 2017 | Harvey Milk Day |
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day |
Thursday, May 25, 2017 | Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 25, 2017 | National Missing Children’s Day |
Saturday, May 27, 2017 | Ramadan starts |
Monday, May 29, 2017 | Memorial Day |
Monday, May 29, 2017 | Jefferson Davis Birthday |
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 | Shavuot |
Thursday, June 01, 2017 | Statehood Day |
Saturday, June 03, 2017 | Jefferson Davis Birthday |
Sunday, June 04, 2017 | Pentecost |
Monday, June 05, 2017 | Whit Monday |
Monday, June 05, 2017 | Jefferson Davis Birthday |
Tuesday, June 06, 2017 | D-Day |
Sunday, June 11, 2017 | Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, June 11, 2017 | Kamehameha Day |
Monday, June 12, 2017 | Kamehameha Day observed |
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | Army Birthday |
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | Flag Day |
Thursday, June 15, 2017 | Corpus Christi |
Friday, June 16, 2017 | Bunker Hill Day observed |
Saturday, June 17, 2017 | Bunker Hill Day |
Sunday, June 18, 2017 | Father’s Day |
Monday, June 19, 2017 | Juneteenth |
Monday, June 19, 2017 | Emancipation Day |
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | West Virginia Day |
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | American Eagle Day |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 | Lailat al-Qadr |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 | June Solstice |
Monday, June 26, 2017 | Eid al-Fitr |
Tuesday, July 04, 2017 | Independence Day |
Sunday, July 23, 2017 | Parents’ Day |
Monday, July 24, 2017 | Pioneer Day |
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day |
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 | Tisha B’Av |
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 | Colorado Day |
Friday, August 04, 2017 | Coast Guard Birthday |
Monday, August 07, 2017 | Raksha Bandhan |
Monday, August 07, 2017 | Purple Heart Day |
Monday, August 14, 2017 | Janmashtami |
Monday, August 14, 2017 | Victory Day |
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | Assumption of Mary |
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 | Bennington Battle Day |
Friday, August 18, 2017 | Statehood Day in Hawaii |
Saturday, August 19, 2017 | National Aviation Day |
Monday, August 21, 2017 | Senior Citizens Day |
Thursday, August 24, 2017 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Saturday, August 26, 2017 | Women’s Equality Day |
Sunday, August 27, 2017 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day |
Saturday, September 02, 2017 | Eid al-Adha |
Monday, September 04, 2017 | Labor Day |
Saturday, September 09, 2017 | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day |
Saturday, September 09, 2017 | California Admission Day |
Sunday, September 10, 2017 | National Grandparents Day |
Monday, September 11, 2017 | Patriot Day |
Friday, September 15, 2017 | National POW/MIA Recognition Day |
Sunday, September 17, 2017 | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day |
Monday, September 18, 2017 | Air Force Birthday |
Monday, September 18, 2017 | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observed |
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Navaratri |
Thursday, September 21, 2017 | Rosh Hashana |
Friday, September 22, 2017 | Muharram |
Friday, September 22, 2017 | September equinox |
Friday, September 22, 2017 | Emancipation Day |
Friday, September 22, 2017 | Native Americans’ Day |
Sunday, September 24, 2017 | Gold Star Mother’s Day |
Saturday, September 30, 2017 | Yom Kippur |
Saturday, September 30, 2017 | Dussehra |
Monday, October 02, 2017 | Child Health Day |
Wednesday, October 04, 2017 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Thursday, October 05, 2017 | First Day of Sukkot |
Monday, October 09, 2017 | Leif Erikson Day |
Monday, October 09, 2017 | Columbus Day |
Monday, October 09, 2017 | Native Americans’ Day |
Monday, October 09, 2017 | Indigenous People’s Day |
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | Last Day of Sukkot |
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | Shmini Atzeret |
Friday, October 13, 2017 | Simchat Torah |
Friday, October 13, 2017 | Navy Birthday |
Sunday, October 15, 2017 | White Cane Safety Day |
Monday, October 16, 2017 | Boss’s Day |
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | Alaska Day |
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | Diwali/Deepavali |
Saturday, October 21, 2017 | Sweetest Day |
Friday, October 27, 2017 | Nevada Day |
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 | Halloween |
Wednesday, November 01, 2017 | All Saints’ Day |
Thursday, November 02, 2017 | All Souls’ Day |
Sunday, November 05, 2017 | Daylight Saving Time ends |
Tuesday, November 07, 2017 | Election Day |
Friday, November 10, 2017 | Marine Corps Birthday |
Friday, November 10, 2017 | Veterans Day (observed) |
Saturday, November 11, 2017 | Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 23, 2017 | Thanksgiving Day |
Friday, November 24, 2017 | State Holiday |
Friday, November 24, 2017 | Presidents’ Day |
Friday, November 24, 2017 | Lincoln’s Birthday/Lincoln’s Day |
Friday, November 24, 2017 | Black Friday |
Friday, November 24, 2017 | American Indian Heritage Day |
Monday, November 27, 2017 | Cyber Monday |
Friday, December 01, 2017 | The Prophet’s Birthday |
Sunday, December 03, 2017 | First Sunday of Advent |
Wednesday, December 06, 2017 | St Nicholas’ Day |
Thursday, December 07, 2017 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day |
Friday, December 08, 2017 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) |
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | National Guard Birthday |
Sunday, December 17, 2017 | Pan American Aviation Day |
Sunday, December 17, 2017 | Wright Brothers Day |
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | Last Day of Chanukah |
Thursday, December 21, 2017 | December Solstice |
Sunday, December 24, 2017 | Christmas Eve |
Monday, December 25, 2017 | Christmas Day |
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) |
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | Day After Christmas Day |
Sunday, December 31, 2017 | New Year’s Eve |
Buddha Day – Bangladesh
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