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The policy of issuing proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events is in 1 CFR Section 19.4, which allows for the responsibility for the preparation and presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the observance of special days, or events to the Director of Management and Budget to such agencies as deemed appropriate.
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Memorial Day is also a federal holiday. 36 U.S.C. § 116: June 14 (Fixed) Flag Day: Calls upon government officials to display the American flag on all government buildings and upon the people of the U.S. to display the flag at their homes in celebration of the flag's official adoption on June 14, 1777. 36 U.S.C. § 110: June 15–22 (Floating ...
For solstices/equinoxes celebrations, the days are put under the subgroup of the particular solstices/equinoxes: Example of formatting: Observances based on days of the Gregorian calendar: *Earliest day on which [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Day]] can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in January. ([[United States]])
A "Christmukkah" as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the start of the Hanukkah holiday to move dates annually.
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Boxing Day, the traditionally British holiday recognized the day after Christmas, offers an extension of the festivities. People in countries like Canada, the U.K. and South Africa spend an extra ...
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