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Bold text indicates a public holiday, on which most government agencies and major businesses are closed. January 16: Religious Freedom Day; 3rd Monday in January: Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday [4] 3rd Sunday in January: National Sanctity of Human Life Day; various March/April: Education and Sharing Day (based on Hebrew calendar)
Blue Christmas (holiday) The Sunday between Christmas Day and New Year's Day (both exclusive), or December 30 if both Christmas Day and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God are Sundays: December 27. Feast of the Holy Family (Roman Catholicism)
These observances differ from federal holidays in that federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances. Federal observances that are designated by Congress appear in Title 36 of the United States Code (36 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.). Below is a list of all observances so designated.
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I haven’t lit an advent wreath in nearly 25 years, but the sulfuric scent of a lit match still transports me back to my childhood: dripping wax, the kitchen aglow in candlelight and the elation ...
The holiday is observed on the fourth Thursday in November. On the day after this holiday, the stock market trading session ends three hours early. December 25 (Fixed date) Christmas Day: 1870 The most widely celebrated holiday of the Christian year, Christmas is traditionally observed as a commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It's ...
A religious festival held on a single day, such as the Floralia, might be expanded with games over multiple days (Ludi Florae); the festival of Flora is seen as a precursor of May Day festivities. [8] A major source for Roman holidays is Ovid's Fasti, a poem that describes and provides origins for festivals from January to June at the time of ...
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer announced $4.8 million in security grants for religious nonprofits on May 3, 2024, at the Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls in Teaneck.