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The Old style/Julian system should be avoided. In some cases (e.g. several Saint day celebrations in the Eastern Orthodox community) an observance may be celebrated on multiple days due to different handling of Old style dates. As long as each entry satisfies the notability requirements it is acceptable to include the entry on each day. (e.g.
Though 2025 has just begun, calendars are already being marked with holiday observances. The Office of Personnel Management lists 12 federal holidays across 11 days.
On This Day; BBC: On This Day; The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History
December 26: Saint Stephen's Day (Western Christianity); Boxing Day in the Commonwealth; Wren Day in Ireland and the Isle of Man; Kwanzaa begins (African diaspora in the Americas) Flannan Isles Lighthouse
This week, two holidays are being celebrated across the country, as the first night of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas. The Jewish celebration of the Festival of Lights begins at ...
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
Boxing Day 2024 is here, but not all Americans understand the meaning of the holiday celebrated in countries like the U.K. and Canada.
Confederate Memorial Day: Celebrated by the original Confederate States at various times during the year; still celebrated on the fourth Monday in April in Alabama. Parts of the United States: Siblings Day: 10 April: Originally celebrated only in the United States. Can now be celebrated in various countries around the world. Patriots' Day: 3rd ...