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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
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.
2009 – Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and educator (b. 1934) 2009 – John Daido Loori, American Zen Buddhist monastic and teacher (b. 1931) 2009 – Horst Szymaniak, German footballer (b. 1934) 2010 – Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911) 2011 – Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989)
Add these September holidays and observances to your calendar. This list includes official dates, along with awareness days celebrating food, pets and family.
See Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are ...
In general, new holidays and observances should not be placed in the Holidays and observances section; except if it is signed officially by a state or a country as a state or national holiday. New holidays that do not belong to this category can only be placed in the Holidays and observances section after the days are proven notable, with ...
A full list of the monthly holidays and observances for September 2024, from Labor Day and Patriot Day to Grandparents Day and National Voter Registration Day.