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New Year's Day, Easter, Labor Day, Independence Day, All Saints' Day and Christmas Day are widely recognized and celebrated holidays. The other holidays listed are officially recognized by the government's Department of Labor (Direction Départementale du Travail) and are granted to government workers; the government requires that businesses operating in the country also recognize them, though ...
Date Name Comments January 1 New Year's Day [1]: January 4 Martyrs Day: Beginning of independence movement, 1959. [2]January 16 Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination : 2001
You can definitely celebrate the new year all month long, but you should also give a little more love to the other holidays and observances in January. After all, the month has 31 days, and a ton ...
This national electoral calendar for 2021 lists the national/federal elections held in 2021 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
In 1926, Congress passed a bill making Armistice Day an annual national holiday. Years later, Alvin J King from Emporia, Kansas, lobbied to have the name changed to Veterans Day.
Like all leap year types, the one starting with 1 January on a Tuesday occurs exactly once in a 28-year cycle in the Julian calendar, i.e. in 3.57% of years. As the Julian calendar repeats after 28 years that means it will also repeat after 700 years, i.e. 25 cycles. The year's position in the cycle is given by the formula ((year + 8) mod 28) + 1).
McDonald's is getting a head start on the holiday season and bringing back a fan-favorite menu item: the Holiday Pie. Fans have already spotted the sweet treat at locations in a few different ...
The holiday was proposed by Representative Lee Zeldin in H.R. 5303 and Senator Marsha Blackburn in S. 2735 in September 2021. [42] September 15–21 (3rd Monday) Native Americans' Day: The holiday was petitioned for and introduced in Congress multiple times but was unsuccessful. The proclamation exists today as "Native American Awareness Week ...