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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in the United States. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Holidays . The main article for this category is Public holidays in the United States .
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.
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 observed as a commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Commonly celebrated by ...
In the United States, the third Monday of every January has subsequently been inaugurated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls between the 15th and 21st.This means that January 16 now falls on a public holiday in approximately a seventh of all years (most recently in 2023), effectively usurping the very nature of National Nothing Day.
For a time, the religious faithful coming to America did not celebrate Christmas at all, wanting to separate themselves from Britain and show reverence to the Bible by not celebrating on Dec. 25.
Most major holidays have very few births, but Valentine's Day takes the top spot among them. The most babies are born in the summer, with an average of 12.25 births per day.
The holidays are here and that means that it's time for some Christmas cheer — unless your least favorite Christmas tune is playing on the radio. This is America's least favorite Christmas song ...