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January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) The Day after New Years Day is a Public Holiday in New Zealand [268] Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa) [269] The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 [270] The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) [264]
Some municipalities hold parades, and since the 1994 King Holiday and Service Act, it has become a day of citizen action volunteer service, sometimes referred to as the MLK Day of Service. The holiday is observed on the third Monday of January, and is combined with other holidays in several states. February 15–21 (3rd Monday) Washington's ...
January Daily Holidays and Observances. Jan. 1: Apple Gifting Day, ... Jan. 2: Happy Mew Year for Cats Day, National Buffet Day, National Cream Puff Day, Motivation and Inspiration Day, ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 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 ...
Sure many of us celebrate New Year’s Day, but there are other special holidays and observances in January 2023 to celebrate. ... January 2. National Science Fiction Day. World Introvert Day.
Add these January holidays and observances to your calendar. Find official awareness days and various weekly and monthly observances in 2024.
The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later on January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays.
In the United States, there are two major holidays celebrated in January: New Year’s Day (January 1, 2024) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2024). Both of these are federal holidays ...