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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 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.
The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Jan 1
Add these September holidays and observances to your calendar. This list includes official dates, along with awareness days celebrating food, pets and family. Mark your calendars!
The Islamic calendar is shorter than the Gregorian year, so each observance will occur earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year by about 10–12 days. 2011 date 2012 date
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. 2017 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 2017. For the number, see 2017 (number). For other uses, see 2017 (disambiguation). Clockwise from top-left: the war against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul ; Islamic ...
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 separated by a day, then that intermediate day ...
Federal holidays are designated by the United States Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103). [2] Congress only has authority to create holidays for federal institutions (including federally-owned properties), employees, and the District of Columbia.