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Memorial Day. Juneteenth National Independence Day. Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays.
All federal holidays except Washington's Birthday and Columbus Day, plus the following four state holidays: March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus ) – Good Friday November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day After Thanksgiving
Most federal holidays are regularly celebrated on a Monday or Friday to create a three-day weekend. Christmas is the only religious holiday that is a federal holiday. Some businesses allow employees of non-Christian religions to take paid time off for their religious observances.
Celebrations. Veterans Day parades. Date. November 11 [a] Frequency. Annual. Related to. Remembrance Day. Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
From Martin Luther King Jr to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day : Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)
Federal Reserve holiday; most U.S. banks will be closed. Friday, Jan. 1. Saturday, Jan. 1. Sunday, Jan. 1. Orthodox Christmas. Not a Federal Reserve holiday; U.S. banks will be open. Thursday, Jan. 7
Federal holiday. Monday is a government holiday because Christmas Day was Sunday. That means: The post office is closed and no mail will be delivered. City and County Hall are closed, and so are ...
Independence Day is a national holiday marked by patriotic displays. Per 5 U.S.C. § 6103, Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (such as the postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day. While the legal holiday remains on July 4, if that date happens to be on a Saturday or Sunday, then ...
Bold text indicates a public holiday, on which most government agencies and major businesses are closed. January 16: Religious Freedom Day; 3rd Monday in January: Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday; 3rd Sunday in January: National Sanctity of Human Life Day; various March/April: Education and Sharing Day (based on Hebrew calendar)
The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21. The Monday observance is similar for those federal holidays which fall under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968.