Observance (other)
Observance may refer to: * Holiday, day(s) of observance * Anniversary, the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event * List of minor secular observances * United States observances See also * Observant (other) * Observer (other) An observer is one who engages in observation or in watching an experiment. Observer may also refer to: Computer science and information theory * In information theory, any system which receives information from an object * State observer in con ...

Holiday
A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, the type of job held or personal choices. The concept of holidays often originated in connection with religious observances or associated with traditions. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates on the calendar. In most modern societies, however, holidays serve as much of a recreational functions as any other weekend days or activities. In many societies, there are important distinctions between holidays designated ...
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Anniversary
An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints. Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days. These could be the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of government. There is no definite method for determining the date of establishment of an institution, and it is generally decided within the institution by convention. The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be commemorated, an event often referred to as a "jubilee". Names * Birthdays are the most common type of anniversary, on which someone's birthdate is commemorated each year. The actual celebration is sometimes moved for practical reasons, as in the case of an official birthday or one falling on February 29. * Wedding anniversaries ...
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List Of Minor Secular Observances
Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Jewish holidays *Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened bread, Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened foods) *Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication; Also called the Festival of Lights – Commemoration of the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple) *Pesach (Passover – Deliverance of Jews from slavery in Egypt) **Lag BaOmer (A holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar) *Purim (Feast of Lots – Deliverance of Jews in Persia from extermination by Haman) *Reishit Katzir (Feast of Bikkurim (First-fruits), Firstfruits – Collecting and waving of grain bundles (barley or wheat); Occurs during the 7 days of unleavened bread after the Sabbath) *Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year – First day of Tishrei every year) *Shabbat (The 7th Day Sabbath – The day of rest and ...
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United States Observances
The United States has many observances. Days * January 13 - Stephen Foster Memorial Day * February 1 - National Freedom Daybr>* April 13 - Thomas Jefferson's birthda* May 1 - Law Daybr>* May 1 - Loyalty Daybr>* 1st Thu. in May - National Day of Prayerbr>* 2nd Sun. in May - Mother's day (USA)br>* 3rd Sat. in May - Armed Forces Day * 3rd Fri. in May - National Defense Transportation Daybr>* May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Daybr>* May 22 - National Maritime Daybr>* last Mon. in May - Memorial Daybr>* June 14 - Flag Day (United States), Flag Daybr>* June 14-July 4 - Honor America Daysbr>* 3rd Sun. in June - Father's Daybr>* July 27 - National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (expired 2003* 4th Sun. in July - Parent's Daybr>* August 19 - National Aviation Daybr>* 1st Sat. aft. 1st Mon. in September (Labor Day) - Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Daybr>* 1st Sun. aft. 1st Mon. in September (Labor Day) - National Grandparents Daybr>* September 11 - Patriot Daybr>* September ...
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Observant (other)
Observant may refer to: * Making an observation * Having observance of a ** holiday (public, religious, etc.) ** religious law or spiritual practice (worship, diet, taboo, etc.) * Observant, Franciscan friar * The Observants, one-eyed ghosts in ''Danny Phantom'' * ''Ob(Servant)'', 2008 death metal album by Psycroptic * Rite of Strict Observance, former Rite of Freemasonry See also * Observer (other) * Observance (other) Observance may refer to: * Holiday, day(s) of observance * Anniversary, the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event * List of minor ...