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In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive paid time off
Paid time off, planned time off, or personal time off (PTO), is a policy in some employee handbooks that provides a bank of hours in which the employer pools sick days, vacation days, and personal days that allows employees to use as the need o ...
. The labor force in the United States comprises about 62% (as of 2014) of the general population. In the United States, 97% of the private sector businesses determine what days this sector of the population gets paid time off, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day
New Year's Day is a festival observed in most of the world on 1 January, the first day of the year in the modern Gregorian calendar. 1 January is also New Year's Day on the Julian calendar, but this is not the same day as the Gregorian one. Wh ...
, New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
, Memorial Day, Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
, Labor Day
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United St ...
, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Philippines. It is also observed in the Netherlander town of Leiden and ...
, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation ...
and Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around t ...
. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
Holiday listing as paid time off
This list of holidays is based on the official list offederal holidays
Federal holidays in the United States are the eleven calendar dates that are designated by the federal government of the United States, U.S. government as holidays. On U.S. federal holidays, non-essential Federation, federal government offices a ...
by year from the US Government. The holidays however are at the discretion of employers whose statistics are measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of t ...
. Another list from the Society for Human Resource Management shows actual percentages of employers offering paid time off for each holiday. The term "major holiday" (bolded) coincides for those holidays that 90% or more of employers offered paid time off
Paid time off, planned time off, or personal time off (PTO), is a policy in some employee handbooks that provides a bank of hours in which the employer pools sick days, vacation days, and personal days that allows employees to use as the need o ...
.
In 2020, Nike became the first company to mark Juneteenth as a paid holiday.
* List of Federal Holidays by Year from the U.S. Government (see Office of Personnel Management)
* Additional holidays referenced by the Society for Human Resource Management: Good Friday
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday (also Hol ...
26%, Easter Monday
Easter Monday refers to the day after Easter Sunday in either the Eastern or Western Christian traditions. It is a public holiday in some countries. It is the second day of Eastertide. In Western Christianity, it marks the second day of the Octa ...
6%, Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's ...
7%, Day before Thanksgiving 3–8%, Day after Thanksgiving
Black Friday is a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving (United States), Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores
offer highly promote ...
69–75%, Day before Christmas Eve 33%, Christmas Eve
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78–79%, Day after Christmas 40–64%, Day before New Year's Eve 25–71% depending if it falls on a weekend, New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
71%, Passover
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3%, Hanukkah
or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem)
, nickname =
, observedby = Jews
, begins = 25 Kislev
, ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
, celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...
1%, Ramadan
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, caption=From top, left to right: A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Ramadan Quran reading in Bandar Torkaman, Iran. ...
1%, Ash Wednesday
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1%, Diwali
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1%, Eid al-Adha 1%, Vietnamese New Year
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** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overse ...
<1%, Chinese New Year
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School holidays
Anacademic year
An academic year or school year is a period of time which schools, colleges and universities use to measure a quantity of study.
School holiday
School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks, and recess) are the periods during which sch ...
typically spans from early fall to early summer, with two or three months of summer vacation
Summer vacation or summer break is a school holiday, school break in summer between school years and the break in the school academic year. Students are off anywhere between three weeks to three months. Depending on the country and district, staff ...
marking the end of the year. K-12 public schools
Public school may refer to:
*State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
*Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England and ...
generally observe local, state, and federal holidays, plus additional days off around Thanksgiving, the period from before Christmas until after New Year's Day, a spring break (usually a week in April) and sometimes a winter break (a week in February or March). Two or three days per year are sometimes devoted to professional development
Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning
Informal learning is characterized "by a low degree of planning and ...
for teachers and students have the day off.
Most colleges and universities divide the school year into two semesters. The fall semester often begins the day after Labor Day in early September and runs until mid-December. The spring semester typically starts in the middle or end of January and runs until May. Winter and summer classes might be offered in January and May–August. Major federal, state, and local holidays are often observed, including the day after and usually before Thanksgiving. Spring break is usually a week in March or early April, and in elementary and secondary school and college party culture traditionally involves a warm-weather trip.
Unscheduled weather-related cancellation
A weather cancellation or delay is closure, cancellation, or delay of an institution, operation, or event as a result of inclement weather. Certain institutions, such as schools, are likely to close when bad weather, such as snow, flooding, air p ...
s and emergency cancellations can also affect school calendars.
When taking summer school or summer camp schedules into account, the Independence Day
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holiday on July4 is usually a scheduled holiday observance for which the summer program closes.
Government sector holidays: federal, state, and local government
The federal government sector labor force consisted of about 2,729,000 (as of 2014) of the total labor force of 150,539,900, which is about 2% of the total labor force or about 1% of the total population. In addition, state and local governments consist of another 19,134,000 bringing the total government sector employees to about 15% of the total labor force. This sector of the population is entitled to paid time off designated as federal holidays byCongress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...
in Title V of the United States Code
In the law of the United States, the Code of Laws of the United States of America (variously abbreviated to Code of Laws of the United States, United States Code, U.S. Code, U.S.C., or USC) is the official compilation and codification of the ...
(). Both federal and state government employees generally observe the same federal holidays.
Federally regulated agencies: banks and financial institutions
US banks generally observe the federal holidays because of their reliance on the U.S. Federal Reserve for certain activities such as wire transfers and ACH transactions. For example, JP Morgan Chase observes all federal holidays except Columbus Day, whileU.S. Bank
U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American bank holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and incorporated in Delaware. It is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, and is the fifth largest banking institution i ...
observes all of them.
The New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed c ...
also closely follows the federal holidays except for Columbus Day. However, the agency also has extra holidays on the day before Independence Day
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and Good Friday
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday (also Hol ...
.
Legal holidays by states and political divisions of the United States
In general, most state governments observe the same holidays that the federal government observes. However, while that is true for most states, every state includes and omits holidays to fit the culture relevant to its population. "All federal holidays" in state observations below excludes Inauguration Day, which is only observed by Washington, DC, and federal employees in that area.Alabama
* All federal holidays
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* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
/Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...
Birthday"
* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
/ Thomas Jefferson Birthday"
* April 22–28 (floating Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
* June 1–7 (floating Monday) – Birthday of Jefferson Davis
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Renamed Columbus Day / Fraternal Day
Fraternal Day is a legal holiday in the state of Alabama in the United States. It is celebrated annually on the second Monday in October on the same day as Columbus Day and American Indian Heritage Day.
Fraternal Day was originally celebrated in ...
/ American Indian Heritage Day
Native American Heritage Day is a civil holiday observed on the day after Thanksgiving in the United States.
National legislative history
President George W. Bush signed into law legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Baca (D-Calif.), to d ...
=Baldwin County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday usingComputus
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) – Mardi Gras
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=Mobile County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday usingComputus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as (). Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after 21 March (a fixed approxi ...
) – Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (, ) refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is known as Shrove Tuesday. is French for "Fat ...
=Perry County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * November 8–14 (floating Monday) –Barack Obama Day
Barack Obama Day refers to two days of recognition in the United States in honor of Barack Obama, who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Obama was a member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and represen ...
Alaska
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* March 25–31 (floating Monday) – Seward's Day
Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. This holiday falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867. It is named for then- Secretary of State William H. Seward, w ...
* October 18 – Alaska Day
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American Samoa
* Allfederal holidays
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* April 17 – Flag Day
* December 26 – Family Day
Arizona
* Allfederal holidays
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* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day".
* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day".
Arkansas
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day".
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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California
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* March 31 (fixed) – César Chávez Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
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=California education holidays
= * All California state holidays (schools closed) * January 23 – Ed Roberts Day (schools open, but with related instructions) * January 30 –Fred Korematsu
was an American civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Shortly after the Imperial Japanese Navy launched its attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Or ...
Day of Civil Liberties (schools open, but with related instructions)
* February 6 – Ronald Reagan Day
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Ronald ...
(schools open, but with related instructions)
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday (schools closed) (some school districts observe the holiday on the second Monday in February)
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
Susan B. Anthony Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women's suffrage in the United States. The holiday is February 15—Anthony's birthday.
History
The idea of honoring Susan B. Anthony with a holiday h ...
(schools open, but with related instructions)
* March 5 – death of Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks ( – March 5, 1770) was an American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African and Native American descent, commonly regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first American killed in the Amer ...
(schools open, but with related instructions)
* March 7 – birthday of Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science.
He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank's varied creations incl ...
/ Arbor Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* March 30 – Vietnamese Veterans Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* April 6 – California Poppy Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* April 21 – John Muir
John Muir ( ; April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, a ...
Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* May 8–14 (floating Wednesday) – Day of the Teacher (schools open, but with related instructions)
* May 22 – Harvey Milk Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* September 22–28 (floating Monday) – Native American Day
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(schools closed)
* October 25 – Larry Itliong
Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong (October 25, 1913 – February 1977), also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American labor organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose to national prominence in 19 ...
Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
Lincoln's Birthday (February 12) was removed from California's education holiday calendar in 2009.
=Berkeley, California
= * All California holidays exceptCesar Chavez Day
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* February 12 (fixed) – Lincoln's Birthday
* May 19 (fixed) – Malcolm X Day
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* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an ...
=San Francisco, California
= * All California holidays exceptCesar Chavez Day
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, nickname =
, observedby = (1) A formal holiday in US states of Arizona, California, Washington, Utah, and Wisconsin (2) An optional holiday in ...
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Columbus Day (added because the holiday was omitted by the California state government)
=West Hollywood, California
= * All California holidays exceptCesar Chavez Day
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and the Day after Thanksgiving
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* May 22 (fixed) – Harvey Milk Day
Colorado
* Allfederal holidays
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Connecticut
* Allfederal holidays
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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Delaware
* Allfederal holidays
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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(in even-numbered years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day After Thanksgiving
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District of Columbia
* Allfederal holidays
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* January 20 – Inauguration Day (every 4 years)
* April 16 – Emancipation Day
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On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
Florida
Florida's laws separately defines "paid holidays" versus "legal holidays", which does not have any obligation to include as "paid holidays". * Allfederal holidays
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
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=Florida legal holidays
= Florida's laws separate the definitions between paid versus legal holidays. The following list shows only the legal holidays that were not defined as "paid holidays": * All Florida state holidays * January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday usingComputus
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) – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
Susan B. Anthony Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women's suffrage in the United States. The holiday is February 15—Anthony's birthday.
History
The idea of honoring Susan B. Anthony with a holiday h ...
* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – Washington's Birthday
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(reincluded because the holiday is not listed under the Florida government holidays)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as (). Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after 21 March (a fixed approxi ...
) – Good Friday
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* April 2 – Pascua Florida Day
* April 26 – Confederate Memorial Day
* June 3 – birthday of Jefferson Davis
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* June 14 – Flag Day
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – renamed holiday as Columbus and Farmers' Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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=Florida circuit courts
= * All Florida state holidays * February 15–21 (floating Monday) – Presidents' Day (reincluded because the Florida state government omits this holiday) * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as (). Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after 21 March (a fixed approxi ...
) – Good Friday
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* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashannah
Rosh HaShanah ( he, רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, , literally "head of the year") is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (, , lit. "day of shouting/blasting") It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days (, , " ...
* September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
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=Miami-Dade, Florida
= * All Florida state holidays * February 15–21 (floating Monday) – Presidents' Day (reincluded because the Florida state government excludes this date) * October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Columbus Day (reincluded because the Florida state government excludes this date)Georgia
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except President's Day
* April 24–30 (floating Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
* November 23–29 (Friday after Thanksgiving) – State Holiday, formerly Robert E. Lee Day
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(observed in other states around January 19)
* December 24 – Washington's Birthday
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observed. If December 24 is a Wednesday, then this holiday is observed on Friday December 26.
Guam
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* March 7 – Guam History and Chamorro Chamorro may refer to:
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* July 21 – Liberation Day
* November 2 – All Souls' Day
* December 8 – Lady of Camarin Day
Hawaii
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except Columbus Day and Juneteenth
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 26 – Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day
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* June 11 – Kamehameha Day
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* August 15–21 (floating Friday) – Statehood Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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(in even-numbered years)
Idaho
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* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed " Martin Luther King Jr.–Idaho Human Rights Day Idaho Human Rights Day is a state holiday recognized only in the U.S. state of Idaho. Governor Cecil Andrus signed compromise legislation on April 10, 1990, making Idaho the nation's 47th state to honor slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...
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Illinois
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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(in even-numbered years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
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=Chicago, Illinois
= * All Illinois state holidays except the Day after Thanksgiving * March 1–7 (floating Monday) – Pulaski DayIndiana
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except Washington's Birthday
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* May 1–7 (floating Monday) – Primary Election Day
* November 2–8 (floating Monday) – General Election Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Lincoln's Birthday to occur on day after Thanksgiving
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* December 24 – Washington's Birthday
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to occur on Christmas Eve
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Iowa
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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Kansas
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and Columbus Day
Kentucky
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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(half holiday)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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Louisiana
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except Columbus Day
* February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus
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) – Mardi Gras
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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(in even-numbered years)
=Louisiana courts
= * All Louisiana state holidays * November 1 –All Saints' Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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=Baton Rouge, Louisiana
= * All Louisiana state holidays * January 20 – Inauguration Day (every four years)Maine
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* April 15–21 (floating Monday) – Patriots' Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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Maryland
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(every 2 years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Native American Heritage Day
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National legislative history
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Massachusetts
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* April 15–21 (floating Monday) – Patriots' Day
=Suffolk County, Massachusetts
= * All Massachusetts state holidays * March 17 – Evacuation Day * June 17 –Bunker Hill Day
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Michigan
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except Columbus Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – General Election Day (even numbered years only)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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(if Christmas Eve falls on Sunday as it does in 2023, December 22 is the observed holiday)
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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(if New Year's Eve falls on Sunday as it does in 2023, December 29 is the observed holiday)
Minnesota
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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Mississippi
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except Columbus Day
* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "Martin Luther King
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's and Robert E. Lee
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's Birthdays"
* April 24–30 (floating Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
* May 25–31 (floating Monday) – renamed National Memorial Day / Jefferson Davis
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Birthday
* November 11 – renamed Armistice Day (Veterans Day)
Missouri
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* May 8 – Truman Day
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Montana
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – General Election Day
Nebraska
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* April 24–30 (floating Friday) – Arbor Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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Nevada
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except Columbus Day.
* October 25–31 (floating Friday) – Nevada Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Family Day
New Hampshire
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(offices remain open on Columbus Day)
* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – the day after Thanksgiving
New Jersey
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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**Friday following 4th Thursday in November - Day After Thanksgiving
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(this used to be a state holiday for all branches of government; it is sometimes still proclaimed as a holiday for the Judicial branch of government, usually not until November.)
New Mexico
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – holiday in lieu of Presidents' Day
New York
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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=New York City Public Schools
= * All New York State holidays and most national school holidays * January 21 – February 20 (floating on full moon date) –Lunar New Year
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* February – Mid-Winter Recess (includes Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday
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)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* April – Spring Recess
* July–August – Summer vacation
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)
* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashannah
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* September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
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* December – Winter Recess (includes Christmas
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and New Year's Day
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)
* Eid al-Fitr
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, dat ...
(date can vary year-round) – Schools are closed if the holiday falls within the academic year
* Eid al-Adha (date can vary year-round) – Schools are closed if the holiday falls within the academic year
* Diwali
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North Carolina
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and Columbus Day, plus the following four state holidays:
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day After Thanksgiving
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and Day after Christmas (three days sequentially; adjusted if any falls on a weekend)
North Dakota
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) - Good Friday
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Northern Mariana Islands
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* March 24 – Commonwealth Covenant Day
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 4 – Citizenship Day
* December 8 – Constitution Day
Ohio
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=Sandusky, Ohio
= * All Ohio holidays except Columbus Day * November 2–8 (floating Tuesday)Election Day
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Oklahoma
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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* December 26 – Day after Christmas
Oregon
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Pennsylvania
* Allfederal holidays
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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Puerto Rico
* Allfederal holidays
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* January 6 – Three Kings Day/Epiphany
* January 8–14 (floating Monday) – Eugenio María de Hostos
Eugenio María de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "''El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas''" ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, an ...
Birthday
* March 2 - American Citizenship Day
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
* March 22 – Emancipation Day
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On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 22 – April 25 (floating Sunday using Computus
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) – Easter
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* April 15–21 (floating Monday) – José de Diego Birthday
* May 8–14 (floating Sunday) – Mother's Day
* June 15–21 (floating Sunday) – Father's Day
* July 15–21 (floating Monday) – Luis Muñoz Rivera Birthday
* July 25 – Constitution of Puerto Rico Day
* July 27 – José Celso Barbosa Birthday
* November 19 – Discovery of Puerto Rico Day
Rhode Island
* Allfederal holidays
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except Washington's Birthday
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* August 8–14 (floating Monday) – Victory Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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South Carolina
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* May 10 – Confederate Memorial Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 26 – Day after Christmas
South Dakota
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Native Americans Day
Tennessee
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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Texas
Texas has three types of state holidays: those on which all state offices are closed, and "partial staffing" and "optional" holidays on which offices are open but with reduced staffing. The following days are full holidays where all state offices are closed: * Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day.
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Friday after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 26 – Day after Christmas
=Texas partial staffing holidays
= Texas law designates that the state businesses be "partially staffed" on the following holidays. These holidays can be replaced with an optional holiday per the state employee's choice, but will give up one of these in lieu of the optional holiday. * January 19 – Confederate Heroes Day * March 2 –Texas Independence Day
Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created th ...
* April 21 – San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from Mexico.
It is an official "partial staffing holiday" in the State of Texas ...
* June 19 – Emancipation Day in Texas
* August 27 – Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
After Johnson died in 1973, the Texas State Legislature created a legal state holiday to ...
=Texas optional holidays
= Texas law allows a state employee to replace a partial staffing holiday with one of the following holidays. On these holidays, the state agency is generally required to stay open with minimum staff. * March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday usingComputus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 31 – Cesar Chavez Day
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* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashanah
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* September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
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U.S. Virgin Islands
* Allfederal holidays
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* January 6 – Three Kings Day
* March 31 – Transfer Day
* March 19 – April 22 (floating Thursday using Computus
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) – Holy Thursday
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 23 – April 26 (floating Monday using Computus
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) – Easter Monday
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* July 3 – Emancipation Day
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On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Columbus Day – Virgin Islands
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–Puerto Rico
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Friendship Day
* November 1 – D. Hamilton Jackson Day
* December 26 – Christmas Second Day
Utah
* Allfederal holidays
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* July 24 – Pioneer Day
Vermont
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
* March 1–7 (floating Tuesday) – Town Meeting Day
* August 16 – Bennington Battle Day
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Virginia
* Allfederal holidays
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* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – The federal holiday ''Washington's Birthday'' is recognized as "George Washington Day".
* October 8–14 (Floating Monday) – The federal holiday ''Columbus Day'' is recognized as "Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day", which honors the final victory at the Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German battle (from the presence of Germans in all three armies), beginning on September 28, 1781, and ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virgi ...
in the Revolutionary War.
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) Election Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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offer highly promote ...
Wake Island
* Allfederal holidays
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except Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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* All Friday holidays are celebrated on Saturday and all Monday holidays are celebrated on Tuesday to account for the time zone difference with the states. Weekday holidays such as Thanksgiving
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are celebrated as they fall.
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus
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) – Good Friday
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* March 22 – April 25 (floating Sunday using Computus
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) – Easter
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(listed to account for park closing, which normally opens Sundays)
* April 13–15 – Songkran
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Festival
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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Washington
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
West Virginia
* Allfederal holidays
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* June 20 – West Virginia Day
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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/ Susan B. Anthony Day
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History
The idea of honoring Susan B. Anthony with a holiday h ...
(even numbered years only),
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
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offer highly promote ...
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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(See note below)
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
(See note below)
* Note: Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are half day holidays and are not shifted if they fall on Saturday or Sunday.
Wisconsin
* Allfederal holidays
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
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* December 31 – New Year's Eve
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* January 1 – New Year's Day
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=Wisconsin Public School Observance Days
= Wisconsin's public schools are obligated to observe the 21 days designated by Wisconsin Statute section 118.02 on the designated day unless the day falls on Saturday or Sunday, in which case would move the observance to either the preceding Friday or following Monday. The statutes require the public schools to include instruction relating to the holidays. In this list of holidays, all schools remain open. * January 15 –Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
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History
The idea of honoring Susan B. Anthony with a holiday h ...
* February 22 – Washington's Birthday
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* March 4 – Casimir Pulaski Day
Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday officially observed in Illinois, on the first Monday of March in memory of Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779), a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski. H ...
* March 17 – "The Great Hunger" in Ireland
* April 9 – Prisoners of War
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Belligerents hold priso ...
Remembrance Day
* April 13 – American's Creed
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Day
* April 19 – Patriots' Day
* April 22 – Environmental Awareness Day
* April 29 – Arbor Day
* June 14 – Robert La Follette Sr. Day
* September 16 – Mildred Fish Harnack
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Day
* September 16 – Wisconsin
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Day
* September 17 – Constitution Day
* September 18 – POW-MIA
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Recognition Day
* September 23 – Bullying Awareness Day
* September 28 – Francis Willard Day
* October 9 – Leif Erikson Day
Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. It honors Leif Erikson (Old Norse: ''Leifr Eiríksson'', is, Leifur Eiríksson, no, Leiv Eiriksson, Swedish: ''Leif Eriksson''), the Norse explorer who led the first Europeans ...
* October 12 – Columbus Day
* November 11 – Veterans Day
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Wyoming
* Allfederal holidays
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* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – renamed Martin Luther King Jr. / Wyoming Equality Day
Federal holidays at the state level
While most federal holidays are observed at the state level, some of these holidays are observed with different names, are observed on different days, or completely not observed in some states of the United States. a. For example,Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monda ...
is known officially as ''Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day'' in Arizona, and New Hampshire, ''Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'' in Florida, and Maryland, ''Martin Luther King Jr. / Idaho Human Rights Day'' in Idaho, ''Robert E. Lee/Martin Luther King Birthday'' in Alabama, and ''Martin Luther King's and Robert E. Lee's Birthdays'' in Mississippi. b. Washington's Birthday is known officially as ''President's Day'' in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, ''Washington-Lincoln Day'' in Colorado (CRS 24-11-101), Ohio, ''Lincoln/Washington/Presidents' Day'' in Arizona, ''George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day'' in Arkansas, ''Presidents' Day'' in Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Vermont, ''Washington's Birthday/President's Day'' in Maine, ''Presidents Day'' in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, and Oregon, ''Lincoln's and Washington's Birthday'' in Montana, ''Washington and Lincoln Day'' in Utah, and ''George Washington Day'' in Virginia. The day after Thanksgiving is observed in lieu of Columbus Day in Minnesota. Columbus Day is listed as a state holiday in New Hampshire although state offices remain open. President's Day, Good Friday (11am–3pm), Juneteenth Day (June 19), Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Partisan Primary Election Day, and General Election Day are listed as a state holiday in Wisconsin although state offices remain open.
Legal holidays observed nationwide
* January 1 –New Year's Day
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* May 25–31 (floating Monday) – Memorial Day
** Known officially as ''National Memorial Day'' in Alabama,
** and ''Memorial Day / Decoration Day'' in Idaho.
** Observed with Jefferson Davis' Birthday, and known officially as ''National Memorial Day / Jefferson Davis' Birthday'', in Mississippi.
* July 4 – Independence Day
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* September 1–7 (floating Monday) – Labor Day
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* November 11 – Veterans Day
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** Known officially as ''Armistice Day'' in Mississippi.
* November 22–28 (floating Thursday) – Thanksgiving
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* December 25 – Christmas
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See also
* Public holidays in the United StatesNotes
References
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