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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 or ...
. 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 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a professional human resources membership association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. SHRM promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification, and networking to ...
. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monda ...
, Independence Day, Labor Day, 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 ...
, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...
. 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 U.S. government as holidays. On U.S. federal holidays, non-essential federal government offices are closed and federal government employees are pa ...
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. Another list from the Society for Human Resource Management
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a professional human resources membership association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. SHRM promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification, and networking to ...
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 or ...
.
In 2020, Nike
Nike often refers to:
* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...
became the first company to mark Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining "June" and "nineteenth", it is celebrated on the anniversary of General Order No. 3, i ...
as a paid holiday.
* List of Federal Holidays by Year from the U.S. Government (see Office of Personnel Management
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)
* Additional holidays referenced by the Society for Human Resource Management
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: Good Friday 26%, Easter Monday 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' ...
7%, Day before Thanksgiving 3–8%, Day after Thanksgiving 69–75%, Day before Christmas Eve 33%, Christmas Eve 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 71%, Passover
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3%, Hanukkah
or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem)
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, begins = 25 Kislev
, ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
, celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...
1%, Ramadan 1%, Ash Wednesday 1%, Diwali 1%, Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's com ...
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
** Ove ...
<1%, Chinese New Year <1%
School holidays
An academic year typically spans from early fall to early summer, with two or three months of summer vacation marking the end of the year. K-12 public schools 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 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. Unscheduledweather-related cancellation
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s and emergency cancellations can also affect school calendars.
When taking summer school or summer camp
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schedules into account, the Independence Day 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 asfederal holiday
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s by Congress
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in Title V of the United States Code (). 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 aswire transfer
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s and ACH transactions. For example, JP Morgan Chase
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observes all federal holidays except Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
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, while U.S. Bank observes all of them.
The New York Stock Exchange
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also closely follows the federal holidays except for Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
. However, the agency also has extra holidays on the day before Independence Day and Good Friday.
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/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 ...
/ Thomas Jefferson Birthday"
* April 22–28 (floating Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
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* June 1–7 (floating Monday) – Birthday of Jefferson Davis
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Renamed Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
/ 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
=Baldwin County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Mardi Gras=Mobile County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Mardi Gras=Perry County, Alabama
= * All Alabama state holidays * November 8–14 (floating Monday) – Barack Obama DayAlaska
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* March 25–31 (floating Monday) – Seward's Day
* 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
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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
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "George Washington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879 ...
and Daisy Gatson Bates Day".
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
California
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* March 31 (fixed) – César Chávez Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
=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 O ...
Day of Civil Liberties (schools open, but with related instructions)
* February 6 – Ronald Reagan Day (schools open, but with related instructions)
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln's Birthday is a legal, public holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville (Hodgensville, Hodgen's Mill), Kentucky.Cal. Gov. Code 6700(c) Connecticut, Illinois, ...
(schools closed) (some school districts observe the holiday on the second Monday in February)
* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day (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 inc ...
/ Arbor Day
Arbor Day (or Arbour in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, dependi ...
(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
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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
Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated each year on May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist who was assassinated in 1978. Harvey Milk was a prominent gay activist during the 20th century. He ran ...
(schools open, but with related instructions)
* September 22–28 (floating Monday) – Native American Day (schools closed)
* October 25 – Larry Itliong 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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, observedby = (1) A formal holiday in US states of Arizona, California, Washington (U.S. state), Washington, Utah, and Wisconsin ( ...
* February 12 (fixed) – Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln's Birthday is a legal, public holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville (Hodgensville, Hodgen's Mill), Kentucky.Cal. Gov. Code 6700(c) Connecticut, Illinois, ...
* May 19 (fixed) – Malcolm X Day
* 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 (U.S. state), Washington, Utah, and Wisconsin ( ...
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
(added because the holiday was omitted by the California state government)
=West Hollywood, California
= * All California holidays exceptCesar Chavez Day
, image =Cesar Chavez Day.jpg
, image_size = 225px
, caption = Poster commemorating Cesar Chavez Day
, nickname =
, observedby = (1) A formal holiday in US states of Arizona, California, Washington (U.S. state), Washington, Utah, and Wisconsin ( ...
and the Day after Thanksgiving
* May 22 (fixed) – Harvey Milk Day
Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated each year on May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist who was assassinated in 1978. Harvey Milk was a prominent gay activist during the 20th century. He ran ...
Colorado
* Allfederal holidays
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Connecticut
* Allfederal holidays
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln's Birthday is a legal, public holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville (Hodgensville, Hodgen's Mill), Kentucky.Cal. Gov. Code 6700(c) Connecticut, Illinois, ...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
Delaware
* Allfederal holidays
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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(in even-numbered years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day After Thanksgiving
District of Columbia
* Allfederal holidays
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* January 20 – Inauguration Day
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(every 4 years)
* April 16 – Emancipation Day
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
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
=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.
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* February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Shrove Tuesday
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/ Mardi Gras
* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
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* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
* February 15–21 (floating Monday) – Washington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879 ...
(reincluded because the holiday is not listed under the Florida government holidays)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* April 2 – Pascua Florida Day
* April 26 – Confederate Memorial Day
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* June 3 – birthday of Jefferson Davis
* 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
Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879 ...
(reincluded because the Florida state government omits this holiday)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashannah
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* 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
Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879 ...
(reincluded because the Florida state government excludes this date)
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
(reincluded because the Florida state government excludes this date)
Georgia
* Allfederal holidays
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except President's Day
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* April 24–30 (floating Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
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* November 23–29 (Friday after Thanksgiving) – State Holiday, formerly Robert E. Lee Day (observed in other states around January 19)
* December 24 – Washington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, also called Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879 ...
observed. If December 24 is a Wednesday, then this holiday is observed on Friday December 26.
Guam
* Allfederal holidays
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* March 7 – Guam History and Chamorro Chamorro may refer to:
* Chamorro people, the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific
* Chamorro language, an Austronesian language indigenous to The Marianas
* Chamorro Time Zone, the time zone of Guam and the Northern Mar ...
Heritage Day
* July 21 – Liberation Day
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* November 2 – All Souls' Day
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* December 8 – Lady of Camarin Day
Hawaii
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
and Juneteenth
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* March 26 – Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day
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* June 11 – Kamehameha Day
King Kamehameha I Day on June 11 is a public holiday in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii—comprising the Hawaiian Islands of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, L ...
* 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.
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 ...
– Idaho Human Rights Day"
Illinois
* All federal holidays
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
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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
=Chicago, Illinois
= * All Illinois state holidays except the Day after Thanksgiving * March 1–7 (floating Monday) – Pulaski DayIndiana
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* May 1–7 (floating Monday) – Primary Election Day
* November 2–8 (floating Monday) – General Election Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Lincoln's Birthday
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to occur on day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Washington's Birthday
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to occur on Christmas Eve
Iowa
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Kansas
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and Columbus Day
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...
Kentucky
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and Columbus Day
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...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday(half holiday)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
Louisiana
* All federal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Mardi Gras
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* 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
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
=Baton Rouge, Louisiana
= * All Louisiana state holidays * January 20 –Inauguration Day
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(every four years)
Maine
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* April 15–21 (floating Monday) – Patriots' Day
Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, some of the first battles of the American Revo ...
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Maryland
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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(every 2 years)
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Native American 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 ...
Massachusetts
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* April 15–21 (floating Monday) – Patriots' Day
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=Suffolk County, Massachusetts
= * All Massachusetts state holidays * March 17 – Evacuation Day * June 17 – Bunker Hill DayMichigan
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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
* December 24 – Christmas Eve (if Christmas Eve falls on Sunday as it does in 2023, December 22 is the observed holiday)
* December 31 – New Year's Eve (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
Mississippi
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except Columbus Day
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...
* January 15–21 (floating Monday) – this federal holiday is renamed "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 ...
's and Robert E. Lee's Birthdays"
* April 24–30 (floating Monday) – Confederate Memorial Day
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* May 25–31 (floating Monday) – renamed National Memorial Day / Jefferson Davis Birthday
* November 11 – renamed Armistice Day (Veterans Day)
Missouri
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
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* May 8 – Truman Day
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Montana
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – General Election Day
Nebraska
* All federal holidays
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* April 24–30 (floating Friday) – Arbor Day
Arbor Day (or Arbour in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, dependi ...
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Nevada
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
.
* October 25–31 (floating Friday) – Nevada Day
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Family Day
Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Australian Capital Territory; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and soon New Brunswic ...
New Hampshire
* All federal holidays
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(offices remain open on Columbus Day
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)
* 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) – Good Friday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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**Friday following 4th Thursday in November - Day After Thanksgiving (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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except Washington's Birthday
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – holiday in lieu of Presidents' Day
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New York
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* February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday
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* 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 * February – Mid-Winter Recess (includesLincoln's Birthday
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and Washington's Birthday
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)
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* April – Spring Recess
* July–August – Summer vacation (includes Independence Day)
* 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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* December – Winter Recess (includes Christmas
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and New Year's Day)
* Eid al-Fitr (date can vary year-round) – Schools are closed if the holiday falls within the academic year
* Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's com ...
(date can vary year-round) – Schools are closed if the holiday falls within the academic year
* Diwali
North Carolina
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except Washington's Birthday
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and Columbus Day
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, plus the following four state holidays:
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day After Thanksgiving
* December 22–28 (floating days) – Christmas Eve 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) - Good Friday
Northern Mariana Islands
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* March 24 – Commonwealth Covenant Day
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* November 4 – Citizenship Day
* December 8 – Constitution Day
Ohio
* Allfederal holidays
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=Sandusky, Ohio
= * All Ohio holidays exceptColumbus Day
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...
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) Election Day
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Oklahoma
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 26 – Day after Christmas
Oregon
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except Columbus Day
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...
Pennsylvania
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
Puerto Rico
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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
* March 22 – Emancipation Day
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* March 22 – April 25 (floating Sunday using Computus) – Easter
Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...
* April 15–21 (floating Monday) – José de Diego
José de Diego y Martínez (April 16, 1866 – July 16, 1918) was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's political autonomy in union with Spain and later of independence from the United States who was referred to by ...
Birthday
* May 8–14 (floating Sunday) – Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in th ...
* June 15–21 (floating Sunday) – Father's Day
Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the Unite ...
* July 15–21 (floating Monday) – Luis Muñoz Rivera
Luis Muñoz Rivera (July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician. He was a major figure in the struggle for political autonomy of Puerto Rico in union with Spain.
In 1887, Muñoz Rivera became part ...
Birthday
* July 25 – Constitution of Puerto Rico Day
* July 27 – José Celso Barbosa
José Celso Barbosa Alcala (July 27, 1857 – September 21, 1921) was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist and political leader. Known as the father of the statehood movement in Puerto Rico, Barbosa was the first Puerto Rican, and one of the ...
Birthday
* November 19 – Discovery of Puerto Rico Day
Rhode Island
* Allfederal holidays
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* August 8–14 (floating Monday) – Victory Day
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* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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South Carolina
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* May 10 – Confederate Memorial Day
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* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
* December 26 – Day after Christmas
South Dakota
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Native Americans Day
Tennessee
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
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...
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
Texas
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except Columbus Day
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...
.
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Friday after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
* 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
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* 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 using Computus) – Good Friday * March 31 –Cesar Chavez Day
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(added in section 662.013, was not one of the original "optional holidays" declared in 1999)
* September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashanah
* 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) – Holy Thursday
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* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* March 23 – April 26 (floating Monday using Computus) – Easter Monday
* July 3 – Emancipation Day
* October 8–14 (floating Monday) – Columbus Day
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...
– 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
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* July 24 – Pioneer Day
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Vermont
* Allfederal holidays
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except Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
...
* March 1–7 (floating Tuesday) – Town Meeting Day
* August 16 – Bennington Battle Day
Virginia
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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
Wake Island
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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
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 ...
are celebrated as they fall.
* March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday
* March 22 – April 25 (floating Sunday using Computus) – 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
Washington
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except Columbus Day
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...
West Virginia
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* June 20 – West Virginia Day
* November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day
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/ Susan B. Anthony Day (even numbered years only),
* November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving
* December 24 – Christmas Eve (See note below)
* December 31 – New Year's Eve (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
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...
* December 24 – Christmas Eve
* December 31 – New Year's Eve
* January 1 – New Year's Day
=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
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* February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
* February 22 – Washington's Birthday
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* March 4 – Casimir Pulaski Day
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* March 17 – "The Great Hunger" in Ireland
* April 9 – Prisoners of War Remembrance Day
* April 13 – American's Creed Day
* April 19 – Patriots' Day
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* April 22 – Environmental Awareness Day
* April 29 – Arbor Day
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* June 14 – Robert La Follette Sr.
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Day
* September 16 – Mildred Fish Harnack
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Day
* September 16 – Wisconsin
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Day
* September 17 – Constitution Day
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* September 18 – POW-MIA Recognition Day
* September 23 – Bullying Awareness Day
* September 28 – Francis Willard Day
* October 9 – Leif Erikson Day
* October 12 – Columbus Day
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...
* November 11 – Veterans Day
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Wyoming
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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 Mond ...
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 * May 25–31 (floating Monday) –Memorial Day
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** 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
* September 1–7 (floating Monday) – Labor Day
* 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 States
The schedule of public holidays in the United States is largely influenced by the schedule of federal holidays but is controlled by private sector employers who provide 62% of the total U.S. population with paid time off.
Public holidays with ...
Notes
References
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