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Holidays and observances. Christian feast day: Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Flannán; Gatianus of Tours; O Adonai; Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church) Winibald; December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Migrants Day; National Day ; Republic Day (Niger) UN Arabic Language Day (United Nations) References
Memorial Day. Juneteenth National Independence Day. Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays.
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
December 18. Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day. National Twin Day. International Migrants Day. World Arabic Language Day. December 19. National Emo Day. National Hard Candy Day. National ...
Sunday, Dec. 18. Hanukkah Begins. Arabic Language Day. Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day. National Twin Day. International Migrants Day. Bake Cookies Day. National Roast Suckling Pig Day ...
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. All federal holidays except Columbus Day
5/6 December ( Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity on the New Calendar ); 18/19 December (Eastern Christianity on the Old Calendar) Frequency. annual. Saint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December (and/or its eve on 5 Dec.)) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian ...
In Western Christianity, the Christmas season is traditionally synonymous with Christmastide, which runs from December 25 (Christmas Day) to January 5 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve), popularly known as the 12 Days of Christmas.
Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, [6] [7] [8] is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, [9] as well as culturally by many non-Christians, [1] [10] and forms an integral part of the holiday season surrounding it.
The first national Thanksgiving was celebrated on December 18, 1777, and the Continental Congress issued National Thanksgiving Day proclamations each year between 1778 and 1784. There were no national thanksgiving day proclamations from 1785 to 1788.