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January
New Year's Day - January 1 - (federal observed)
Birthday of Martin Luther King - Third Monday in January - (observed)
Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr - January 15 - .(traditional)
Inauguration Day - January 20
Tu B'Shevat (Sometimes Occurs in February) (Jewish Holiday)
February
National Freedom Day - February 1 - (signing of 13th Am.; pres. procl)
Ash Wednesday (February)(Roman Catholic Holiday)
Groundhog Day - February
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
Valentine's Day - February 14
President's Day - Third Monday in February - (observed)
Ash Wednesday - February 21 (Christian Holiday)
Washington's Birthday - February 22
March
St. Patrick's Day - 17 March
Purim (Jewish Holiday)
Good Friday (Catholic Holiday)
Easter (Sometime occurs in April - between March 22nd and April 25th)
April
April Fool's Day - April 1 -
Daylight Saving Time begins April
Earth Day - April 22
Administrative Professionals' Day - 27 April
Arbor Day in many locations is Friday, 29 April, but please see The List
of Arbor Dates for States.
Pesach (Passover)(Jewish Holiday)
May
Loyalty Day is 1 May.
Mother's Day is Sunday, May
Armed Forces Day is May
Memorial Day is last Monday in May.
Lag B'Omer (Jewish Holiday)
June
Flag Day is June
Father's Day is Sunday June
Shavu'ot
July
Canada Day July
July 4 - United States of America Independence Day
Parents' Day is July
August
Tisha B'Av (Sometimes Occurs in July)(Jewish Holiday)
September
Labor Day is the first Monday in September.
Grandparents Day is September
Citizenship Day is September
Rosh Hashanah
October
Yom Kippur (Sometimes Occurs in September)(Jewish Holiday)
Sukkot (Sometimes Occurs in September)(Jewish Holiday)
Shemini Atzeret (Jewish Holiday)
Simchat Torah (Jewish Holiday)
Columbus Day (observed) is the second Monday in October
Columbus Day (traditional) is Wednesday, 12 October, 2005.
United Nations Day is October
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday October
October 31 - Halloween
November
Election Day is Tuesday
November 11 - Veterans' Day. The federal government still observes
Veterans' Day on November 11. Incidentally, the state of Washington does
also, because it was admitted to statehood on November 11 1889.
Fourth Thursday of November - Thanksgiving Day
December
Bill of Rights Day is December
Chanukkah (Jewish Holiday)
Kwanzaa (December 26- January 1)(African-American
cultural holiday)
December 25 - Christmas Day (Christian Holiday)
December 26 - Christmas Day (federal observed)(Christian Holiday)
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