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List of
Holidays and other important dates.
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January 1
New Year's Day
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January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January,
traditionally Jan. 15)
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January 20
Inauguration Day
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February 1
Super Bowl Sunday (currently the first Sunday of February)
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February 2
Groundhog Day
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February
14 Valentine's Day
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February
16 Presidents Day (officially George Washington's Birthday;
3rd Monday of February, traditionally Feb. 22)
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February
25 Ash Wednesday (Christian; moveable based on Easter)
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March 17
St. Patrick's Day
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March 20
Vernal Equinox (based on sun)
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April 1
April Fools' Day
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April 5
Palm Sunday (Christian; Sunday before Easter)
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April 9
First day of Passover (Jewish; moveable based on Jewish
calendar)
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April 10
Good Friday (Christian; Friday before Easter)
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April 12
Easter Sunday (Christian; moveable; Sunday after first full
moon during spring)
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April 13
Easter Monday (Christian; Monday after Easter)
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April 16
Last Day of Passover (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish
Calendar)
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April 20
Patriot's Day/Marathon Monday (New England and Wisconsin
only)(3rd Monday of April)
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April 22
Earth Day
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April 24
Arbor Day (last Friday of April)
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May 5
Cinco De
Mayo (Mexican holiday often observed in US)
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May 10
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May),
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May 25
Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally May 30)
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May 31
Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
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June 14
Flag Day
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June 21
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June), Summer Solstice (based on
sun)
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July 4
Independence Day
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August 22
First day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on
Lunar calendar)
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September
7 Labor Day (first Monday of September)
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September
19 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish
calendar)
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September
20 Last day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on
Lunar calendar)
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September
21 Eid-al-Fitr/Day after the end
of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
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September
22 Autumnal equinox (based on sun)
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September
28 Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of
Rosh Hashanah)
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October 3
First day of Sukkot (Jewish;
moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
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October 9
Leif Erikson Day, Last Day of
Sukkot (Jewish)
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October 10
Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable,
22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
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October 12
Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally Oct. 12)
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October 30
Mischief Night
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October 31
Halloween
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November 1
All Saints Day
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November
11 Veterans Day
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November
26 Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
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November
27 Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
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December 7
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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December
12 First day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish
calendar)
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December
19 Last day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish
Calendar)
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December
21 Winter Solstice (based on sun)
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December
24 Christmas Eve (Christian)
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December
25 Christmas Day (Christian)
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December
26 First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until January
1, 2010)
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December
31 New Year's Eve
