American Holidays

[Jennyboo]

Ok people i need a little help I would like to know all the American holidays maybe you could all make a list of the Name of the holidays and the dates that would be great :P~.....i need to know what to expect hehe .. thanks all :love: :rawr:

[321]

I don't know any :lol: I don't really celebrate American holidays I just like getting out of school.

[martyr]

http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html

USA Federal Holidays and Celebrations

(Work schedules may or may not be affected by these holidays.)

New Year's Day, January 1st.
Birthday of Martin Luther King, third Monday in January.
Inauguration Day, January 20th every four years, starting in 1937.
Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February since 1971; prior to that year, it was celebrated on the traditional date of February 22.
Inauguration Day, March 4th every four years, pre-1937.
Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May.
Memorial Day, last Monday in May since 1971; from 1868 to 1970 it was celebrated on May 30, and was called Decoration Day for part of that time.
Flag Day, June 14th.
United States of America's Independence Day, July 4.
Labor Day, first Monday in September.
Columbus Day, second Monday in October (federal holiday since 1971).
Election Day, Tuesday on or after November 2.
Veterans Day, November 11th (except from 1971 to 1977, inclusive, when it was celebrated on the fourth Monday in October; formerly known as Armistice).
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November.
Christmas Day, December 25th. I have finally included this since it is a federal holiday, although it is not based on a secular holiday.



Notable Dates for planning the Year

States in the USA are not required to use Daylight Saving Time. However, if a state decides to use Daylight Saving Time, it must begin and end Daylight Saving Time on the dates and time specifed by Congress.

Daylight Saving time begins, (currently) first Sunday in April (but not in Arizona, Hawaii, and most of the counties of Indiana).

Federal Income Taxes are due April 15th; if the 15th is a Saturday or Sunday, then the due date is the Monday after the 15th.

Daylight Saving Time ends, last Sunday in October (but not in Arizona, Hawaii, and most of the counties of Indiana).



Other Widely Celebrated Observances

These usually don't affect work schedules.

Groundhog Day, February 2.
Lincoln's Birthday, February 12.
Valentine's Day, February 14.
Washington's Birthday, February 22.
St. Patrick's Day, March 17.
April Fools's Day, April 1.
Earth Day, April 22 (since 1970; see Earthday.net)
Administrative Assistants' Day, which once upon a time was Secretaries' Day, is the Wednesday of the last full week of April (that is, the Wednesday before the last Saturday in April) since 1955; see this site for more information.
Arbor Day is often the last Friday in April (since 1872), but since planting conditions vary, it may occur from September to May; please consult the National Arbor Day Foundation's list of Arbor Day Dates.
Mothers' Day, second Sunday in May (36 USC Sec. 142).
Fathers' Day, third Sunday in June (36 USC Sec. 142a).
Parents' Day, fourth Sunday in July (36 USC Sec. 142c).
Grandparents' Day, Sunday after Labor Day (36 USC Sec. 142b).
Columbus Day (traditional), October 12.
United Nations Day, October 24.
Halloween, October 31.

[Hamma]

:eek:

[GonePostal]

man we got alot of em


god bless america

[Rbstr]

wow matyr

[Mr1337Duck]

http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html

USA Federal Holidays and Celebrations

(Work schedules may or may not be affected by these holidays.)

New Year's Day, January 1st.
Birthday of Martin Luther King, third Monday in January.
Inauguration Day, January 20th every four years, starting in 1937.
Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February since 1971; prior to that year, it was celebrated on the traditional date of February 22.
Inauguration Day, March 4th every four years, pre-1937.
Memorial Day, last Monday in May since 1971; from 1868 to 1970 it was celebrated on May 30, and was called Decoration Day for part of that time.
United States of America's Independence Day, July 4.
Labor Day, first Monday in September.
Columbus Day, second Monday in October (federal holiday since 1971).
Election Day, Tuesday on or after November 2.
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November.
Christmas Day, December 25th. I have finally included this since it is a federal holiday, although it is not based on a secular holiday.



Notable Dates for planning the Year

States in the USA are not required to use Daylight Saving Time. However, if a state decides to use Daylight Saving Time, it must begin and end Daylight Saving Time on the dates and time specifed by Congress.

Daylight Saving time begins, (currently) first Sunday in April (but not in Arizona, Hawaii, and most of the counties of Indiana).

Federal Income Taxes are due April 15th; if the 15th is a Saturday or Sunday, then the due date is the Monday after the 15th.

Daylight Saving Time ends, last Sunday in October (but not in Arizona, Hawaii, and most of the counties of Indiana).



Other Widely Celebrated Observances

These usually don't affect work schedules.

Groundhog Day, February 2.
Lincoln's Birthday, February 12.
Valentine's Day, February 14.
Washington's Birthday, February 22.
St. Patrick's Day, March 17.
April Fools's Day, April 1.
Mothers' Day, second Sunday in May (36 USC Sec. 142).
Fathers' Day, third Sunday in June (36 USC Sec. 142a).
Columbus Day (traditional), October 12.
Halloween, October 31.





Okay, I crossed out all the ones I've never heard of, so they prebably aren't widely celebrated. I was deliberating with Vets day and Armed Forces day, but then thought that Hamma's not in the service, so you don't have to bother. That and I've only heard of them one or two times in my life.


Also trashed Earth Day, Arbor Day, Administrative Assistant Day, and Grandparents day. Two because they suck due to the fact that they're celebrated by ultra-leftist Green Party zealots, one because it was stupid, and the last because I just never heard of it. That and UN day, because it's stupid, and isn't ever celebrated.

[JetRaiden]

wow martyr. btw jenny, memorial day is always the unofficial beginning of summer, when all the beaches are open, etc. and labor day is usually the end, when everything is closed. try going to martha's vineyard in october. :p

[SDM]

New Year's Day, January 1st.
Easter/Good Friday
Memorial Day, last Monday in May since 1971; from 1868 to 1970 it was celebrated on May 30, and was called Decoration Day for part of that time.
United States of America's Independence Day, July 4.
Labor Day, first Monday in September.
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November.
Christmas Day, December 25th. I have finally included this since it is a federal holiday, although it is not based on a secular holiday.
Unless you work for the government or a bank, this edited version is all you need to worry about. I added Easter/Good Friday because alot of people get it off from work too.
If you work at a chain store, or chain restaurant you probably wont get any time off :)

[Indecisive]

My birthday!

Er, Independance day!

Which both happen to be on the same day!

[SDM]

My birthday!

Er, Independance day!

Which both happen to be on the same day!
Mines New Year's Eve party: :drunk:

[oddfish]

I think the ol' US of A needs some more Holidays..

[OfaLoaf]

We need one for August.

[oddfish]

We need one for August.

we need four straight days during summer with these titles:

Lazy Day
Minor Accomplishment Day
Day You Regret Day
Cramasmuchfunasyoucanintothislastday Day

Then, it's Friday.. you go to work for a while, and then everything is okay again.

[Corrosion]

Mines New Year's Eve party: :drunk:
My dad's is on New Year's.

[1024]

the 24th of October.

[Onizuka]

the 24th of October.

The one day I can leave the house.

[Jennyboo]

Wow Martyr very nice ;) :lol: thanks all :love:

[BUGGER]

Cinco de Mio is widely celebrated in California, dunno bout the whole country. I love that holiday, best out there! Me love mexican food!

[Bighoss]

If I remember correctly the Romans had over like a 100 holidays