USA - Holidays in America

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Holidays in America may be different than that in other nations, and therefore one traveling to America should know the holiday dates in order to prevent being stranded when things are closed, or overwhelmed when traffic is outlandish.  The following are American celebrated holidays, and although some do force closure of the local/state/federal governments, most do not, but ... you may find highways and stores jammed on these dates...

 

USA Holidays for 2011 and 2012

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Federal Holidays *
New Year's Day	Jan 1		Jan 1	First day of the new year
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Jan 17		Jan 16	Honor Mr. King
Lincoln's Birthday	Feb 12		Feb 12	(Observed on President's Day)
President's Day	Feb 21		Feb 20	Non-event holiday - Most people off work
Washington's Birthday	Feb 21		Feb 20	(Observed on President's Day)
Armed Forces Day	May 21		May 19	Honor our Servicemen and women
Memorial Day	May 30		May 28	Honor our dead
Flag Day	Jun 14		Jun 14	Honor our flag
Independence Day	July 4		July 4	America's Independence from England
Labor Day	Sept 5		Sept 3	Unofficial last day of Summer, school starts
Columbus Day	Oct 10		Oct 8	Honor Christopher Columbus
Election Day	Nov 8		Nov 6	USA votes, but normally not off work.
Veterans Day	Nov 11		Nov 11	Honor our Military Veterans
Thanksgiving Day	Nov 24		Nov 22	Giving thanks for the Nation
Miscellaneous Holidays
Valentine's Day	Feb 14		Feb 14	Lover's Holiday
Saint Patrick's Day	Mar 17		Mar 17	Irish celebrations
Earth Day	Apr 22		Apr 22	Environmental
Cinco de Mayo	May 5		May 5	Mexican Independence
Mother's Day	May 8		May 13	Honor parent
Father's Day	Jun 19		Jun 17	Honor parent
Grandparent's Day	Sept 11		Sept 9	Honor grandparents
Halloween	Oct 31		Oct 31	Ghost and ? - Semi-religious
New Year's Eve	Dec 31		Dec 31	Party time - Fireworks
Religious Holidays
Shrove Tuesday	Mar 8		Feb 21	Christian - Pancake Day - Mardi Gras
Ash Wednesday	Mar 9		Feb 22	Catholic - First day of Lent
Purim	Mar 20		Mar 8	Jewish
Palm Sunday	Apr 17		Apr 1	Catholic
First Day of Passover	Apr 19		Apr 7	Jewish
Good Friday	Apr 22		Apr 6	Catholic
Easter Sunday	Apr 24		Apr 8	Catholic/Christian
First Day of Rosh Hashanah	Sept 29		Sept 17	Jewish
Yom Kippur	Oct 8		Sept 26	Jewish
First Day of Sukkot	Oct 13		Oct 1	Jewish
First Day of Advent	Nov 27		Dec 2	Catholic
First Day of Hanukkah	Dec 21		Dec 9	Jewish
First Day of Kwanzaa	Dec 26		Dec 26	African/American - First fruit of harvest
Christmas Eve	Dec 24		Dec 24	Christian
Christmas Day	Dec 25		Dec 25	Christian
Seasons  & Times
Daylight Savings time begins	Mar 13		Mar 11	Spring back - 2 AM is now 1 AM
First Day of Spring	Mar 20		Mar 20
First Day of Summer	Jun 21		Jun 20
First Day of Fall	Sept 23		Sept 22
Daylight Savings time ends	Nov 6		Nov 4	Fall forward - 1 AM is now 2 AM
First Day of Winter	Dec 22		Dec 21

 

*Holidays where many Federal/State/Local Government agencies close, as well as many private businesses.

 

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