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Guide to Holidays in the United States
Understanding holidays in the USA is easy with this
free color-coded guide. In the US, there are
- official holidays (few people
work),
- official holidays that few people
actually observe (everyone works),
- religious or cultural holidays,
- some unofficial traditional
holidays that people do generally observe by doing something, even if it is
just talking about it, even if they go to work, and
- even some that are made-up,
often invented by companies to make money by selling their products (such as
Hallmark Cards)!
U.S. Holiday In Chronological Order
- New Year's Day: January 1 - no one
works, recovers from parties the night before
- Martin
Luther King, Jr's Birthday: Monday, January 20 - government
and bank holiday only, aside from some african-american families, most
people do go to work
- Groundhog Day: February 2 -
a silly thing, people just comment on it.
- Lincoln's Birthday: February 12 - its on
the calendar, but no one pays attention to this one anymore
- Valentine's
Day: February 14 -
if you're a guy, you better buy your honey roses or chocolate
- President's Day: Monday, February 17
- its on the calendar, but no one pays attention to this one anymore
- Washington's Birthday: February 22
- its on the calendar, but no one pays attention to this one anymore
- Mardi
Gras: Tuesday, March 4 - Big in New
Orleans, women expose their chests for $1 beads.....
- Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, March 5
- Purim
(Begins at Sundown*): March 17
- St. Patrick's Day: March 17 - Irish
- April Fool's Day: April 1 -
fun day - try to play a joke on someone
- Passover
(Begins at Sundown*): April 16
- Easter:
Sunday, April 20
- Earth Day: April 22
-
- Eastern Orthodox Easter: Sunday, April 27
- Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day):
Tuesday, April 29
- Cinco de Mayo: May 5 - Hispanic
- Mother's
Day: Sunday, May 11
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 26 - Shavuot
(Begins at Sundown*): June 5
- Flag Day: June 14 -
its on the calendar, but no one pays attention to it
- Father's
Day: Sunday, June 15 -
Nonsense, made up by Hallmark Cards, Inc. just to make money
- US
Independence Day: July 4 - fireworks,
barbecue (cook food outside), very popular
- Labor Day: Monday, September 1 - worker's
holiday
- Grandparents Day: September 7 -
Nonsense, made up by Hallmark Cards, Inc. just to make money
- Rosh
Hashanah (Begins at
Sundown*): September 26
- Yom
Kippur (Begins at
Sundown*): October 5
- Sukkot
(Begins at Sundown*): October 10
- Columbus Day: October 13 -
no one notices it
- Boss' Day: October 16
- Nonsense, made up by Hallmark Cards, Inc. just to make money
- Sweetest Day: October 18
- Nonsense, made up by Hallmark Cards, Inc. just to make money
- Halloween:
October 31 - very popular - children wear costumes and collect candy,
adults go to costume parties
- Dia
de los Muertos (Day of the Dead):
November 1 - Hispanic
- US Election Day: Tuesday, November 4 - just
be sure to go vote!
- Veterans Day: November 11 - honors war dead
- Thanksgiving
Day (US): Thursday, November 27 -
celebrates family
- Chanukah
(Begins at Sundown*): December 19
- Christmas
Day: December 25
- My birthday: December 26 - doesn't everyone celebrate it? :-)
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