Holidays and Special Days

FYI - There are now 10 Federal Holidays; only Christmas day is related to religion.  Some state and local jurisdictions also include Good Friday and/or Easter Monday. A few other notes about holidays:

• If a Federal holiday falls on Saturday, it is celebrated on Friday
• If a Federal holiday falls on Sunday it is celebrated on Monday
• Some States include Good Friday and Easter
• Each state has designated its own public holidays
• Celebrations and Observances
• Some are not public but private
• Almost every day there is a celebration or observance somewhere
• U.S. law provides for the declaration of selected public observances by the President. These can be daily, weekly, monthly
• Holiday can be defined as a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended, known also as a break, leave, recess, vacation but a sabbatical should be more than a break or a vacation
• The legal Federal Holidays of 2019
• New Year's Day January 1
• Martin Luther King Day Feb 18
• President's Day May 27
• Memorial Day May 27
• Independence Day July 4
• Labor Day September 2
• Columbus Day October 14
• Veteran's Day November 1
• Thanksgiving November 28
• Christmas December 25
• Here are some other Holidays, some more widely observed than others::
  • Belly Laugh Day
  • Groundhog Day
  • Earth Day
  • April Fools Day
  • Mother's Day
  • Father's Day
  • Parents Day
  • Grandparents Day
  • Sweetest Day
  • Boss's Day
  • Secretary's Day
  • Administrative Assistant's Day
  • Black Friday
  • Cyber Monday
• Some question how we created a week of seven days but months varying from 28-31 days and who invented the forty hour week and when did paid vacations begin?
• Now's your chance: Add a Holiday of your choice
• Where will you spend your next vacation and when?
• Of all Holidays or Celebrations, which one would you eliminate?
  

A Joyful Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to one and all