Holidays
Here
is a list of holidays and the dates they occur, or the rules for those holidays
that don't land on the same date every year.
| Holiday |
Occurrence |
|
New
Years Day
|
January
1 |
|
Martin
Luther King Day
|
3rd
Monday of January |
|
|
February
2 |
|
Lincoln's
Birthday
|
February
12 |
|
Valentine's
Day
|
February
14 |
|
Presidents'
Day
|
3rd
Monday of February |
| Washington's
Birthday |
February
22 |
|
Ash
Wednesday
|
47
Days before Easter |
| Daylight Saving Starts |
2 a.m. 2nd Sunday in March |
|
St.
Patrick's Day
|
March
17 |
| Spring
Equinox |
March
20 or 21 |
| April
Fool's Day |
April
1 |
|
Palm
Sunday
|
Sunday
before Easter |
|
Good
Friday
|
Friday
before Easter |
|
Easter
|
1st
Sunday after 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (calculator) |
|
|
Last
Friday in April |
| Cinco
de Mayo |
May
5 |
|
Mother's
Day
|
2nd
Sunday in May |
|
Armed
Forces Day
|
3rd
Saturday in May |
|
Memorial
Day
|
Last
Monday in May |
|
|
June
14 |
|
Father's
Day
|
3rd
Sunday in June |
| Summer
Solstice |
June
20 or 21 |
|
Independence
Day
|
July
4 |
|
|
1st
Monday in September |
| Autumn
Equinox |
September
22 or 23 |
|
Columbus
Day
|
2nd
Monday in October |
|
|
October
31 |
| Daylight Saving Ends |
2 a.m. First Sunday in November |
|
Election
Day
|
Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November |
|
Veteran's
Day
|
November
11 |
|
|
4th
Thursday in November |
| Winter
Solstice |
December
20 or 21 |
|
|
December
25 |
| Kwanzaa |
December
26 - January 1 |