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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