Dates of Significance
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Nina Evason,
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The following are public holidays or dates of significance in the United States:
- New Year’s Day – 1st of January
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Third Monday in January
- President’s Day – Third Monday in February
- St. Patrick’s Day – 17th of March
- April Fool’s Day – 1st of April
- Patriots’ Day – Third Monday in April
- Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
- Juneteenth – 19th of June
- Independence Day – 4th of July
- Labor Day – First Monday in September
- Columbus Day – Second Monday in October*
- Halloween – 31st of October
- Veterans’ Day – 11th of November
- Thanksgiving – Fourth Thursday in November
Christian Dates
- Good Friday – Varies each year
- Easter Sunday – Varies each year
- Christmas Eve – 24th of December
- Christmas Day – 25th of December
- New Year’s Eve – 31st of December
* More recently, several cities have started observing this day as Indigenous People’s Day instead of ‘Columbus Day’.