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January Holidays & Observances
New Year's Day - January 1st
Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. - third Monday in January
Inauguration Day - January 20th every four years



February Holidays & Observances
Groundhog Day - February 2
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
Valentine's Day - February 14
Washington's Birthday OR Presidents Day - third Monday in February
Mardi Gras - day before Ash Wednesday (sometimes falls in March)
Leap Year - February 29 every 4th year



March Holidays & Observances
Daylight Savings Time Begins - (beginning in 2007) second Sunday in March
St. Patrick's Day - March 17
Easter - 1st Sunday after 1st full moon of spring (sometimes falls in April)



April Holidays & Observances
April Fools's Day - April 1
Easter - 1st Sunday after 1st full moon of spring (sometimes falls in March)
Earth Day - April 22
Administrative Assistants' OR Secretaries' Day - Wed. before last Sat. in Apr.
Red Hat Society Day - April 25
International Dance Day - April 29



May Holidays & Observances
Cinco de Mayo - May 5
Mothers' Day - second Sunday in May Unique Gift Ideas for Mom
Armed Forces Day - third Saturday in May
Memorial Day - last Monday in May since 1971



June Holidays & Observances
Flag Day - June 14th
Fathers' Day - third Sunday in June



July Holidays & Observances
Canada Day - July 1
USA Independence Day - July 4
Parents' Day - fourth Sunday in July



August Holidays & Observances
Air Force Day - August 1
Coast Guard Day - August 4
Friendship Day - 1st Sunday in August



September Holidays & Observances
Labor Day - first Monday in September
Grandparents' Day - Sunday after Labor Day
Mexican Independence Day - September 16
Constitution Day OR Citizenship Day - September 17
International Talk Like a Pirate Day - September 16



October Holidays & Observances
Columbus Day - second Monday in October (federal holiday since 1971)
National Children's Day - 2nd Sunday in October
Navy Day - October 13th
Sweetest Day - Third Saturday in October
Mother-In-Law's Day - Fourth Sunday in October
Halloween - October 31



November Holidays & Observances
Election Day - Tuesday on or after November 2
Daylight Savings Time Ends - (beginning in 2007) first Sunday in November
Marine Corps Day - November 10th
Veterans Day - November 11th
Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November



December Holidays & Observances
Hanukkah - different dates
Christmas Eve - December 24th
Christmas Day - December 25th
Kwanzaa - December 26 - January 1
New Year's Eve - December 31