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The United States sets aside a number of days each year to commemorate events, people or public occasions. |
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These days are called holidays. Technically, the United States does not celebrate national holidays, but Congress has designated 10 "legal public holidays," during which most federal |
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institutions are closed and most federal employees do not work. Since 1971, a number of these have been fixed on Mondays, so as to afford workers a long holiday weekend Seven of the |
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federal legal holidays — New Year’s Day; Washington’s Birthday/ Presidents’ Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving and Christmas — are observed nearly |
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universally throughout the public and private sectors They are considered to be American favorite holidays. New Year’s Day (January 1) — Americans celebrate the beginning of a new year |
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at home, with friends, and in gatherings from the Tournament of Roses Parade in California to the giant gathering in New York’s Times Square. Washington’s Birthday (third |
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Monday in February) — The birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States, has been a legal holiday since 1885. A number of states also celebrated the |
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February 1 — the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president. Some legislators advocated combining the two events into a single holiday. Many Americans now call the holiday |
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"Presidents’ Day," to honor both Washington and Lincoln or all presidents. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — This holiday honors the lives lost in every war conflict. The Uniform |
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Holidays Act established a federal legal holiday, fixed on a Monday, beginning in 1971. All 50 states observe the holiday Independence Day (July 4) — The Independence Day holiday |
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commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — the Labor Day holiday |
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commemorates the contributions of working men and women. For many Americans the holiday demarks the unofficial end of summer and beginning of the school year. Thanksgiving Day |
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(fourth Thursday in November) — A variant of the harvest festivals celebrated, this holiday is on the fourth Thursday is November. Thanksgiving is typically celebrated at home. |
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It remains the occasion for a large and festive meal, and for expressing thanks, for that bounty. Christmas Day (December 25) — Most Protestants and Roman Catholics and some |
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Orthodox Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25. |
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Christmas is celebrated at home, with the decoration and display of evergreen |
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Christmas Trees, and with families and children exchanging gifts and cards. |
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