List of Federal Holidays by Year from the U.S. The most widely celebrated holiday of the Christian year, Christmas is observed as a commemoration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Traditionally includes the sharing of a turkey dinner. Traditionally celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest. It is observed on November 11 to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour ( GMT +1) of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect). Honors all veterans of the United States armed forces. In a growing number of locations this day is observed as Indigenous Peoples' Day, in honor of the Native Americans who lived in the Americas long before Columbus "discovered" the area. Honors Christopher Columbus, the first European to land in mainland Americas after Leif Erikson. Boston, Massachusetts is famous for its "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular" with music and fireworksĬelebrates the achievements of workers and the labor movement marks the unofficial end of the summer season. Fireworks celebration are held in many cities throughout the nation. That was also about 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Southern states.Ĭelebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British rule, also called the Fourth of July or simply "The Fourth". Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas - two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. Honors the nation's war dead from the Civil War onwards marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season (traditionally May 30, shifted by the Uniform Holidays Act 1968). However, neither the Uniform Holidays Act nor any subsequent law changed the name of the holiday from Washington's Birthday to Presidents' Day. Because of this, combined with the fact that President Lincoln's birthday falls on February 12, many people now refer to this holiday as "Presidents' Day" and consider it a day honoring all American presidents. The Uniform Holidays Act, 1968, shifted the date of the commemoration of Washington's Birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February (between February 15 and 21, meaning the observed holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday). Washington's Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress. Only Washington, DC observes this day besides the federal government. While this is a federal holiday, only federal employees in the Washington, DC area are entitled to a day off. Some cities and municipalities hold parades and more recently, the 1994 King Holiday and Service Act, which was passed to encourage Americans to transform the King Holiday into a day of citizen action volunteer service, has gained in popularity (sometimes referred to as a National Day of Service).Ĭelebrates the United States presidential inauguration, every 4 years. Honors Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, who was actually born on Janucombined with other holidays in several states. Traditional end of Christmas and holiday season. The ball drop at Times Square in New York City has become a national New Year's festivity. Festivities include counting down to 12:00 midnight on the preceding night, New Year's Eve, often with fireworks display and party. **Percentage of businesses offering paid time off Ĭelebrates beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. In 2020, Nike became the first company to mark Juneteenth as a paid holiday. 
The term "major holiday" (bolded) coincides for those holidays that 90% or more of employers offered paid time off. Another list from the Society for Human Resource Management shows actual percentages of employers offering paid time off for each holiday. The holidays however are at the discretion of employers whose statistics are measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This list of holidays is based on the official list of federal holidays by year from the US Government. 3.2.59 Legal holidays observed nationwide.3.2.58 Federal holidays at the state level.3.2.56.1 Wisconsin Public School Observance Days.3.2.48.1 Texas partial staffing holidays.
3.2 Legal holidays by states and political divisions of the United States.3.1 Federally regulated agencies: banks and financial institutions.3 Government sector holidays: federal, state, and local government.
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