Holidays
United States
According to Title 5, Section 6103(b)(1) of the United States Code, if a federal holiday occurs on a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding it is not a work day for employees who work Monday through Friday.
- New Year's Day - - January 1st
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - - third Monday in January
- Presidents' Day - - third Monday in February
- Memorial Day - - fourth Monday in May
- U.S. Independence Day - - July 4th
- Labor Day - - first Monday in September
- Columbus Day - - second Monday in October
- Veterans' Day - - November 11th
- Thanksgiving Day - - fourth Thursday in November
- Christmas - - December 25th
Additionally the following are not federal holidays but they are celebrated by certain groups or places, or are part of folklore:
- Black History Month - February
- Groundhog Day - February 2nd
- Saint Valentine's Day - February 14th
- Women's History Month - March
- Saint Patrick's Day - March 17th
- April Fools Day - April 1st
- Patriot Day - September 11
- Halloween - October 31st