3.C. HOLIDAYS

Question 1

When do we celebrate INDEPENDENCE DAY?

Answer 1

July 4

We celebrate Independence Day on July 4th which was the day the the Declaration of Independence was adopted (July 4, 1776).

Question 2

Name TWO national U.S. holidays.

Answer 2

• New Year’s Day (January 1)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)
• President’s Day / Washington’s Birthday (Third Monday in February)
• Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
• Juneteenth (June 19)
• Independence Day (July 4)
• Labor Day (First Monday in September)
• Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)
• Veterans Day (November 11)
• Thanksgiving (Fourth Thursday in November)
• Christmas (December 25)