Holidays and Observances Flashcards
Third Monday in January
Martin Luther King Day
January 15th
MLK’s Birthday
Feb 2
Groundhog Day
Feb 11
Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb 14
St. Valentine’s Day
Third Monday in Feb
President’s Day
Feb 22
Washington’s Birthday
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day
April 22
Earth Day
Wednesday of the Last Full Week In April
Secretary’s Day
Last Friday in April
Arbor Day
May 5
Cinco De Mayo
Second Sunday of may
Mother’s Day
Third Saturday of May
Armed Forces Day
Last Monday in May
Memorial Day (Formerly Decoration Day)
June 14
Flag Day
Third Sunday of June
Father’s Day
July 1
Canada Day
July 4
Independence Day
July 14
Bastille Day (France)
July 20
Moon (Landing) Day
Second Sunday in Sept
Grandparent’s Day
Sept 17
Constitution Day (1787)
First Monday in Sept
Labor Day
First Tuesday After First Monday in November
Election Day
Second Monday in Oct
Columbus Day
October 12
Original Columbus Day
October 24
United Nations Day
October 31
Halloween
November 1
All Saint’s Day
November 2
All Soul’s Day
November 5
Guy Fawkes Day (England)
November 11
Veterans Day (Armistice Day)
Fourth Thursday in November
Thanksgiving
Sunday Closest to November 30
Advent (30th - St. Andrew’s Day)
December 25
Christmas
December 26
Boxing Day (Canada and Britain)
December 25 to January 1
Kwanza
Holiday Formerly Known as Dominion Day
Canada Day
Holiday Represented with 44 Candles
Hannukah
8-day Jewish Holidays
Passover and Hanukkah
Friday Before Easter
Good Friday
Sixth Sunday of Lent, Sunday before Easter
Palm Sunday
First Day of Lent
Ash Wednesday
Day before Ash Wednesday
Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)
Mardi Gras in Europe and South America
Carnival
End of Easter Celebration
Pentecost
Holiday about the 12 days of Christmas
Epiphany
Holiday Founded by Anna Jarvis
Mother’s Day
State Holiday in Alaska
Seward’s Day
State Holiday of Massachusetts
Patriot’s Day