Holidays and Observances Flashcards

1
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Second Sunday of May

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Mother’s Day

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2
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Third Monday in January

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Martin Luther King Day

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3
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First Tuesday after First Monday in November

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Election Day

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4
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First Monday in September

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Labor Day

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5
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September 17th

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Constitution Day

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6
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Second Sunday in September

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Grandparents’ Day

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7
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July 20th

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Moon (Landing) Day

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8
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July 14th

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Bastille Day (France)

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9
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July 4th

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Independence Day

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10
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June 1st

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Canada Day

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11
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Third Sunday of June

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Father’s Day

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12
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June 14th

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Flag Day

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13
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October 12th

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Original Columbus Day

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14
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Third Saturday in May

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Armed Forces Day

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15
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October 24th

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United Nation’s Day

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16
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Last Friday in April

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Arbor Day

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17
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Wednesday of the last full week of April

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Secretary’s Day

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18
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April 22nd

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Earth Day

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19
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March 17th

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St. Patrick’s Day

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20
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May 5th

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Cinco de Mayo

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21
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February 22nd

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Washington’s Birthday

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22
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Third Monday in February

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President’s Day

23
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February 14th

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St. Valentine’s Day

24
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February 12th

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Lincoln’s Birthday

25
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February 2nd

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Groundhog Day

26
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January 15th

A

Martin Luther King’s Birthday

27
Q

Last Monday in May

A

Memorial Day

28
Q

Holiday represented with 44 candles

A

Hanukkah

29
Q

State holiday of Alaska

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Seward’s Day

30
Q

Children collect money for UNICEF on this holiday

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Halloween

31
Q

Holiday Anna Jarvis founded

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Mother’s Day

32
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Holiday about the 12 days of Christmas

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Epiphany

33
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End of Easter celebration

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Pentecost

34
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Mardi Gras in Europe and South America

A

Carnival

35
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Day before Ash Wednesday

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Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)

36
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First day of Lent

A

Ash Wednesday

37
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Sixth Sunday of Lent - Sunday before Easter

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Palm Sunday

38
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Friday before Easter

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Good Friday

39
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First Sunday - after first full moon - after spring equinox

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Easter

40
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Second Monday in October

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Columbus Day

41
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Eight-Day Jewish Holidays

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Passover and Hannukkah

42
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State holiday of Massachusetts

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Patriot’s Day

43
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Holiday formerly known as Dominion Day

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Canada Day

44
Q

December 25 to January 1

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Kwanzaa

45
Q

December 26th

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Boxing Day (Canada and Britain)

46
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December 25th

A

Christmas

47
Q

Sunday closest to November 30

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Advent

48
Q

Fourth Thursday in November

A

Thanksgiving

49
Q

November 11th

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Veteran’s Day (Armistice Day)

50
Q

November 5th

A

Guy Fawkes Day (England)

51
Q

November 2nd

A

All Soul’s Day

52
Q

November 1st

A

All Saint’s Day

53
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October 31st

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Halloween

54
Q

Holiday celebrating the end of WWI

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Armistice Day