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Holidays Widely Observed in the United States
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| * New Year’s Day |
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January 1 |
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| * Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday |
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Third Monday in January |
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| Robert E. Lee’s Birthday |
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January 19 |
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| Lincoln’s Birthday |
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February 12 |
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| Valentine’s Day |
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February 14 |
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| * Washington’s Birthday |
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Third Monday in February |
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| Good Friday |
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Friday before Easter |
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| Easter Sunday |
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First Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox |
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| Mother’s Day |
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Second Sunday in May |
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| * Memorial Day |
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Last Monday in May |
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| Father’s Day |
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Third Sunday in June |
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| * Independence Day |
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July 4 |
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| * Labor Day |
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First Monday in September |
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| * Columbus Day |
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Second Monday in October |
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| Halloween |
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October 31 |
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| * Veterans Day |
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November 11 |
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| * General (Presidential) Election Day |
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First Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
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| * Thanksgiving Day |
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Fourth Thursday in November |
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| Christmas Day |
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December 25 |
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| * Legal holidays |
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