Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 10, 2024
Special Events : At 2:00 a.m. local times Except in Arizona (USA)
Except in Saskatchewan (Canada)
St Patrick's Day
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Sunday march 17, 2024
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Vietnam Veterans Day
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Friday march 29, 2024
Culture : Coincides with March 29, 1973, the day the United States Armed Forces completed the withdrawal of the combat units from South Vietnam.
U.S. involvement in Vietnam Conflict lasted 5,569 days (1960 1975);
There were 58,267 American killed in action (KIA), including 11,465 teenagers;
One out of every 11 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty, with 303,644 wounded in action;
It is estimated that more than 1,800 American service members are still designated as missing in action in Vietnam;
At the peak of the Vietnam Conflict that was never officially designated as a war, 543,000 troops were serving there at one period of time.
Cesar Chavez Day
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Sunday march 31, 2024
cards/flowers : Labor leader Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. Proclaimed a national commemorative holiday in 2014 by President Barack Obama.
April Fools Day
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Monday april 1, 2024
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
cards/flowers : The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful [Wikipedia]
Tax Day
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Monday april 15, 2024
Special Events : On this day, every individual has to pay his/her income tax to the federal government.
Tax Freedom Day
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Sunday april 21, 2024
Culture : Celebrated 111 days into the new year. The day marks when a typical taxpayer has earned enough to pay for all their annual federal, state and local taxes.
Administrative Professionals' Day
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Wednesday april 24, 2024
Culture : The official period of celebration was first proclaimed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as National Secretaries Week, which was held June 17 in 1952, with Wednesday, June 4, 1952 designated National Secretaries Day.
In 1955, the observance date was moved to April. The name was changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981, and became Administrative Professionals Week in 2000 to encompass the expanding responsibilities and wide-ranging job titles of administrative support staff. (Wikipedia)
Passover
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Monday april 29, 2024
cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus
Loyalty Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Culture : Reaffirmation of loyalty to the USA; recognition of the freedom heritage.
Parades and ceremonies across the United States.
National Day of Prayer
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Thursday may 2, 2024
Culture : The National Day of Prayer was designated by Congress in 1952 and the president usually signs a proclamation. It stems from President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, who set the example, as did the Continental Congress in 1775.
Teacher Appreciation Day
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Tuesday may 7, 2024
Culture : Teacher Appreciation Week is a week long celebration - to show appreciation for the contribution that teachers bring to education
Mothers' Day
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Sunday may 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Memorial Day
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Monday may 27, 2024
Secular holiday : Observed on the last Monday in May in most of the United States, in honour of the nations armed services personnel killed in wartime and the deceased in general. Created after the Civil War, it is traditionally marked by parades, memorial speeches
Flag Day
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Friday june 14, 2024
Culture : Commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date; Congress adopted the American continental army after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775. |Wikipedia]
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
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Juneteenth National Freedom Day
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Wednesday june 19, 2024
Banks only : To remember and honor the freeing, in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, of the last slaves in the United States from 2019 on
Independence Day
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Thursday july 4, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Fourth is traditionally celebrated publicly with parades and pageants, patriotic speeches, and organized firing of guns and cannons and displays of fireworks.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday july 8, 2024
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Parents' Day
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Sunday july 28, 2024
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Sisters' Day
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Sunday august 4, 2024
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Labor Day
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Monday september 2, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrated on the first Monday in September with parades. For most Americans, it marks the end of summer holidays, and for many students the beginning of the classes.
Grandparents Day
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Sunday september 8, 2024
cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer The official flower of the Grandparents Day is the forget-me-not
Constitution Day
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Culture : Commemorates the declaration of the Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787
Citizenship Day
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Tuesday september 17, 2024
Culture : Since 2004, celebrates the ratification of the U.S. constitution and persons who have become U.S. citizens.