October 21st, 2008
USA holidays
We thought this might be an informative post on the days in the year when the people from the USA take a holiday.
Like other countries around the world, the U.S. has its own set of holidays. Of course, each country has its own culture and culture allows people to celebrate holidays. Although holiday really means “holy day”, most of the holidays in the U.S. are not really religious. Instead, they are commemorative in origin and nature.
Because the U.S. is endowed with a rich and diverse ethnic heritage, it is still possible that some of the holidays celebrated in the U.S. can be traced from traditions and cultural sources. However, no matter where and how some of the American holidays started, holidays in the U.S. generally mean “celebration”! So to give you an idea on the American holiday celebrations, here are the 10 federal government-proclaimed holidays in the country:
| January 1: | New Year’s Day |
| Third Monday of January: | Martin Luther King’s Day |
| Third Monday of February: | Washington’s Birthday |
| Last Monday of May: | Memorial Day |
| July 4: | Independence Day |
| First Monday of September: | Labor Day |
| Second Monday of October: | Columbus Day |
| November 11: | Veterans Day |
| Fourth Thursday of November: | Thanksgiving Day |
| December 25: | Christmas Day |
Among the holidays mentioned, the most American is the Independence Day. This day is a big birthday party where all people in America are invited.