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Each state in the USA
has its own public holidays. Federal Government employees also
have their own statutory holidays and so do the New York Stock
Exchange and New York MercantilExchangee .
Federal holidays are
moved to a Friday if they occur on a Saturday and to a Monday
if they occur on a Sunday. Most states follow this rule, but
there are exceptions. I will give details when I have them, but
our information in this area is not exhaustive and therefore,
unless otherwise stated, please do not be surprised if a holiday
is moved from a weekend to either the Friday preceding or Monday
following.
There are also many
varied and complex rules about special cases (what do you
do if you are working night shift and part of your shift falls
on a holiday?...) but it is beyond the scope of this site
to give such details. Interested readers should refer to the
links provided.
A list of common observances
which are not holidays is provided below.
Federal Holidays
Federal holidays affect
all Federal government offices and the District of Columbia.
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1 January |
New Year's Day |
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20th January |
Inauguration Day (Note
1) |
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3rd Monday in January |
Martin Luther King Jr
Day |
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3rd Monday in February |
Presidents' Day/Washington's
Birthday |
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Last Monday in May |
Memorial Day |
|
4 July |
Independence Day |
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1st Monday in September |
Labor Day |
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2nd Monday in October |
Columbus Day |
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11 November |
Veterans' Day |
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4th Thursday in November |
Thanksgiving |
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25 December |
Christmas Day |
(Note 1) Inauguration
Day occurs on 20 January of each 4th year starting from 1965.
It applies to the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties
in Virginia, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in
Virginia only and is moved to a Monday if it occurs on a Sunday.
Holidays occuring on
a Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday, those on a Sunday
on the Monday following.
NYSE &
NYMEX Holidays
The New York Stock
Exchange has the same holidays as the Federal Government except,
of course for Inauguration Day but adds the following:-
|
Friday after Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving Holiday,
half day |
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24 December |
Christmas Eve, half day |
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Feast |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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Good Friday |
28 Mar |
10 Apr |
2 Apr |
21 Apr |
13 Apr |
29 Mar |
18 Apr |
9 Apr |
The NYSE may also close
on the day of the funeral of a U.S. President (past or present)
http://www.nyse.com/about/holidayrules.html http://www.nymex.com/
The New York Mercantile
Exchange (NYMEX) closes on the same days as the NYSE but has
a full day holiday on the Friday after Thanksgiving and stays
open on Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
NYMEX ACCESSSM also
closes but for each holiday closes from the evening of the preceding
day until 7 a.m. on the day of the holiday.
Non-holiday
Observances
|
2 February |
Groundhog Day |
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14 February |
Valentine's Day |
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17 March |
St Patrick's Day |
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1 April |
April Fools' Day |
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6 April |
Army Day 1 |
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22 April |
Earth Day" |
Wednesday of the
last full week of April |
Administrative Professionals'
Day (formerly Secretaries' Day) |
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6 May |
Nurses' Day |
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1st Thursday in May |
National Day of Prayer |
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2nd Sunday in May |
Mothers' Day |
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3rd Saturday in May |
Armed Forces Day |
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3rd Sunday in June |
Fathers' Day |
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19 June |
Juneteenth (Liberation
of Slaves) |
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4th Sunday in July |
Parents' Day |
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1 August |
Air Force Day 1 |
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4 August |
Coast Guard Day1 |
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1st Sunday in August |
Friendship Day |
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Sunday after Labor Day |
Grandparents' Day |
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17 September |
Citizenship Day or Constitution
Day |
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2nd Sunday in October |
National Children's Day |
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16 October |
Bosses' Day |
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3rd Saturday in October |
Sweetest Day  |
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26 October |
Mother-in-Law's Day |
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27 October |
Navy Day1 |
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31 October |
Halloween |
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10 November |
Marine Corps Day1 |
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7 December |
Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day (7 December, 1941) |
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26 to 31 December |
Kwanzaa |
Technically superceded
by Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in May) since 31 August 1949. |
Holidays - USA