| Date | Name | Remarks
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | Beginning of year, marks traditional end of "holiday season"
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| January, third Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Honors late Dr. King, Civil Rights leader
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| February, third Monday | Presidents' Day | Honors former U.S. Presidents, especially Washington and Lincoln
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| May, last Monday | Memorial Day | Honors servicemen and women who died in service, marks traditional beginning of summer
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| July 4 | Independence Day | Celebrates Declaration of Independence, usually called the Fourth of July
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| September, first Monday | Labor Day | Celebrates achievements of workers, marks traditional end of summer. This holiday is held instead of the traditional worldwide Labor Day, May 1, which ironically began in this country
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| October, second Monday | Columbus Day | Honors Christopher Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas
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| November 11 | Veterans' Day | Traditional observation of a moment of silence at 11 a.m. remembering those who fought for peace
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| November, fourth Thursday | Thanksgiving | Day of thanks which marks the traditional beginning of the "holiday season"
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| December 25 | Christmas | Celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ, also celebrated as secular winter holiday
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