Celebrates beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to 12:00 January 1 midnight on the preceding 72% 96% (fixed) night, , often with fireworks display and party. The day is also the traditional end of the Holiday Season. January Honors , leader, who was 15–21 actually born on January 15, 26% 34–38% (floating 1929; combined with other Monday) holidays in several states. Washington's Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress. The , shifted the date from February 22 February to the third Monday in February 15–21 , or Presidents' 52% 34–35% and combined it with President 's (floating Day birthday on February 12, and so Monday) many people now refer to this holiday as "Presidents' Day" and consider it a day honoring all American presidents. Honors the nation's war dead from the Civil War onwards; May 25–31 marks the unofficial beginning (floating 21% 95% of the summer season Monday) (traditionally May 30, shifted by the Uniform Holidays Act 1968). Celebrates the signing of T. from British rule, Jefferson’s also called the Fourth of July or July 4 simply "The Fourth". Fireworks 79% 97% (fixed) celebrations are held in most cities throughout the nation. Celebrates the achievements of September 53% 95% workers and the labor 1–7 movement; marks the unofficial (floating
January 1 (fixed) 72% 96% Celebrates beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to 12:00 midnight on the preceding night, , often with fireworks display and party. The day is also the traditional end of the Holiday Season. January 15–21 (floating Monday) 26% 34–38% Honors , leader, who was actually born on January 15, 1929; combined with other holidays in several states. February 15–21 (floating Monday) , or Presidents' Day 52% 34–35% Washington's Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress. The , shifted the date from February 22 to the third Monday in February and combined it with President 's birthday on February 12, and so many people now refer to this holiday as "Presidents' Day" and consider it a day honoring all American presidents. May 25–31 (floating Monday) 21% 95% Honors the nation's war dead from the Civil War onwards; marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season (traditionally May 30, shifted by the Uniform Holidays Act 1968). July 4 (fixed) 79% 97% Celebrates the signing of T. Jefferson’s from British rule, also called the Fourth of July or simply "The Fourth". Fireworks celebrations are held in most cities throughout the nation. September 1–7 (floating 53% 95% Celebrates the achievements of workers and the labor movement; marks the unofficial