What are the legal holidays in the United States?

Artist I * * has 65,438+00 legal holidays, namely:

1, New Year's Day)-1+0, the holiday starts from1week before Christmas and lasts until Monday after New Year's Day.

The New Year is an important festival celebrated by American states. Americans celebrate the new year, and the most lively thing is the night before the new year. At midnight, people gather in churches, streets or squares to sing poems, pray, bless and repent, to welcome the new year. 12 midnight, church bells rang all over the country, and the band played the famous nostalgic song "bon voyage". In the music, excited people embrace together and greet the New Year with farewell sadness and longing for a new life.

2. Martin Luther King Jr. (Martin Luther King Jr.' s birthday)-65438+1 the third Monday in October, with a holiday1day.

In 27 states and Washington, D.C., 65438+ 10/5 has been regarded as a legal holiday for many years. Finally, in 1986, President Reagan declared the third Monday in June of 1 a federal holiday to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Schools, governments and federal agencies are closed on this day. A quiet memorial service and a grand memorial service will be held for Dr. Martin Luther King on Monday. On the Sunday before this, pastors from all over the country would give special sermons to remind everyone of Dr. Martin Luther King's life of pursuing peace. Throughout the weekend, famous radio stations will broadcast some songs and speeches about the civil rights movement. The TV station will broadcast a special program introducing the life of Dr. Martin Luther King.

3. President's Day-the third Monday in February, with a holiday 1 day.

Presidents' Day is a federal holiday and one of the 65,438+00 legal holidays in the United States. It is scheduled on the third Monday of February every year and enjoys the same status as Memorial Day and Thanksgiving Day. On this day every year, Americans will review history and remember this great president who is respected in people's hearts in some special ways. Schools and parents will also educate their children in patriotism on this day, so that they can understand and be familiar with American history.

4. American Memorial Day-the last Monday in May, with a holiday of 1 day.

In the American Civil War, countless soldiers were killed in the war. After the war, many families in the south began to pay homage to the soldiers who died. In spring, regardless of the north and south, they offer flowers to the graves of the dead on both sides. Northerners are deeply moved by this and regard this as a symbol of national unity. May 30th, 1868, was officially approved as the day to offer flowers to the soldiers who died heroically defending the motherland.

On Memorial Day, American servicemen and veterans lined up to the cemetery, fired guns to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, and blew out the lights to let the fallen soldiers rest in peace.

5. Independence Day-July 4th, two days off.

Independence Day (also known as July 4th or July 4th) is one of the major legal holidays in the United States. It falls on July 4th every year to commemorate the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4th. 1776. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, 1776 was revised by the Special Committee of the Continental Congress on July 4th, and signed by john hancock, President of the Continental Congress. At the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, it was clearly pointed out that all men are born equal and have the natural right to pursue happiness and freedom. The crimes committed by British colonists on the American continent are vivid; Finally, the United States of America solemnly declared its independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence is a great document with world historical significance. The day when the Declaration of Independence was adopted has also become a festival that the American people will always commemorate, and it has been designated as the American Independence Day.

6. Labor Day-the first Monday in September, with a holiday 1 day.

1882, Peter mcguire, president of the American Woodworking Brotherhood, first proposed the establishment of Labor Day. In the same year, the American Knights of Labor passed the same decision and held a celebration parade in new york. 1884, the Knights of Labor further decided to hold a parade and other celebrations on Labor Day every year.

1887 In February, Oregon was the first state to pass legislation to make Labor Day a legal holiday, and then Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts all set the date of Labor Day as the first Monday in September. 1894, the US Congress officially declared Labor Day as a national holiday.

7. Columbus Day-1 0 The second Monday in June is a holiday1day.

Columbus Day, also known as Columbia Day, falls on 10 and 12 every year. It is a holiday in some American countries to commemorate Christopher Columbus's landing in North America, and it is a federal holiday in the United States. Columbus Day is the second Monday of 10, 12 or 10 to commemorate Columbus' first landing on the American continent in 1492.

8. Veterans' Day-1 1 October 11day, holiday1day.

10 The fourth Monday in June is Veterans Day. This is a national holiday in the United States, paying tribute to the veterans of previous wars.

Veterans' Day evolved from165438+1October 1 1. 19 19 After World War I, Americans celebrated as usual every year. However, times have changed, and by 1953, people's enthusiasm for celebration has obviously declined. On June 1954 and 1, US President Eisenhower signed a congressional bill, renamed Armistice Day Veterans Day, and extended the commemorative significance to pay tribute to all veterans. Then, on this day, the President of the United States and the governors of all states announced that they would pay tribute to all American veterans and remember their achievements in the war. On this day, flags were flying everywhere, and veterans lined up to gather. In front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., people also held various commemorative activities. In the eyes of Americans, the unknown soldier symbolizes all the soldiers who died to defend their country.

9. Thanksgiving Day-1 65438+1the fourth Thursday in October, holiday1day.

Thanksgiving is an ancient festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to get together. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was decided temporarily by American states. It was not until 1863 after the independence of the United States that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 194 1 year, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in June 1 1 as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

1879 The Canadian Parliament declared165438+10.6 as Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving was changed many times until the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of June1957+1October 3 1 day as Thanksgiving.

10, Christmas-65438+February 25th, and the holiday starts on 1 week before Christmas and lasts until Monday after New Year's Day.

Christmas, also known as Christmas and Jesus' birthday, translated as "Christ Mass", is a traditional western festival, which originated from Christianity and lasts for 65,438 years on February 25th every year. Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious festival, because it is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, hence the name "Christmas".

Most Catholic churches will hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve on February 24, 65438+, that is, in the early morning of February 25, 65438+, while some Christian churches will hold a good news party and then celebrate Christmas on February 25, 65438+. Another branch of Christianity, the Orthodox Church, celebrates Christmas every year on 65438+1October 7th.

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Festivals in the United States are divided into legal holidays of the United States federal government and other festivals. 197 1 The United States Uniform Holiday Act (en:Uniform Monday Holiday Act), which came into effect, has relatively consistent provisions on federal holidays in the United States. Federal employees in the United States generally do not need to work on federal holidays. Most American state or local governments and public schools regard federal holidays as employees' rest days. Private enterprises and companies often selectively take some federal holidays as rest days.

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