I live in America, and like many other people who live over here, we celebrate all year long.  We celebrate birthdays and holidays.  We celebrate with parades, floats, parties, fireworks, and so many others.  Did you know that there are over 100 holidays celebrated in the United States?  Most people will know about the usual yearly holidays, like Christmas, Valentines Day, and Easter.  But with the influx of immigrants into this “melting pot”, there are many holidays that people haven’t heard about.  And even if you have heard of them, would you know the origins of them, or why they are celebrated at all?  This website is dedicated to holidays big and small, and the reasons and origins behind them.

New Years Day — January 1st

Martin Luther King Day — 3rd Monday of January

Groundhog Day — February 2nd

Lincoln’s Birthday — February 12th

Valentines Day — February 14th

President’s Day — 3rd Monday of February

Fat Tuesday — Always the day before Lent (Ash Wednesday) starts

Ash Wednesday –

St Patrick’s Day — March 17th

Palm Sunday — Always the Sunday before Easter

Passover –

April Fools Day — April 1st

Good Friday — Always the Friday before Easter

Easter — Sunday after 1st full moon in Spring

Patriots Day — 3rd Monday of April

Arbor Day — Last Friday of April

Mothers Day — 2nd Sunday in May

Armed Forces Day — 3rd Saturday in May

Memorial Day — Last Monday of May

Flag Day — June 14th

Fathers Day — 3rd Sunday in June

Independence Day — July 4th

Labor Day — First Monday of September

Rosh Hashanah — aka Jewish New Year

Patriot Day — September 11th

Constitution Day — September 17th

Yom Kippur — 9 days after 1st day of Rosh Hashanah

Sukkot — 14 days after Rosh Hashanah

Simchat Torah — 22 days after Rosh Hashanah

Columbus Day — 2nd Monday of October

Halloween — October 30th

All Saints Day — November 1st

Veterans Day — November 11th

Thanksgiving — 4th Thursday of November

Black Friday — Friday after Thanksgiving

Cyber Monday — Monday after Thanksgiving

Hanukkah –

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day — December 7th

Christmas — December 25th

Kwanzaa — December 26th

New Years Eve — December 31st