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Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [ 125]
Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [ 1] The Flag Resolution stated "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen ...
From Martin Luther King Jr to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: ... June 16. Independence Day: Tuesday, July 4. Labor Day: Monday, September 4.
Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally, including patronal festivals .
The holiday is three days long, Good Friday, [3] Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are non-working, Tuesday is not a public holiday. 1 June Ziua Copilului: Children's Day: Public holiday starting with 2017 [4] 23-24 June Rusaliile: Pentecost, Pentecost Monday: The 50th and 51st day after the Orthodox Easter. 15 August Adormirea Maicii Domnului ...
If the day is on the weekend the next Monday is a holiday. 23 June: Midsummer's Eve: Līgo diena: 24 June: Midsummer's Day: Jāņi: 18 November: Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia: Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas diena: The independence of Latvia was proclaimed on this day in 1918. If the day is on the weekend the next Monday is a ...
TERRY TANG. June 18, 2024 at 11:07 AM. For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...
Public holidays. The following are official holidays in Lithuania, that mean days off: [ 1][ 2] Šv. Velykos. Commemorates resurrection of Jesus. The first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March. Antroji šv. Velykų diena. Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions ( Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day ).