Primary Source Spotlight: Holidays
Celebrate U.S. holidays with these primary source collections! And don’t miss these holiday blog posts from Teaching with the Library of Congress.
January
New Year’s Day January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day third Monday in January
January/February
Lunar New Years begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar
February
March
March/April
April
Easter first full moon after the March 21 spring equinox (can fall in March)
Earth Day April 22
Arbor Day last Friday in April
May
Mother’s Day second Sunday in May
Memorial Day last Monday in May
June
Juneteenth June 19
Father’s Day third Sunday in June
July
U.S. Independence Day July 4
September
Labor Day first Monday in September
October
Columbus Day second Monday of October
Halloween October 31
October/November
November
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) November 1
Veteran’s Day November 11
Thanksgiving fourth Thursday of the month
November/December
December
St. Nick/Santa Claus December 24
Christmas December 25
Kwanzaa December 26-January 1
Varies
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