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What is a Holiday? Originally, "holiday" meant "holy day". It was a religious day, as was Christmas and Easter and Halloween. Nowadays, it seems to have taken on a different meaning: In the US, it means any special day of celebration or festivals (some are "days off" of work and/or school, and others, like Halloween, are not). In contrast, in the UK, it means a day off of work/school, or a vacation.

Related Picture	Date		Holiday / Link Click to learn
	January 1^st		New Year's Day
	January 15 (nearest Monday)		Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
	February 2^nd		Groundhog Day
	February (2nd Monday)		Presidents' Day
	February 14		St. Valentine's Day
	March 8		Int'l Women's Day (not that popular in the U.S. but I like it.)
	March 17		St. Patrick's Day
	March 21 (vernal equinox)		EASTER
	April 22		Earth Day
	April 1		April Fool's Day
	May (2nd Sunday)		Mother's Day
	May 25 (nearest Monday)		Memorial Day (a national holiday)
I Love my father.	June (3rd Sunday)		Father's Day
	June 14		Flag Day
	July 4		Independence Day
	September (first Monday)		Labor Day (National Holiday!)
	Oct 12 (nearest Monday)		Columbus Day
	October 31		Halloween
	November 1		Catholic All Saint's Day (Mexican: The Day of the Dead)
	November 11		Veterans' Day (Not a day-off)
	November (fourth Thursday)		Thanksgiving
	December 25		Christmas (for kids)
	December 22~25		Yuletide (for adults)