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Jan. 1: New Yeas Day Jan. 17: Martin L. King, Jr. Day Jan. 23: Chinese New Year (Dragon) Feb. 2: Groundhog Day Feb. 14: Valentine's Day Feb. 20: President's Day Feb. 21: Mardi Gras Mar. 8: Purim Mar. 8: Holi Mar. 17: St. Patrick's Day Apr. 1: April Fool's Day Apr. 8: Easter Apr. 22: Earth Day May 13: Mothers' Day May 28: Memorial Day

Jun. 17: Fathers' Day Jul. 1: Canada Day Jul. 4: US Independence Day Jul. 20: Ramadan begins Sep. 3: Labor Day Sep. 17: Rosh Hashanah begins Oct. 18: Oktoberfest begins Oct. 8: Columbus Day Oct. 31: Halloween Nov. 12: Veteran's Day, observed Nov. 13: Diwali Nov. 22: Thanksgiving Day Dec. 9: Chanukah Dec. 25: Christmas Dec. 26: Kwanzaa begins

What's a holiday? Festival? Celebration?

hol-i-day (noun)
1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event.
2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day.
3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday.
4. A vacation (chiefly British).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

fes·ti·val (noun)
1. An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.
2. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions: a film festival.
3. Revelry; conviviality.
(adjective)
Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

cel'e·bra'tion (noun)
1. an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
2. any festival or other celebration
3. the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University