Holidays

1. Thanksgiving

1.1. third Thursday of November

1.2. eat good food and spend time with family and friends

2. Presidents' Day

2.1. third Monday of February

2.2. honors all US Presidents

3. Veterans' Day

3.1. November 11th

3.2. honors all people who HAVE served in the military

4. Diwali

4.1. the end of October or the beginning of November

4.2. festival of lights to show the light can beat darkness

5. Labor Day

5.1. first Monday of September

5.2. a day of rest to honor those who worked hard to create the country we have now

6. Indigenous Peoples' Day

6.1. second Monday of October

6.2. honor and learn about native cultures and traditions

7. Cinco de Mayo

7.1. May 5th

7.2. celebrates Mexican culture

8. Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year

8.1. late January/early February, follows Lunar calendar

8.2. celebrates new year on the lunar calendar

9. Kwanzaa

9.1. December 26 - January 1

9.2. African-American holiday that celebrates culture

10. Hanukkah

10.1. late November/early December

10.2. Jewish holiday that celebrates the 8 days that oil burned in a candle during a battle

11. Memorial Day

11.1. last Monday in May

11.2. honors military who died while working for the military

12. Christmas

12.1. December 25th

12.2. a time for giving gifts and spending time with family and friends

13. Dia de los Muertos

13.1. November 1st and 2nd

13.2. eat food and remember family that has passed

14. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

14.1. third Monday of January

14.2. honor MLK Jr. for the peaceful protests he led to start changing unfair laws

15. New Year's Day

15.1. December 31st and January 1st

15.2. celebrate the new year starting

16. Columbus Day

16.1. second Monday of October

16.2. remembers how Columbus discovered the Americas for Europe

17. Ramadan

17.1. end of February or during March

17.2. show

18. Las Posadas

18.1. December 16 - 21

18.2. Mexican Christmas festival that involves parties at different peoples' houses

19. Flag Day

19.1. June 14th

19.2. celebrates the American flag

20. Juneteenth

20.1. June 19th

20.2. recognizes the day that the last enslaved people learned they were free people

21. 4th of July

21.1. July 4th

21.2. celebrates American independence from Great Britain