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Holiday Calendar
A partial list of holidays that are worthy of being celebrated
January 1 | New Year's Day |
January 15* | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth in 1929) |
January 25 | Robert Burns Day (the anniversary of the birth in 1759 of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, and a great excuse to enjoy a single malt scotch whisky) |
March 1 | Death Penalty Abolition Day (the anniversary of the date in 1847 when the State of Michigan became the first English-speaking territory in the world to officially abolish capital punishment) |
March 21** | Vernal (Spring) Equinox |
April 11 | Louie Louie Day (the anniversary of the birth in 1935 of Richard Berry, the composer of the song "Louie Louie.") |
April 22 | Earth Day |
June 21** | Summer Solstice (Midsummer) |
July 4 | Independence Day (U.S.) |
September 21** | Fall (Autumn) Equinox |
October 31 | Halloween |
November 25 | Thanksgiving |
December 10 | Human Rights Day (the anniversary of the date in 1948 when the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) |
December 22** | Winter Solstice (Yule) |
December 31 | New Year's Eve |
Notes:
* Observed on the third Monday in January
** Solstice and Equinox days can vary slightly from year to year.
Last Updated
25 August 2007
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