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American Holidays	Days	Weeks	Months	State holidays
Kamehameha Day, June 11; Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day, March 26				Oklahoma: Statehood Day, November 16 Rhode Island: V.J. Day or Victory
New Year’s Day	Американские праздники	Американские праздники	Specific, high-profile or common celebrations	Specific, high-profile or common celebrations
In the southern United States, people traditionally prepare a meal of	In the southern United States, people traditionally prepare a meal of	This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has	London New Year’s fireworks	London New Year’s fireworks
Times Square on New Year’s Eve Each year huge crowds of people	Times Square on New Year’s Eve Each year huge crowds of people	Times Square on New Year’s Eve Each year huge crowds of people	Американские праздники	Американские праздники
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Some facts	Американские праздники	Attributes of St	Attributes of St	Washington's Birthday
Американские праздники	Many American schools use the days leading up to Presidents Day to	In Alabama, the third Monday in February commemorates the birthdays of	Memorial day	Memorial day
Traditional observance	Traditional observance	In Flanders Fields by LtCol John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies	Американские праздники	Американские праздники
Американские праздники	Mother's Day	Mother's Day	Precursors to the American Mother's Day Precedents for the currently	Precursors to the American Mother's Day Precedents for the currently
Parents' Day in the United States	The end	The end

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1	American Holidays.	0	14	Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, a part of the Four	0
2	Federal holidays.	0		Hills Tournament. In Pennsylvania and Ohio, it is
3		0		common[who?] to celebrate New Year's Day with a meal of
4	Days. 36 U.S.C. § 104 — Carl Garner Federal Lands	0		pork, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes. The practice
	Cleanup Day (First Saturday after Labor Day) 36 U.S.C.			comes from a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that dictates
	§ 105 — Child Health Day (The President is requested to			these foods will bring good luck in the new year.
	issue each year a proclamation designating the first			Vienna New Year Concert, in Austria. In Philadelphia,
	Monday in October as Child Health Day) 36 U.S.C. § 106			the Mummers Parade is held on Broad Street. Hindu New
	— Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (September 17)			Year, which falls at the time and date Sun enters
	36 U.S.C. § 107 — Columbus Day (The President is			Mesha. Hindus celebrate the new year by paying respects
	requested to issue each year a proclamation designating			to their parents and other elders and seek their
	the second Monday in October as Columbus Day.) 36			blessings. They also exchange tokens of Good Wishes
	U.S.C. § 109 — Father's Day (Third Sunday in June) 36			(Kai Vishesham). The New Year's Day Parade is held in
	U.S.C. § 110 — Flag Day (June 14) 36 U.S.C. § 111 —			London. Performers include acts from each of the city's
	Gold Star Mother's Day (Last Sunday in September) 36			32 boroughs, as well as entertainment from around the
	U.S.C. § 113 — Law Day, U.S.A. (May 1) 36 U.S.C. § 114			world.
	— Leif Erikson Day (The President may issue each year a		15	This day is traditionally a religious feast, but	0
	proclamation designating October 9 as Leif Erikson			since the 1900s has become an occasion for celebration
	Day.) 36 U.S.C. § 115 — Loyalty Day (May 1) 36 U.S.C. §			the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve. There
	116 — Memorial Day 36 U.S.C. § 117 — Mother's Day			are often fireworks at midnight. Depending on the
	(Second Sunday in May) 36 U.S.C. § 118 — National			country, individuals may be legally allowed to burn
	Aviation Day (August 19) 36 U.S.C. § 119 — National Day			fireworks, even if it's usually outlawed the rest of
	of Prayer (First Thursday in May) 36 U.S.C. § 120 —			the year. It is also customary to make New Year's
	National Defense Transportation Day (The President is			resolutions, which individuals hope to fulfill in the
	requested to issue each year a proclamation designating			coming year. The most popular resolutions in the
	the third Friday in May as National Defense			western world include to quit tobacco smoking, stop
	Transportation Day.).			excessive drinking of alcohol, lose weight, and get
5	36 U.S.C. § 124 — National Freedom Day (February 1)	0		physically fit.
	36 U.S.C. § 125 — National Grandparents' Day (The		16	London New Year’s fireworks.	0
	President is requested to issue each year a		17	Times Square on New Year’s Eve Each year huge	0
	proclamation designating the first Sunday in September			crowds of people celebrate New Year’s Eve in New York
	after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day.) 36			City’s Times Square. At midnight, confetti is thrown
	U.S.C. § 127 — National Korean War Veterans Armistice			from the tall buildings surrounding the square.
	Day (July 27 of each year until 2003) 36 U.S.C. § 128 —			Fireworks in New York City Independence Day fireworks
	National Maritime Day (May 22) 36 U.S.C. § 129 —			displays are one of the most popular celebrations of
	National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7) 36			patriotism during the year in the United States. This
	U.S.C. § 134 — Pan American Aviation Day (The President			display, on Fourth of July, 1984, celebrated
	may issue each year a proclamation designating December			Independence Day as well as the centennial anniversary
	17 as Pan American Aviation Day.) 36 U.S.C. § 135 —			of the completion of the Statue of Liberty.
	Parents' Day (Fourth Sunday in July) 36 U.S.C. § 136 —		18		0
	Peace Officers Memorial Day (The President is requested		19		0
	to issue each year a proclamation designating May 15 as		20	St. Valentine’s Day.	1
	Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of Federal, State,		21		0
	and local officers killed or disabled in the line of		22	Some facts. Valentine's Day is a day to share	1
	duty.) 36 U.S.C. § 140 — Stephen Foster Memorial Day			loving feelings with friends and family. It is also
	(The President may issue each year a proclamation			known as a holiday honoring lovers. It is celebrated on
	designating January 13 Stephen Foster Memorial Day.) 36			the 14th of February. This is a happy day because it is
	U.S.C. § 141 — Thomas Jefferson's birthday (April 13)			specially dedicated to celebrate love, affection and
	36 U.S.C. § 142 — White Cane Safety Day (The President			friendship. There is a wide-spread custom of sending
	may issue each year a proclamation designating October			greeting cards or gifts to express affection. Every
	15 as White Cane Safety Day.) 36 U.S.C. § 143 — Wright			February 14, millions of people send Valentines to
	Brothers Day (December 17) 36 U.S.C. § 144 — Patriot			those whom they love. The cards, known as Valentines,
	Day (September 11) 36 U.S.C. § 145 — Halloween (October			are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. In
	31).			England, Valentine greetings have been popular since
6	Weeks. Constitution Week National Flag Week	0		the Middle Ages, when lovers used to send Valentine
	National Forest Products Week National Poison			verses to their sweethearts. ¦. ¦. ¦.
	Prevention Week National Safe Boating Week National		23		0
	School Lunch Week National Transportation Week Police		24	Attributes of St. Valentines day. ¦ A lace ¦ A	0
	Week Save Your Vision Week National Friendship Week.		24	ribbon ¦ Red roses ¦ Cupid ¦ The Endless-Love Knot.	0
7	Months. 36 U.S.C. § 101 — American Heart Month	0	25	Washington's Birthday.	0
	(February) Black History Month (February) National		26		0
	Nutrition Month (March) Confederate History Month		27	Many American schools use the days leading up to	0
	(April) 36 U.S.C. § 103 — Cancer Control Month (April)			Presidents Day to educate students about the history of
	Child Abuse Prevention Month (April) 36 U.S.C. § 102 —			the Presidents of the United States, especially
	Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) 36 U.S.C. §			Washington and Lincoln. The holiday is also a tribute
	139 — Steelmark Month (May) — honors the steel industry			to the general who created the first military badge of
	Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (June) 36 U.S.C. § 126 —			merit for the common soldier. Revived on Washington's
	National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through			200th birthday in 1932, the Purple Heart recognizes
	October 15) Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) 36			injuries received in battle. Like Memorial Day and
	U.S.C § 121. — National Disability Employment Awareness			Veterans Day, Washington's Birthday weekend offers
	Month (October).			another opportunity to honor the country's veterans.
8	State holidays. In addition to the federal	0	28	In Alabama, the third Monday in February	0
	holidays, individual states observe the following			commemorates the birthdays of both George Washington
	holidays: Alabama: Confederate Memorial Day, fourth			and Thomas Jefferson (who was born in April). In
	Monday in April Alaska: Alaska Day, anniversary of			Arkansas, the third Monday in February is "George
	transfer to U.S. control, October 18; Seward's Day,			Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day,"
	anniversary of purchase from Russia, [[March 27]			an official state holiday. In New Mexico, President's
	Arkansas: Daisy Gatson Bates Day, February 16, observed			Day, at least as a state government paid holiday, is
	with Washington's Birthday California: Abraham			observed on the Friday following Thanksgiving. In 2007,
	Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, Cesar Chavez's			the country celebrated both Washington's 275th birthday
	birthday, March 31 (also may be optionally observed in			and the 75th anniversary of the rebirth of the Purple
	Colorado and Texas); Columbus Day, second Monday in			Heart medal. Since 1862, there has been a tradition in
	October Colorado: Colorado Day August 1, 1876 Colorado			the United States Senate that George Washington's
	became a state. This date is recognized/celebrated each			Farewell Address be read on his birthday. Citizens had
	year by state residents. Connecticut: Lincoln's			asked that this be done in light of the approaching
	Birthday, February 12; Good Friday, date varies			Civil War. The annual tradition continues with the
	Delaware: Return Day, Thursday following Election Day;			reading of the address on or near Washington's
	every two years, celebrates the returns of an election,			Birthday.
	having political opponents "bury the hatchet"		29	Memorial day.	0
	in a bucket of sand District of Columbia: Emancipation		30	Traditional observance. Many people observe this	0
	Day, April 16 Florida: Pascua Florida Day, April 2			holiday by visiting cemeteries and memorials. A
	Georgia: Robert E. Lee's Birthday and Confederate			national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. US
	Memorial Day Hawaii: Good Friday, date varies; May Day			Eastern time. Another tradition is to fly the U.S. flag
	or Lei Day, date varies, usually May 1st;			at half-staff from dawn until noon local time.
9	Kamehameha Day, June 11; Prince Jonah Kuhio	0		Volunteers usually place an American flag upon each
	Kalanianaole Day, March 26; Admission Day or Statehood			grave site located in a National Cemetery. Many
	Day, third Friday in August Idaho: Idaho Human Rights			Americans also use Memorial Day to honor other family
	Day, January 19 Illinois: Abraham Lincoln's Birthday,			members who have died. In Rochester, NY members of the
	February 12 (most state offices close, many schools			Veterans of Foreign Wars take donations[ for
	choose to close on President's Day). Pulaski Day first			"Buddy Poppies" in the days leading up to
	Monday of every March. Kansas: Kansas Day, January 29			Memorial Day designed to act as a visual reminder of
	Louisiana: Mardi Gras, date varies (3 February - 9			those who have sacrificed their lives for the United
	March); Good Friday, date varies, celebrated elsewhere			States. The poppy's significance to Memorial Day is a
	Massachusetts: Patriot's Day, 3rd Monday of April,			result of Canadian military physician LtCol John
	traditionally April 19, anniversary of Battles of			McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields".
	Lexington and Concord Maine: Patriot's Day, April 19,		31	In Flanders Fields by LtCol John McCrae In Flanders	0
	anniversary of Battles of Lexington and Concord			fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row
	Maryland: Maryland Day, March 25, commemoration of			That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still
	first European settlement of Maryland Mississippi:			bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.
	Mardi Gras Day, date varies Missouri: Truman Day, May 9			We are the Living. Long days ago We died, felt sunset,
	Nebraska: Arbor Day, last Friday of April, celebrated			saw dawn glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In
	elsewhere Nevada: Nevada Day, October 31, commemorates			Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To
	date of admission to the Union, observed on last Friday			you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to
	of October. New Hampshire: Civil Rights Day, January			hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We
	19.			shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders
10	Oklahoma: Statehood Day, November 16 Rhode Island:	0		fields.
	V.J. Day or Victory Day, second Monday in August South		32		0
	Dakota: Native American Day, second Monday in October		33		0
	Tennessee Legal holidays: Good Friday, date varies;		34	Mother's Day.	0
	Days of special observance: Robert E. Lee Day, January		35	Precursors to the American Mother's Day Precedents	0
	19; Abraham Lincoln Day, February 12; Andrew Jackson			for the currently observed "Mother's Day"
	Day, March 15; Mother's Day, Second Sunday in May;			include: "Mothering Sunday" in the UK and
	Statehood Day, June 1, commemorates date of admission			Ireland is on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It was
	to the Union; Memorial or Confederate Decoration Day,			originally a time when Catholics were supposed to
	June 3; Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, July 13 Texas:			travel to attend Mass in their "Mother
	Confederate Veterans Day, January 19; Juneteenth, June			Church" (the regional cathedral) rather than in
	19 Utah: Pioneer Day, July 24 Vermont: Town Meeting			their local parish. By the Reformation, it had changed
	Day, first Tuesday in March Virginia: Lee-Jackson Day,			into an occasion for children to visit parents. An 1854
	Friday before the third Monday in January West			source mentions a couplet: "On 'Mothering Sunday,'
	Virginia: West Virginia Day, June 20.			above all other/Every child should dine with its
11	New Year’s Day.	0		mother." "Mother's Day Work Clubs"
12		0		organized by Anna Jarvis's mother, Ann Maria Reeves
13	Specific, high-profile or common celebrations. On	0		Jarvis (1832-1905), to improve sanitation and health in
	New Year's Day, people in certain countries gather on			the area. These clubs also assisted both Union and
	beaches and run into the water to celebrate the new			Confederate encampments controlling a typhoid outbreak,
	year. Ireland, Britain, United States and Australia are			and conducted a "Mothers' Friendship Day" to
	the most popular countries for this. These events are			reconcile families divided by the Civil War. The
	sometimes known as polar bear plunges, and are			"Mother's Day" anti-war observances founded
	sometimes organized by groups to raise money for			by Julia Ward Howe in 1872.
	charity. Polar Bear Clubs in many northern hemisphere		36	Parents' Day in the United States. In the United	0
	cities near bodies of water, have a tradition of			States, Parents' Day is held on the fourth Sunday of
	holding organized plunges on New Year's Day. The Coney			every July. This was established in 1994 when President
	Island Polar Bears Club in New York is the oldest			Bill Clinton signed a Congressional Resolution into law
	cold-water swimming club in the United States. They			(36 U.S.C. § 135) for "recognizing, uplifting, and
	have had groups of people enter the chilly surf since			supporting the role of parents in the rearing of
	1903. In England and Scotland an extra round of			children." Parents Day, proclaimed by a joint
	football fixtures is played (unless New Year's Day			Congressional Resolution, is an opportunity to uplift
	falls on a Thursday, Friday or Sunday). In Pasadena,			parenthood and to highlight the important roles parents
	California, United States, the Tournament of Roses is			have in helping their children grow up to be all that
	held, with revelers viewing the parade from the streets			they can be. It's an opportunity for parents to
	and watching on television, followed by the Rose Bowl			re-examine their priorities, and re-dedicate their
	college football game. The game is one of several			commitment to not let life's problems and concerns take
	postseason bowl games played in college football in the			precedence over our responsibilities as parents to help
	United States (though in 2004 and 2006, due to its			nurture our children. Parents' Day is a time for
	involvement in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), the			communities to celebrate our dedicated parents who
	Rose Bowl game was not held on New Year's Day).			strive to raise their children with unconditional love,
14	In the southern United States, people traditionally	0		often putting self-gratification aside to nurture their
	prepare a meal of collard greens and black-eyed peas			children in a loving environment.
	for a year of good luck. A dime is often placed beneath		37	The end.	0
	the plate as a part of the tradition. Ski jumping in
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