US Federal Holidays

For constitutional reasons, the United States does not have national holidays in the sense that most other nations do, i.e. days on which all businesses are closed by law and employees have a day off. Though not technically accurate, U.S. federal holidays are often referred to as ‘public holidays’ or ‘legal holidays’ because of their wide spread observance.

Malls, shopping centers and most retail stores close only on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day and many on Easter Day as well, but remain open on all other holidays (early closing on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and sometimes on other major holidays).Virtually all companies observe and close on the “major” holidays (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Some non-retail business close on the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) while some (such as federal banks and post offices) are not allowed to close on the day after Thanksgiving. Some smaller businesses normally open on Sunday will close on Easter Sunday, if it is their experience they will have very few customers that day

There are ten annual U.S. federal holidays on the calendar designated by the United States Congress. Unlike many other countries, there are no ‘national holidays’ in the United States because Congress only has authority to create holidays for federal institutions.

Federal Holiday Calendar

The annual dates for the federal holiday calendar have been determined by the United States Congress as follows:

Federal Holidays

Sources: Public holidays in the United States and U.S. Federal Holidays & National Holidays
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Latest: Public Holidays 2017