Illinois, United States
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The United States of America is a North American Country, founded on July 4, 1776, after declaring independence from Great Britain. Known as the “melting pot,” people of different nationalities from various regions of the world have immigrated to this land, creating a culturally diverse nation. Commonly referred to as America, many races, ethnic groups and religions are represented, and is known to be the “land of the free and the home of the brave.”
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| Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1st | Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| January 1st | Thursday | Seventh Day of Kwanzaa | |
| January 6th | Tuesday | Epiphany | |
| January 6th | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Eve | |
| January 7th | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| January 13th | Tuesday | Stephen Foster Memorial Day | |
| January 14th | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year's Day | |
| January 19th | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Long weekend. |
| February 1st | Sunday | National Freedom Day | |
| February 1st | Sunday | Super Bowl Sunday | |
| February 2nd | Monday | Groundhog Day | Long weekend. |
| February 6th | Friday | National Wear Red Day | Long weekend. |
| February 12th | Thursday | Lincoln's Birthday | Only in certain areas. |
| February 14th | Saturday | Valentine's Day | |
| February 16th | Monday | George Washington's Birthday | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
| February 17th | Tuesday | Chinese New Year's Day | |
| February 17th | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday | Only in certain areas. |
| February 18th | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | |
| February 23rd | Monday | NHL Trade Deadline | Long weekend. |
| March 1st | Sunday | Saint David's Day | |
| March 2nd | Monday | Read Across America Day | Long weekend. |
| March 2nd | Monday | Casimir Pulaski Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
| March 6th | Friday | Employee Appreciation Day | Long weekend. |
| March 8th | Sunday | Start of Daylight Saving Time | |
| March 17th | Tuesday | Saint Patrick's Day | |
| March 20th | Friday | March Equinox | Long weekend. |
| March 29th | Sunday | Palm Sunday | |
| March 29th | Sunday | National Vietnam War Veterans Day | |
| April 1st | Wednesday | April Fools' Day | |
| April 2nd | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| April 3rd | Friday | Good Friday | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
| April 4th | Saturday | Holy Saturday | |
| April 5th | Sunday | Easter | |
| April 6th | Monday | National Tartan Day | Long weekend. |
| April 6th | Monday | Easter Monday | Long weekend. |
| April 10th | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Long weekend. |
| April 11th | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| April 12th | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | |
| April 13th | Monday | Thomas Jefferson's Birthday | Long weekend. |
| April 13th | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Long weekend. |
| April 15th | Wednesday | Tax Day | |
| April 20th | Monday | Boston Marathon | Long weekend. |
| April 22nd | Wednesday | Earth Day | |
| April 22nd | Wednesday | Administrative Professionals Day | |
| April 23rd | Thursday | Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day | |
| April 24th | Friday | National Arbor Day | Long weekend. |
| May 1st | Friday | Law Day | Long weekend. |
| May 1st | Friday | Kentucky Oaks | Long weekend. |
| May 1st | Friday | Loyalty Day | Long weekend. |
| May 2nd | Saturday | Kentucky Derby | |
| May 2nd | Saturday | National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day | |
| May 4th | Monday | Star Wars Day | Long weekend. |
| May 5th | Tuesday | Cinco de Mayo | |
| May 6th | Wednesday | National Nurses Day | |
| May 7th | Thursday | National Day of Prayer | |
| May 8th | Friday | Victory in Europe Day | Long weekend. |
| May 8th | Friday | Military Spouse Appreciation Day | Long weekend. |
| May 10th | Sunday | Mother's Day | |
| May 14th | Thursday | Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ | |
| May 15th | Friday | Peace Officers Memorial Day | Long weekend. |
| May 15th | Friday | National Defense Transportation Day | Long weekend. |
| May 16th | Saturday | Armed Forces Day | |
| May 16th | Saturday | Preakness Stakes | |
| May 20th | Wednesday | Emergency Medical Services for Children Day | |
| May 22nd | Friday | National Maritime Day | Long weekend. |
| May 24th | Sunday | Pentecost | |
| May 25th | Monday | Memorial Day | Long weekend. |
| May 25th | Monday | National Missing Children's Day | Long weekend. |
| May 25th | Monday | Pentecost Monday | Long weekend. |
| May 31st | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | |
| June 4th | Thursday | Feast of Corpus Christi | |
| June 6th | Saturday | D-Day | |
| June 14th | Sunday | Flag Day | |
| June 14th | Sunday | Army Birthday | |
| June 19th | Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | Long weekend. |
| June 20th | Saturday | American Eagle Day | |
| June 21st | Sunday | Father's Day | |
| June 21st | Sunday | June Solstice | |
| June 27th | Saturday | Helen Keller Day | |
| July 3rd | Friday | Independence Day (Observed) | Long weekend. |
| July 4th | Saturday | Independence Day | |
| July 14th | Tuesday | Bastille Day | |
| July 26th | Sunday | Parents' Day | |
| July 27th | Monday | National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day | Long weekend. |
| August 4th | Tuesday | Coast Guard Birthday | |
| August 7th | Friday | Purple Heart Day | Long weekend. |
| August 15th | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | |
| August 19th | Wednesday | National Aviation Day | |
| August 21st | Friday | Senior Citizens Day | Long weekend. |
| August 26th | Wednesday | Women's Equality Day | |
| September 7th | Monday | Labor Day | Long weekend. |
| September 11th | Friday | Patriot Day | Long weekend. |
| September 12th | Saturday | Rosh Hashanah | |
| September 12th | Saturday | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day | |
| September 13th | Sunday | National Grandparent's Day | |
| September 17th | Thursday | Citizenship Day | |
| September 18th | Friday | Air Force Birthday | Long weekend. |
| September 18th | Friday | National POW/MIA Recognition Day | Long weekend. |
| September 19th | Saturday | National CleanUp Day | |
| September 21st | Monday | Yom Kippur | Long weekend. |
| September 23rd | Wednesday | September Equinox | |
| September 27th | Sunday | Gold Star Mother's Day | |
| October 4th | Sunday | Feast of Saint Francis Assisi | |
| October 5th | Monday | Child Health Day | Long weekend. |
| October 6th | Tuesday | German-American Day | |
| October 9th | Friday | Leif Erikson Day | Long weekend. |
| October 12th | Monday | Columbus Day | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
| October 13th | Tuesday | Navy Birthday | |
| October 15th | Thursday | White Cane Safety Day | |
| October 16th | Friday | Boss's Day | Long weekend. |
| October 17th | Saturday | Sweetest Day | Only in certain areas. |
| October 31st | Saturday | Halloween | |
| November 1st | Sunday | End of Daylight Saving Time | |
| November 1st | Sunday | All Saints' Day | |
| November 1st | Sunday | New York City Marathon | |
| November 2nd | Monday | All Souls' Day | Long weekend. |
| November 3rd | Tuesday | Election Day | |
| November 10th | Tuesday | Marine Corps Birthday | |
| November 11th | Wednesday | Veterans Day | |
| November 26th | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | |
| November 27th | Friday | Black Friday | Long weekend. |
| November 27th | Friday | Day after Thanksgiving | Only in certain areas. Long weekend. |
| November 29th | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | |
| November 30th | Monday | Cyber Monday | Long weekend. |
| December 5th | Saturday | Hanukkah | |
| December 6th | Sunday | Second Day of Hanukkah | |
| December 6th | Sunday | Saint Nicholas' Day | |
| December 7th | Monday | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | Long weekend. |
| December 7th | Monday | Third Day of Hanukkah | Long weekend. |
| December 8th | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| December 8th | Tuesday | Fourth Day of Hanukkah | |
| December 9th | Wednesday | Fifth Day of Hanukkah | |
| December 10th | Thursday | Sixth Day of Hanukkah | |
| December 11th | Friday | Seventh Day of Hanukkah | Long weekend. |
| December 12th | Saturday | Eighth Day of Hanukkah | |
| December 12th | Saturday | Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe | |
| December 13th | Sunday | National Guard Birthday | |
| December 15th | Tuesday | Bill of Rights Day | |
| December 17th | Thursday | Pan American Aviation Day | |
| December 17th | Thursday | Wright Brothers Day | |
| December 21st | Monday | December Solstice | Long weekend. |
| December 24th | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Only in certain areas. |
| December 25th | Friday | Christmas Day | Long weekend. |
| December 26th | Saturday | Kwanzaa | |
| December 27th | Sunday | Second Day of Kwanzaa | |
| December 28th | Monday | Third Day of Kwanzaa | Long weekend. |
| December 29th | Tuesday | Fourth Day of Kwanzaa | |
| December 30th | Wednesday | Fifth Day of Kwanzaa | |
| December 31st | Thursday | Sixth Day of Kwanzaa | |
| December 31st | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Only in certain areas. |