Holidays, American

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		American Holidays
Holiday originally meant "holy day". It was a religious day, as was Christmas and Easter and Halloween. Nowadays, it seems to have taken on a different meaning: In the US, it means any special day of celebration or festivals (some are "days off" of work and/or school, and others, like Halloween, are not). In the UK, it means a day off of work/school, or a vacation.
Pic	Date		Holiday / Link
	January 1		New Year's Day Learn about Holidays in China & Korea
	Jan. 15		Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
	February. 2		Groundhog Day
	The Monday between Lincoln's B-day (Feb 12) and Washington's B-day (Feb 22)		Presidents' Day
	Feb. 14		St. Valentine's Day
	Mar. 8		Int'l Women's Day
	Mar. 17		St. Patrick's Day
	Mar. 21 (vernal equinox)		original EASTER
	March 21		Earth Day
	April 1		April Fool's Day Koreans & Chinese also celebrate this day Learn More
	Different Every Year		Pasch(new Easter)
	May (2nd Sunday)		Mother's Day
	May 25 (nearest Monday)		Memorial Day
	June (3rd Sunday)		Father's Day
	June 14		Flag Day
	July 4		Independence Day
	Sept (first Monday)		Labor Day
	Oct 12 (nearest Monday)		Columbus Day
	October 31		Halloween
Catholics Only	November 1		All Saint's Day (The Day of the Dead)
	Nov. 11		Veterans' Day
	Nov. (fourth Thursday)		Thanksgiving
	Dec. 25		Christmas
	Approximately Dec. 13 - Dec. 25		Yuletide