2012 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS, MAJOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
& OTHER SIGNIFICANT & COMMON OBSERVANCES
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| Jan 1 |
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New Year's Day |
| Jan 2 |
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New Year's Day Observed |
| Jan 16 |
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Martin Luther King Day |
| Jan 23 |
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Chinese New Year |
| Feb 1 |
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National Freedom Day |
| Feb 2 |
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Groundhog Day |
| Feb 5 |
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Prophet's Birthday |
| Feb 8 |
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Parinirvana - Nirvana day |
| Feb 8 |
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Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
| Feb 14 |
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Valentine's Day |
| Feb 15 |
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Parinirvana - Nirvana day (Alternate Day) |
| Feb 20 |
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World Day of Social Justice (UN) |
| Feb 20 |
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Presidents' Day |
| Feb 21 |
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Shrove (Fat) Tuesday/Mardi Gras |
| Mar 1 |
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St. David's Day |
| Mar 8 |
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International Women's Day |
| Mar 11 |
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Daylight Saving Time begins ("Spring Forward" 1 hour) |
| Mar 17 |
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St. Patrick's Day |
| Mar 20 |
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Vernal equinox (1st day of Spring) |
| Mar 21 |
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World Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination (UN) |
| Apr 1 |
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April Fool's Day |
| Apr 6 |
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Good Friday (Many regions) |
| Apr 7 |
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First day of Passover |
| Apr 8 |
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Easter Sunday |
| Apr 9 |
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Easter Monday |
| Apr 14 |
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Last day of Passover |
| Apr 17 |
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Tax Day |
| Apr 22 |
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Earth Day |
| May 3 |
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World Press Freedom Day (UN) |
| May 5 |
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Buddha Day (Wesak) |
| May 5 |
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Cinco de Mayo |
| May 13 |
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Mother's Day |
| May 25 |
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African Liberation Day (Pan African Movement) |
| May 28 |
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Memorial Day |
| Jun 5 |
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World Environment Day (UN) |
| Jun 17 |
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Isra and Mi'raj |
| Jun 17 |
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Father's Day |
| Jun 20 |
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June Solstice (1st day of Summer) |
| Jun 20 |
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World Refugee Day (UN) |
| Jul 3 |
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Dharma Day (Asala) |
| Jul 4 |
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Independence Day |
| Jul 18 |
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Nelson Mandela Day |
| Jul 20 |
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Ramadan begins |
| Jul 22 |
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Parents' Day |
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| Aug 9 |
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World Indigenous Peoples' Day (UN) |
| Aug 14 |
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Laylat al-Qadr |
| Aug 19 |
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World Humanitarian Day (UN) |
| Aug 19 |
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Eid-al-Fitr |
| Aug 29 |
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International Day against Nuclear Tests (UN) |
| Sep 3 |
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Labor Day |
| Sep 15 |
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International Day of Democracy (UN) |
| Sep 17 |
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day |
| Sep 17 |
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Rosh Hashana |
| Sep 17 |
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Occupy Wall Street (Liberty Square, NYC - 2011) |
| Sep 19 |
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| Sep 21 |
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International Day of Peace (UN) |
| Sep 22 |
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Autumnal equinox (1st day of Autumn) |
| Sep 26 |
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Yom Kippur |
| Oct 5 |
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World Teachers' Day (UN) |
| Oct 7 |
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Last day of Sukkot |
| Oct 8 |
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Columbus Day (Most regions) |
| Oct 9 |
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Leif Erikson Day |
| Oct 17 |
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World Day for Poverty Eradication (UN) |
| Oct 24 |
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United Nations Day (UN) |
| Oct 26 |
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Eid-al-Adha |
| Oct 31 |
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Halloween |
| Nov 1 |
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All Saints |
| Nov 4 |
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Daylight Saving Time ends ("Fall Backward" 1 hour) |
| Nov 5 |
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Guy Fawkes Day |
| Nov 6 |
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Election Day |
| Nov 6 |
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World Day to Protect the Environment in War (UN) |
| Nov 11 |
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Veterans Day |
| Nov 12 |
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Veterans Day Observed |
| Nov 15 |
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Muharram/New Year |
| Nov 16 |
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International Day for Tolerance (UN) |
| Nov 20 |
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Universal Children's Day (UN) |
| Nov 22 |
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Thanksgiving Day |
| Nov 29 |
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World Solidarity Day (UN) |
| Dec 7 |
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day |
| Dec 8 |
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Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) |
| Dec 9 |
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First Day of Chanukah |
| Dec 10 |
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Human Rights Day (UN) |
| Dec 16 |
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Last day of Chanukah |
| Dec 17 |
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Wright Brothers Day |
| Dec 21 |
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December Solstice (1st day of Winter) |
| Dec 24 |
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Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 |
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Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 |
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Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) |
| Dec 31 |
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New Year's Eve |
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