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[
{
"name": "New Year's Day",
"date": "January 1",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Celebrates the beginning of the new year"
},
{
"name": "Martin Luther King Jr. Day",
"date": "3rd Monday in January",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Honors the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr."
},
{
"name": "Inauguration Day",
"date": "January 20 (every 4 years)",
"type": "Federal DC",
"description": "Presidential inauguration ceremony"
},
{
"name": "Groundhog Day",
"date": "February 2",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Traditional weather-predicting holiday"
},
{
"name": "Valentine's Day",
"date": "February 14",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Celebrates love and romance"
},
{
"name": "Presidents' Day",
"date": "3rd Monday in February",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Honors all US presidents, especially Washington and Lincoln"
},
{
"name": "St. Patrick's Day",
"date": "March 17",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Irish cultural and religious celebration"
},
{
"name": "Easter Sunday",
"date": "Varies (March/April)",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus"
},
{
"name": "Earth Day",
"date": "April 22",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Celebrates environmental awareness"
},
{
"name": "Mother's Day",
"date": "2nd Sunday in May",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Honors mothers and motherhood"
},
{
"name": "Memorial Day",
"date": "Last Monday in May",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Honors military personnel who died in service"
},
{
"name": "Juneteenth",
"date": "June 19",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Commemorates the end of slavery in the United States"
},
{
"name": "Father's Day",
"date": "3rd Sunday in June",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Honors fathers and fatherhood"
},
{
"name": "Independence Day",
"date": "July 4",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Celebrates US independence from Britain in 1776"
},
{
"name": "Labor Day",
"date": "1st Monday in September",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Honors the American labor movement"
},
{
"name": "Columbus Day",
"date": "2nd Monday in October",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Marks Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas"
},
{
"name": "Halloween",
"date": "October 31",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Costume and candy tradition with spooky themes"
},
{
"name": "Veterans Day",
"date": "November 11",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Honors military veterans of all wars"
},
{
"name": "Thanksgiving Day",
"date": "4th Thursday in November",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Harvest celebration and day of giving thanks"
},
{
"name": "Christmas Day",
"date": "December 25",
"type": "Federal",
"description": "Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus"
},
{
"name": "New Year's Eve",
"date": "December 31",
"type": "Observance",
"description": "Last day of the year celebrations"
}
]