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Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government employees paid time off. The federal government does not require private businesses to close or offer paid time off, as is the case for most state and local governments, so employers determine which holidays to observe.
Public holidays in Canada, known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in Canada at the federal or provincial and territorial levels. While many of these holidays are honoured and acknowledged nationwide, provincial and territorial legislation varies in regard to which are officially recognized.
The following is a list of Public holidays in Jamaica, which includes Christian holidays and secular holidays.
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
An academic year, or school year, is a period that schools, colleges and universities use to measure the duration of studies for a given educational level. Academic years are often divided into academic terms. Students attend classes and do relevant exams and homework during this time, which comprises school days and school holidays. The duration of school days, holidays and school year varies across the world. The days in the school year depend on the state or country as In Maryland there are 180 days in a school year, but in Minnesota there are 165 days in the year.
The people of the Solomon Islands observe these holidays nationally.
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.
This is a list of public holidays in Seychelles.
This is a list of holidays in Grenada.
(2016 dates)
In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive paid time off. The labor force in the United States comprises about 62% of the general population. In the United States, 97% of the private sector businesses determine what days this sector of the population gets paid time off, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in the Caribbean.
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in South America.
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Caribbean.
Events from the year 2024 in Saint Lucia
The following lists events that happened during 2023 in the Caribbean.
Events from the year 2025 in Saint Lucia
References
- ↑ "Saint Lucia Holidays 2017 - St. Lucia Public Holidays 2017 - Saint Lucia Holiday Calendar". JourneyMart.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OF CARICOM" (PDF). Caribbean Community. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Independence Day in Saint Lucia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Emancipation Day in Saint Lucia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Thanksgiving Day in Saint Lucia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ "National Day in Saint Lucia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
