* Passover ( Pesach ) is a week-long holiday beginning on the evening of the 14th day of Nisan ( the first month in the Hebrew calendar ), that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

Purim ( Hebrew: Pûrîm " lots ") is a joyous Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Persian Jews from the plot of the evil Haman, who sought to exterminate them, as recorded in the biblical Book of Esther.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday in the United States that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U. S. State of Texas in 1865.

The Israeli Chief Rabbinate also declared a religious holiday on the anniversary, called " Yom Yerushalayim " ( Jerusalem Day ), which also became a national holiday that commemorates the reunification of the city.

An important Islamic religious holiday, Eid al-Adha, commemorates Abraham's willingness ( Ibrahim ) to sacrifice his son Ishmael ( Isma ' il ) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead. In some cases, some believe these legends in Islamic text may have influenced later Jewish tradition.

Purim ( Hebrew: Pûrîm " lots ", from the word pur, related to Akkadian pūru ) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther ( Megillat Esther ).

The holiday commemorates the evacuation of British forces from the city of Boston following the Siege of Boston, early in the American Revolutionary War.

The new holiday immediately became popular among Armenians, as it commemorates one of the main holidays of the Armenian Church, the Annunciation.

Every year there is a holiday called " Desfile del 18 de marzo " ( March 18 Parade ) which commemorates Mexican oil expropriation and has two beautiful parades, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

This is a separate holiday from the federal observance, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death from wounds suffered at the Siege of Savannah on October 9, 1779.

The holiday Dia de la Independencia or Aniversario de la Independencia ( Sep. 16 ) commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain.

The holiday, which celebrates German American heritage, commemorates the date in 1683 when 13 German families from Krefeld near the Rhine landed in Philadelphia.

The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the story of the deliverance of the Jews and the defeat of Haman.

Labour Day, which commemorates the introduction of the eight-hour day, became a national public holiday in 1899.

Defenders Day is a legal holiday in the U. S. state of Maryland It commemorates the successful defense of the city of Baltimore on September 12, 1814 from an invading British force during the War of 1812, an event which would lead to the writing of " The Star-Spangled Banner " as the national anthem of the United States.

Celebrated on Midwinter's Day, this holiday commemorates the battles that helped Hextorians gain ascendancy during the Turmoil Between Crowns.

The day before Election Day, to which we are entitled as a legal holiday, we were informed to report to our respective polls to work as `` workers of the party ''.

If the last day ( due date ) for performing any act for tax purposes, such as filing a return or making a tax payment, etc., falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, you may perform that act on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

It is usually marked as the first day of " Golden Week ", a week-long holiday period.

The holiday would be held the same day as the Qingming Festival.

The Jewish holiday Tu Bishvat, the new year for trees, is on the 15th day of the month of Shvat, which usually falls in January or February.

It's not a national holiday but instead schools nationwide celebrate this day with environment-related activities, namely tree planting.

Meteorologists ( and most of the temperate countries in the southern hemisphere ) use a definition based on months, with autumn being September, October and November in the northern hemisphere, According to United States tradition, autumn runs from the day after Labor Day ( i. e. the Tuesday following the first Monday of September ) through Thanksgiving ( i. e. the fourth Thursday in November ), after which the holiday season that demarcates the unofficial beginning of winter begins.

Late in 2010, some Congressmen ( after the four-day Bicentennial holiday was proved successful ) asked for a law that would forbid the opening of supermarkets and department stores on Sundays, however retailers claimed that Sunday shopping made about 20 % of their weekly sales, more than other day of the week, thus preventing the law from taking place.

The Army day or St. George's Day ( 6 May ) is an official holiday in the country.

Buses and coaches are also a common component of the wider package holiday industry, providing private airport transfers ( in addition to general airport buses ) and organised tours and day trips for holidaymakers on the package.

Boxing Day is a secular holiday that is traditionally celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas Day, which is also St. Stephen's Day, a religious holiday.

In Ireland – when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland – the Bank Holidays Act 1871 established the feast day of St. Stephen as a non-movable public holiday on 26 December.

In Britain, Canada, New Zealand and some states of Australia, Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday, much like the day after Thanksgiving in the United States.

Canada Day () is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 ( today called the Constitution Act, 1867, in Canada ), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire.

Other groups causing problems of enumeration are new born babies, refugees, people away on holiday, people moving home around census day, and people without a fixed address.

* The name can be broken down into, " they rested on the twenty-fifth ", referring to the fact that the Jews ceased fighting on the 25th day of Kislev, the day on which the holiday begins.

Easter () or Pascha (, Paskha ; Pasḥa ; from Pesaḥ ) is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament.

The following day, Easter Monday, is a legal holiday in many countries with predominantly Christian traditions.

The day before, or the evening before, a holiday, such as:

In 1872, the Meiji government proclaimed 11 February 660 BC, in the Gregorian calendar the foundation day of Japan, which was then commemorated as the holiday Kigensetsu (" Era Day ") until 1948.

* IKEA through IKEA Social Initiative contribute € 1 to UNICEF and Save the Children from each soft toy sold during the holiday seasons, raising a total of € 16. 7 million so far.

Meanwhile, a top ten charting holiday album, Merry, Merry Christmas, was released in the fall — spawning another top 10 hit, " This One's for the Children " and going double platinum in the U. S. The proceeds were donated to United Cerebral Palsy, the New Kids ' favorite charitable cause.

Steven Silverstein, Spencer Gifts Chief Executive Officer and Spirit Halloween CEO and President, reports that in 2009 the Spirit of Children program, a charitable mission incorporating customer, vendor and partner donations, raised one million dollars to bring holiday celebrations to hospitalized children.

Since 1927 it has also become Children's Day (, literally " The Holiday of National Sovereignty and Children "), an official holiday dedicated to the children of Turkey and ( from 1979 on ) the world.

Children and students still take January 6 as a school holiday and Christmas decorations are lit up through this day on most public streets.

Children also played many other games during the school holiday periods including " playing soldiers " in and out of the washaways across the top of the hill.

His most notable accomplishments in the Texas State Legislature included coauthoring the State Children ’ s Health Insurance Program ( SCHIP ), which ensured health-care for thousands of previously uninsured children, and cosponsoring the largest tax cut in Texas history, which included a three-day tax holiday for consumers and small businesses.

Mr. Vincent partnered with Feed The Children to help families in need over the 2010 holiday season.