Calendar 2023: All Holidays - Calendarr (2024)

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What holidays are on the calendar in 2023? ›

Synopsis. There are 11 significant days that Americans recognize and celebrate as US federal holidays. The first federal holiday that Americans will soon enjoy is the start of the new year's festivities. The new year (2023) will be ushered in at midnight on December 31 by people all over the world.

In the United States, there are 11 federal holidays set by law.

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Scroll through the list of events until you see the Holidays category. Select one or more holidays. Holidays are sorted by location, which arranges all holidays by country. Once you've selected the holidays you want to delete, choose Home > Delete.

In addition to the eleven annual federal holidays, Inauguration Day is a twelfth holiday designated by Congress for observance every four years on January 20 following a U.S. presidential election. It is only observed by government employees in Washington D.C. and the border counties of Maryland and Virginia.

Thanksgiving, Memorial day, and Christmas are the most popular holidays in the United States. According to a survey conducted in the second quarter of 2023, Thanksgiving had a popularity rating of 79 percent, followed by Memorial Day and Christmas with 78 percent.

On average, there are 250 working days in a year. The formula is simple: count the number of weekdays in the year and then subtract the number of holidays. For example, 2023 had 260 weekdays and 11 holidays, resulting in 249 work days.

Why is Easter not a federal holiday? ›

So, why isn't Easter included on this list? Easter's date changes year-to-year based on the lunar calendar. This variability might make it impractical for businesses and government institutions to consistently plan closures.

Important: You can't edit or delete individual holidays on your calendar. Public holidays and observances appear on your calendar by default. To show public holidays only: On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app.

On your computer, open Google Calendar. Settings. Browse calendars of interest. To add or remove a religious holiday, under “Global religious holidays,” check or uncheck the box next to it.

There are eleven annual U.S. federal holidays on the official 2023 calendar : New Year's Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

One of my proudest actions as President has been signing the bipartisan law establishing Juneteenth as the first new Federal holiday since the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday nearly four decades ago.