 Martin Luther King Day - January
Americans celebrate the birthday of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 3rd Monday in January each year.
Presidents Day - February
 Presidents Day commemorates
the birthdays of two important founders and presidents
of the United States, George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln.
Before the establishment of this joint celebration date, the US celebrated each of the birthdays of these American Presidential heroes on the actual dates of their birth (February 22 and February 12 respectively).
Today the joint commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of these US founding fathers falls on the third Monday in February. |
Patriotic Printables
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Pledge of Allegiance Posters in English and Spanish
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Memorial Day - 3rd Monday in May, formerly May 30
Memorial Day is
a US holiday of reverence and respect for those who
served the nation in military service. The holiday
was formerly known as Decoration Day, and observed
on May 30th every year.
The original name came from
the practice of decorating the graves of veterans
who died during battles of the Civil War.
The observance
later expanded to commemorate fallen soldiers from
all past or current conflicts, and then later still
to include all US service veterans. |
Flag Day - June 14
 Flag
day honors Old Glory, the official flag of the United
States of America.
The red, white and blue stars and stripes banner is one
of the USA's most sacred symbols and on June 14 Americans
fly their flags and remember and rejoice in their unique
democratic freedoms and rights. |
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Independence Day - July 4
July 4 is a day of joyful celebration in honor of the
birthday for the United States of America.
United States Indepepence Day commemorates
the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the
official birth of the nation and its government as an
independent republic. |
Labor Day - September
Labor Day is celebrated throughout
in the USA on the first Monday in September. This
is also the same day celebrated in honour of labour in
Canada and Bermuda. Labor day signifies the
end of summer and is a welcome day of rest for most American
workers.  Patriot Day - September 11
Patriot Day is a day of remembrance for the thousands
of people killed and injured during the 9-11-2001
terrorist attacks that took place on US aircraft and
property.
 Veterans
Day - November 11
Veterans Day
is similar to Memorial Day - a solemn day of remembrance
for soldiers who served in the US armed forces.
One difference between the two holidays is that
Veterans day honors all who were killed in service
to their country. Formerly known as Armistice
Day, Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11
because it is the day of truce for the end of
World War II.
The
same solemn holiday is observed in in Europe,
Canada and Australia as Remembrance Day. No matter
what the name, November 11 is a day when citizens
in Australia, Europe and  North
America visit graveyards, attend parades and ceremonies
and wear red poppies on
their lapels (Buddy Poppies) in remembrance
of the men and women who died in service to their
country in WWII and other armed conflicts.
Buddy poppies, Flanders Fields, Remembrance/Memorial Day observances
Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November
Celebrated in the United States
on the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving
Day honors the Pilgrim settlers who founded a small
community in Massachusetts and whose survival has
been credited to the kindness of the native Americans who lived
nearby.
Canadians celebrate their unique Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday of each October. |
