Public holiday
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Date
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Family Day
is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the
Australian Capital Territory
; in the Canadian provinces of
Alberta
,
British Columbia
,
Ontario
,
Saskatchewan
and soon
New Brunswick
and
Nova Scotia
; in the American states of
Arizona
and
Nevada
; and as the second day of
Songkran
in Thailand.
Australia
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Australian Capital Territory
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Family and community day
was celebrated on the first Tuesday of November from 2007 to 2009, coinciding with the
Melbourne Cup
. This public holiday was declared in 2007.
Andrew Barr
, then
ACT
Minister for Industrial Relations, stated the purpose of the new public holiday was:
"...to enable workers to take a break from their hectic work and to spend some quality time with their family and friends. ... Australians do work the longest hours of any country in the western world. We do deserve a break."
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In the years 2010?2016, the date was moved to the first Monday of the September/October school holidays. Where the first Monday of the school holidays falls on the ACT Labour Day
public holiday
(first Monday in October), the holiday is moved to the second Monday of the ACT school holidays.
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[3]
In 2018, Family and Community Day will no longer be a public holiday in the ACT. Replacing it is
Reconciliation Day
, held on the first Monday on or after May 27.
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Angola
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Celebrated
on December 25.
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Canada
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Nearly two-thirds of Canadians reside in a province that observes a statutory holiday on the third Monday of February. The holiday is called
Family Day
in five provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan),
Louis Riel Day
in Manitoba,
Islander Day
in Prince Edward Island, and
Heritage Day
in Nova Scotia. There is no federally established Family Day.
This holiday was first observed in Alberta in 1990, followed by Saskatchewan in 2007 and Ontario in 2008. On May 28, 2012, the BC government announced that Family Day would be observed on the second Monday in February each year, starting February 11, 2013. In February 2018, the BC government announced that Family Day would move to the third Monday in February from 2019 onward, aligning the holiday with other Canadian provinces.
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In April 2017, the NB government announced the family statutory holiday to begin in February 2018.
As a new holiday, there are no traditional activities that are associated with the day. Canadians use the long weekend for whatever purpose they like.
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In at least British Columbia, the decision to add this public holiday was due to the lengthy gap between the New Year's Day and Good Friday public holidays. Otherwise, Canadian provinces have a public holiday at least every other month.
Family Day is unrelated to
National Family Week
, a campaign put on each October by the Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs.
Israel
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In the 1990s, the last day of
Shevat
was declared Family Day (
Hebrew
:
??? ??????
) in Israel.
Namibia
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Family day is observed on 26th December and is distinguished from Christmas, allowing a focus on celebrating Christmas the day before, and a focus on spending time with family on the 26th.
South Africa
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After 1995,
Easter Monday
was renamed Family Day.
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United States
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Family Day
is a state holiday in
Nevada
, celebrated on the day after
Thanksgiving
, i.e. the Friday following the fourth Thursday in November.
[9]
American Family Day
is a state holiday in
Arizona
and has been celebrated on the first Sunday in August since 1978.
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Uruguay
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In Uruguay, the public holiday on December 25 is officially known as Family Day (
Dia de la Familia
) rather than Christmas, for the sake of
secularism
.
Vanuatu
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Family Day in Vanuatu is celebrated annually on December 26, traditionally
Boxing Day
, as a day on which school and work are suspended to spend the day giving thanks for and enjoying time with one's family, often by engaging in civic and religious events and a festive meal.
Vietnam
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Vietnamese Family Day
(
Vietnamese
:
Ngay gia đinh Vi?t Nam
) occurs on the
28th of June
each year, having been established in 2001.
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Family-oriented activities and events are organised throughout the country, though it is not a public holiday.
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On Vietnamese Family Day, gift-giving is an important tradition.
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It serves as a meaningful expression of love and helps create lasting memories.
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People meticulously prepare and exchange thoughtful gifts, not only within their own families but also for neighbors and friends. However, the true essence of gift-giving lies in the spirit of sincerity and genuine appreciation.
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Holidays, observances, and celebrations in the United States
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January
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January?February
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February
American Heart Month
Black History Month
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- Birthday of Luis Munoz Marin
(PR)
- Candlemas
(religious)
- Charles Darwin Day / Darwin Day
(CA, DE)
- Day of Remembrance
(CA, OR, WA, cultural)
- Georgia Day
(GA)
- Groundhog Day
- Imbolc
(religious)
- Lincoln's Birthday
(CA, CT, IL, IN, MO, NY, WV)
- National Girls and Women in Sports Day
- National Freedom Day
(36)
- Nirvana Day
(religious)
- Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple
(religious)
- Promised Reformer Day
(religious)
- Ronald Reagan Day
(CA)
- Rosa Parks Day
(CA, MO)
- Saviours' Day
(religious)
- Susan B. Anthony Day
(CA, FL, NY, WI, WV, proposed federal)
- Tu B’shvat
(religious)
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February?March
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March
Irish-American Heritage Month
Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Women's History Month
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- Annunciation of the Virgin Mary / Annunciation of the Theotokos
(religious)
- Casimir Pulaski Day
(IL)
- Cesar Chavez Day
(CA, CO, TX, proposed federal)
- Emancipation Day in Puerto Rico
(PR, cultural)
- Evacuation Day
(Suffolk County, MA)
- Harriet Tubman Day
(NY)
- Hola Mohalla
(religious)
- Holi
(NY, religious)
- L. Ron Hubbard's Birthday
(religious)
- Lailat al-Mi'raj
(religious)
- Liberation and Freedom Day
(Charlottesville, VA, cultural)
- Mardi Gras
(AL (in two counties), LA)
- Maryland Day
(MD)
- Medal of Honor Day
- National Poison Prevention Week
(week)
- Nowruz
(cultural, religious)
- Ostara
(religious)
- Pi Day
- Prince Jonah K?hi? Kalaniana?ole Day
(HI)
- Promised Messiah Day
(religious)
- Saint Joseph's Day
(religious)
- Seward's Day
(AK)
- Texas Independence Day
(TX)
- Town Meeting Day
(VT)
- Transfer Day
(VI)
- Trans Day of Visibility
(cultural)
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March?April
|
- Good Friday
(CT, NC, PR, NJ, VI, religious)
- Hanuman Jayanti
(religious)
- Holy Thursday
(PR, VI, religious)
- Holy Week
(PR, religious, week)
- Lazarus Saturday
(religious)
- Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
(religious)
- Mesha Sankranti / Hindu New Year
(religious)
- Palm Sunday
(PR, religious)
- Passover
(religious, week)
- Easter Monday / Bright Monday
(VI, religious)
- Ramnavami
(religious)
- Chandramana Uugadi / Souramana Uugadi
(religious)
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April
Arab American Heritage Month
Confederate History Month
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May
Asian American and
Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Military Appreciation Month
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June
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Pride Month
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July
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July?August
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August
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September
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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September?October
Hispanic Heritage Month
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October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
Filipino American History Month
LGBT History Month
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October?November
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November
Native American Indian Heritage Month
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- Ascension of ‘Abdu’l Baha
(religious)
- All Saints' Day
(religious)
- Beginning of the Nativity Fast
(religious)
- Beltane
/
Samhain
(religious)
- Barack Obama Day in Alabama
(Perry County, AL)
- D. Hamilton Jackson Day
(VI)
- Day after Thanksgiving
(24)
- Day of the Covenant
(religious)
- Discovery of Puerto Rico Day
(PR)
- Election Day
(CA, DE, HI, KY, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PR, VA, WV, proposed federal)
- Family Day
(NV)
- Guru Nanak Gurpurab
(religious)
- Hanukkah
(religious)
- L? K??oko?a
(HI, unofficial, cultural)
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
(religious)
- Native American Heritage Day
(MD, WA, cultural)
- Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple
(religious)
- Trans Day of Remembrance
(cultural)
- Unthanksgiving Day
(cultural)
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December
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- Advent Sunday
(religious)
- Alabama Day
(AL)
- Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib
(religious)
- Bodhi Day
(religious)
- Chalica
(religious)
- Christmas Eve
(KY, NC, SC, PR, VI)
- Day after Christmas
(KY, NC, SC, TX, VI)
- Festivus
- HumanLight
- Hanukkah
(religious, week)
- Immaculate Conception
(religious)
- Indiana Day
(IN)
- Kwanzaa
(cultural, week)
- Milad Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
(religious)
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
(36)
- Nativity of Jesus
(religious)
- Old Year's Night
(VI)
- Pan American Aviation Day
(36)
- Pancha Ganapati
(religious, week)
- Rosa Parks Day
(OH, OR)
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
(religious)
- Wright Brothers Day
(36)
- Yule
(religious)
- Zartosht No-Diso
(religious)
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Varies (year round)
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