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| Holidays Traditions (July to December) |
July
> July 4 Independence Day
September
> September 1 Labor Day (first Monday of September)
> September 2 First day of Ramadan (Islamic)
> September 30 - Oct. 1 Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
October
> October 2 Eid-al-Fitr/Last day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
> October 9 Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah), Leif Erikson Day
> October 13 Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally Oct. 12)
> October 14 First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
> October 20 Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
> October 22 Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
> October 30 Mischief Night
> October 31 Halloween
November
> November 1 All Saints Day, Day of the Dead (Mexico)
> November 4 Election Day (Tuesday after the first Monday of November)
> November 11 Veterans Day
> November 27 Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
> November 28 Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
December
> December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
> December 21 Winter Solstice (based on sun)
> December 22 First day of Hannukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
> December 24 Christmas Eve (Christian)
> December 25 Christmas Day (Christian)
> December 26 First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until January 1, 2009)
> December 29 Last day of Hannukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
> December 31 New Year's Eve
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