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2009 Holidays
Sometimes when booking shoots and workshops, people forget about the holidays–me included. So I’ve created this page to help me keep track, though keep in mind, when you’re self-employed, about the only holidays I take are Christmas, Easter and Veteran’s Day. If I can squeeze it in, Thanksgiving Day is tops on my list followed by the 4th of July! Regardless if your schedule is as busy as mine, here’s the list:
Federal Legal Holidays 2009
• January 1, 2009: New Year’s Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 19, 2009: Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
• January 20, 2009: Inauguration Day [every 4th year]
• February 16, 2009: Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington’s Birthday (observed)
• May 25, 2009: Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
• July 4, 2009: Independence Day [July 4 every year]
• September 7, 2009: Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 12, 2009: Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2009: Veterans’ Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 26, 2009: Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
• December 25, 2009: Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]
Notice there are no U.S. observed holidays in March, April, June and August.
Note: The Federal Holidays listed above are "observed," which means the actual holiday celebration day, not necessarily the actual date of the holiday and most people get that day off. Normally banks are closed, the U.S. Post Office and many city and state government offices are closed too. Most publich schools and the financial markets are closed too, check your local listings.
Normally when a holiday falls on Sunday, employees are given Monday off as the observed day and when it falls on a Saturday, they are given the preceding Friday off. etc. … observed might not be the traditional or "real" date.
Be Aware if a federal legal holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
Actual source to confirm all Federal "observed" holidays is the (OPM) Office of Personnel Management Here is the link for the Federal 2009 holidays–Operating Status & Schedules from OMP
And for those wanting every day a holiday, here’s some the main list for 2009:
New Year
Thursday January 01, 2009
Martin Luther King Day
Monday January 19, 2009
Chinese New Year
Monday January 26, 2009
Groundhog Day
Monday February 02, 2009
Tu B’Shvat
Monday February 09, 2009
Valentine’s Day
Saturday February 14, 2009
President’s Day
Monday February 16, 2009
Mardi Gras
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday February 25, 2009
St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday March 17, 2009
April Fool’s Day
Wednesday April 01, 2009
Passover
Thursday April 09, 2009
Good Friday
Friday April 10, 2009
Easter
Sunday April 12, 2009
Tax Day
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Admin Professionals Day
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Cinco de Mayo
Tuesday May 05, 2009
Nurse’s Day
Wednesday May 06, 2009
Mother’s Day
Sunday May 10, 2009
Memorial Day
Monday May 25, 2009
Shavuot
Friday May 29, 2009
Father’s Day
Sunday June 21, 2009
Canada Day
Wednesday July 01, 2009
Fourth of July
Saturday July 04, 2009
Ramadan
Saturday August 22, 2009
Labor Day
Monday September 07, 2009
Grandparent’s Day
Sunday September 13, 2009
Rosh Hashanah
Saturday September 19, 2009
Yom Kippur
Monday September 28, 2009
Sukkot
Saturday October 03, 2009
Simchat Torah
Sunday October 11, 2009
Thanksgiving - Canada
Monday October 12, 2009
Columbus Day
Monday October 12, 2009
Boss’s Day
Friday October 16, 2009
Sweetest Day
Mother-in-Law Day
Sunday October 25, 2009
Halloween
Saturday October 31, 2009
Veteran’s Day
Wednesday November 11, 2009
Thanksgiving
Thursday November 26, 2009
Hanukkah
Saturday December 12, 2009
Christmas
Friday December 25, 2009
Kwanzaa
Saturday December 26, 2009
Other great scheduling and traveling tips:
2009 U.S. Daylight Savings Time (DST)
• Starts: March 8, 2009 at 2am (set clocks ahead one hour)
• Ends: November 1, 2009 at 2am (set clocks back one hour)
Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii and the territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa are the only places in the U.S. that do not observe DST but instead stay on "standard time" all year long.
