US Federal Holidays 2008There are 10 federal holidays celebrated each year in the United States. Federal holidays that fall on Saturday are celebrated on the preceding Friday and federal holidays that fall on Sunday will be celebrated on the following Monday.
| Date | Federal Holiday | # Days |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 1 | New Years Day 2008 | -6169 |
| Monday, January 21 | Martin Luther King Day 2008 | -6149 |
| Monday, February 18 | Presidents Day 2008 * | -6121 |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day 2008 | -6023 |
| Friday, July 4 | Independence Day 2008 | -5984 |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day 2008 | -5925 |
| Monday, October 13 | Columbus Day 2008 ** | -5883 |
| Tuesday, November 11 | Veterans Day 2008 | -5854 |
| Thursday, November 27 | Thanksgiving 2008 | -5838 |
| Thursday, December 25 | Christmas Day 2008 | -5810 |
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The federal holidays listed above are designated by the United States Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. 6103). Congress has the authority to designate holidays for government (federal) institutions so many other state and private institutions like businesses, banks, schools, and post offices have followed along and have included federal holidays as paid days off for their workers. Many state and local governments will have additional holidays off for their workers depending on their own local culture and history. The first official federal holidays began back on June 28th 1870 when congress wanted to correspond to state holidays that were in place and made federal holidays for federal employees located in the District of Columbia law. Later in 1885 the first four Federal Holidays (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day) where extended to all federal employees in the country.
* Presidents Day also known as Washingtons Birthday is celebrated by the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.
** Columbus Day is celebrated by the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia.
Reference: Federal Holidays for 2008, for the United States official holiday schedule.