Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a U.S. holiday, observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The observance of Veterans Day on November 11 recognizes the historical significance of the date -- November 11, 1918 ...

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the U.S. and Canada, celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Learn more here.  

Native American Heritage Day

Native American Heritage Day is a U.S. civil holiday celebrated on the day after Thanksgiving. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed legislation permanently designating the Friday after Thanksgiving Day each year as a day of honoring American Indian and Alaska ...

First Sunday of Advent

The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ...

St. Nicholas Day

Saint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, is observed on December 6 (and/or its eve on December 5) in Western Christian countries, and on December 19 in Eastern Christian countries. It is the feast day of Saint ...

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is an annual U.S. day of remembrance. Each year, thousands gather on the shores of Pearl Harbor to remember the events of December 7, 1941, reflecting on the lasting impact of that "Day of Infamy" and ...

Second Sunday of Advent

The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ...

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Christian holiday. The feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates an important point of Catholic teaching. It is a holy day of obligation. The Immaculate Conception refers to the special way in which ...

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Christian holiday celebrated annually on the 12th of December. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated in parishes and neighborhoods throughout the country of Mexico, with Masses, dancing, and ...

Third Sunday of Advent

The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ...

Bill of Rights Day

Bill of Rights Day is an annual day of observance in the U.S., commemorating the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. On December 15, 1791, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, later known as ...

December Solstice (Shortest Day)

December Solstice in Boston, Massachusetts There are two solstices every year: one in December and one in June. The December solstice marks the shortest day north of the equator and the longest day in the south. During the course of ...

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the ideal date to celebrate the feast day of all those who prepared the way for the Lord Jesus. The commemoration of all the holy ancestors of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham, ...

Christmas Day

Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl, which referred ...

Hanukkah

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday. Hanukkah (or Chanukah) starts on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, which usually falls in late November or early December in the Gregorian calendar. The holiday lasts for eight ...

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is an annual week-long holiday honoring African culture and traditions. It falls between December 26th and January 1st each year. Kwanzaa is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African ...