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Holidays and Observances in the United States in 2002

Holidays and Observances in the United States in 2002

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1TuesdayNew Year's DayFederal Holiday 
Jan 6SundayEpiphanyChristian 
Jan 7MondayOrthodox Christmas DayOrthodox 
Jan 8TuesdayBattle of New OrleansState Legal HolidayLouisiana
Jan 13SundayStephen Foster Memorial DayObservance 
Jan 14MondayOrthodox New YearOrthodox 
Jan 18FridayLee-Jackson DayState HolidayVirginia
Jan 19SaturdayRobert E. Lee's BirthdayState Legal HolidayFlorida
Jan 19SaturdayConfederate Heroes' DayState HolidayTexas
Jan 21MondayMartin Luther King Jr. DayFederal Holiday 
Jan 21MondayRobert E. Lee's BirthdayState HolidayAL, AR, GA, MS
Jan 21MondayIdaho Human Rights DayState HolidayIdaho
Jan 21MondayCivil Rights DayState HolidayArizona, New Hampshire
Jan 27SundayInternational Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the HolocaustUnited Nations observance 
Jan 27SundayWorld Leprosy DayWorldwide observance 
Jan 28MondayTu Bishvat/Tu B'ShevatJewish holiday 
Jan 29TuesdayKansas DayState ObservanceKansas
Feb 1FridayNational Freedom DayObservance 
Feb 1FridayNational Wear Red DayObservance 
Feb 1FridayFirst Day of Black History MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Feb 2SaturdayWorld Wetlands DayWorldwide observance 
Feb 2SaturdayGroundhog DayObservance 
Feb 3SundaySuper BowlSporting event 
Feb 4MondayRosa Parks DayLocal observanceCalifornia
Feb 6WednesdayNational Girls and Women in Sports DayObservance 
Feb 12TuesdayLincoln's BirthdayState HolidayCA, CT, IL, MO, NJ, NY
Feb 12TuesdayGeorgia DayState ObservanceGeorgia
Feb 12TuesdayShrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasState HolidayAlabama*, Louisiana
Feb 12TuesdayShrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasObservance, Christian 
Feb 12TuesdayLunar New YearObservance 
Feb 13WednesdayAsh WednesdayChristian 
Feb 14ThursdayValentine's DayObservance 
Feb 14ThursdayStatehood DayLocal observanceArizona
Feb 15FridaySusan B. Anthony's BirthdayState ObservanceWisconsin
Feb 16SaturdayElizabeth Peratrovich DayState ObservanceAlaska
Feb 18MondayPresidents' DayFederal Holiday 
Feb 18MondayPresidents' DayState HolidayAll except DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, NC, NM, RI, WI
Feb 18MondayPresidents' DayState Legal HolidayKY, LA, WI
Feb 18MondayDaisy Gatson Bates DayState HolidayArkansas
Feb 21ThursdayInternational Mother Language DayUnited Nations observance 
Feb 23SaturdayEid al-AdhaMuslim 
Feb 25MondayAfrican-American Scientist and Inventor DayState ObservanceVirginia
Feb 25MondayGeorge Rogers Clark DayState ObservanceIndiana
Feb 26TuesdayPurimJewish holiday 
Feb 28ThursdayLinus Pauling DayLocal observanceOregon
Mar 1FridaySt. David's DayObservance, Christian 
Mar 1FridayRead Across America DayObservance 
Mar 1FridayEmployee Appreciation DayObservance 
Mar 1FridayFirst Day of Women's History MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Mar 1FridayFirst Day of Irish American Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Mar 2SaturdayTexas Independence DayState HolidayTexas
Mar 4MondayCasimir Pulaski DayState ObservanceIllinois, Indiana
Mar 4MondayCasimir Pulaski DayState ObservanceWisconsin
Mar 5TuesdayTown Meeting DayState HolidayVermont
Mar 8FridayInternational Women's DayUnited Nations observance 
Mar 15FridayMuharramMuslim 
Mar 17SundaySt. Patrick's DayObservance, Christian 
Mar 17SundayEvacuation DayState HolidayMassachusetts*
Mar 18MondayEvacuation Day observedState HolidayMassachusetts*
Mar 20WednesdayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Mar 21ThursdayInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationUnited Nations observance 
Mar 21ThursdayWorld Poetry DayUnited Nations observance 
Mar 22FridayWorld Water DayUnited Nations observance 
Mar 23SaturdayWorld Meteorological DayUnited Nations observance 
Mar 24SundayPalm SundayChristian 
Mar 24SundayAshuraMuslim 
Mar 24SundayWorld Tuberculosis DayUnited Nations observance 
Mar 25MondayInternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff MembersUnited Nations observance 
Mar 25MondayMaryland DayLocal observanceMaryland
Mar 25MondaySeward's DayState HolidayAlaska
Mar 26TuesdayPrince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole DayState HolidayHawaii
Mar 27WednesdayPassover EveJewish holiday 
Mar 28ThursdayMaundy ThursdayChristian 
Mar 28ThursdayPassover (first day)Jewish holiday 
Mar 29FridayGood FridayState HolidayCT, DE, HI, IN, KY, LA, NC, ND, NJ, TN, TX**
Mar 30SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian 
Mar 30SaturdayDoctors' DayObservance 
Mar 31SundayEaster SundayObservance, Christian 
Mar 31SundayCésar Chávez DayState HolidayCalifornia
Mar 31SundayCésar Chávez DayState HolidayTexas**
Apr 1MondayApril Fool's DayWorldwide observance 
Apr 1MondayEaster MondayObservance, Christian 
Apr 1MondayCésar Chávez Day (substitute)State HolidayCalifornia
Apr 2TuesdayPascua Florida DayLocal observanceFlorida
Apr 4ThursdayLast Day of PassoverJewish holiday 
Apr 6SaturdayNational Tartan DayObservance 
Apr 7SundayUnited Nations' World Health DayUnited Nations observance 
Apr 7SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Apr 9TuesdayYom HaShoahJewish commemoration 
Apr 15MondayTax DayObservance 
Apr 15MondayFather Damien DayLocal observanceHawaii
Apr 15MondayPatriots' DayState HolidayMaine, Massachusetts
Apr 15MondayBoston MarathonSporting event 
Apr 16TuesdayEmancipation DayLocal observance 
Apr 17WednesdayYom Ha'atzmautJewish holiday 
Apr 21SundaySan Jacinto DayState HolidayTexas
Apr 22MondayEarth DayUnited Nations observance 
Apr 22MondayOklahoma DayLocal observanceOklahoma
Apr 22MondayConfederate Memorial DayState HolidayAlabama, Georgia
Apr 23TuesdayWorld Book and Copyright DayUnited Nations observance 
Apr 24WednesdayAdministrative Professionals DayObservance 
Apr 26FridayWorld Intellectual Property DayUnited Nations observance 
Apr 26FridayArbor DayState HolidayNebraska
Apr 26FridayConfederate Memorial DayState Legal HolidayFlorida
Apr 29MondayArbor DayState ObservanceWyoming
Apr 29MondayConfederate Memorial DayState HolidayMississippi
Apr 30TuesdayLag BaOmerJewish holiday 
May 1WednesdayLaw DayObservance 
May 1WednesdayLoyalty DayObservance 
May 1WednesdayLei DayLocal observanceHawaii
May 1WednesdayFirst Day of Military Appreciation MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
May 1WednesdayFirst Day of Asian/Pacific American Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
May 2ThursdayNational Day of PrayerObservance 
May 3FridayOrthodox Good FridayOrthodox 
May 3FridayWorld Press Freedom DayUnited Nations observance 
May 3FridayKentucky OaksSporting event 
May 4SaturdayOrthodox Holy SaturdayOrthodox 
May 4SaturdayKent State Shootings RemembranceLocal observanceOhio
May 4SaturdayKentucky DerbySporting event 
May 4SaturdayRhode Island Independence DayLocal observanceRhode Island
May 5SundayOrthodox EasterOrthodox 
May 5SundayCinco de MayoObservance 
May 6MondayOrthodox Easter MondayOrthodox 
May 6MondayNational Nurses DayObservance 
May 7TuesdayNational Teacher Appreciation DayObservance 
May 8WednesdayWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent DayWorldwide observance 
May 8WednesdayTruman DayState HolidayMissouri
May 8WednesdayVictory in Europe DayObservance 
May 9ThursdayAscension DayChristian 
May 10FridayConfederate Memorial DayState HolidayNorth Carolina, South Carolina
May 12SundayInternational Nurses DayWorldwide observance 
May 12SundayMother's DayState HolidayArizona
May 12SundayMother's DayObservance 
May 14TuesdayPrimary Election DayState HolidayWest Virginia
May 15WednesdayInternational Day of FamiliesUnited Nations observance 
May 15WednesdayPeace Officers Memorial DayObservance 
May 17FridayShavuotJewish holiday 
May 17FridayNational Defense Transportation DayObservance 
May 18SaturdayArmed Forces DayObservance 
May 18SaturdayPreakness StakesSporting event 
May 19SundayPentecostChristian 
May 20MondayWhit MondayChristian 
May 22WednesdayInternational Day for Biological DiversityUnited Nations observance 
May 22WednesdayNational Maritime DayObservance 
May 24FridayThe Prophet's BirthdayMuslim 
May 25SaturdayAfrican Liberation DayWorldwide observance 
May 25SaturdayNational Missing Children's DayObservance 
May 26SundayTrinity SundayChristian 
May 27MondayMemorial DayFederal Holiday 
May 27MondayDecoration DayState HolidayAK, AL, AR, AZ, CA
May 27MondayJefferson Davis' BirthdayLocal observanceMississippi
May 30ThursdayCorpus ChristiChristian 
May 31FridayWorld No Tobacco DayUnited Nations observance 
Jun 1SaturdayFirst Day of Pride MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Jun 1SaturdayStatehood DayLocal observanceKentucky, Tennessee
Jun 3MondayJefferson Davis' BirthdayLocal observanceFlorida
Jun 3MondayJefferson Davis' BirthdayState HolidayAlabama
Jun 4TuesdayInternational Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionUnited Nations observance 
Jun 5WednesdayWorld Environment DayUnited Nations observance 
Jun 6ThursdayD-DayObservance 
Jun 8SaturdayBelmont StakesSporting event 
Jun 11TuesdayKamehameha DayState HolidayHawaii
Jun 12WednesdayLoving DayObservance 
Jun 14FridayArmy BirthdayObservance 
Jun 14FridayFlag DayObservance 
Jun 15SaturdayJuneteenth DayState ObservanceAK, DE, OK
Jun 16SundayFather's DayState HolidayArizona
Jun 16SundayFather's DayObservance 
Jun 17MondayWorld Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtUnited Nations observance 
Jun 17MondayBunker Hill DayState HolidayMassachusetts
Jun 19WednesdayJuneteenthObservance 
Jun 19WednesdayJuneteenth DayState ObservanceFL, IA, NE*, OR
Jun 19WednesdayJuneteenthState ObservanceMinnesota
Jun 19WednesdayEmancipation DayState HolidayTexas
Jun 20ThursdayWorld Refugee DayUnited Nations observance 
Jun 20ThursdayWest Virginia DayState HolidayWest Virginia
Jun 21FridayJune SolsticeSeason 
Jun 26WednesdayInternational Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingUnited Nations observance 
Jun 26WednesdayInternational Day in Support of Victims of TortureUnited Nations observance 
Jun 28FridayCarolina DayState ObservanceSouth Carolina
Jul 4ThursdayIndependence DayState HolidayAK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, OK
Jul 4ThursdayIndependence DayFederal Holiday 
Jul 6SaturdayInternational Day of CooperativesUnited Nations observance 
Jul 11ThursdayWorld Population DayUnited Nations observance 
Jul 13SaturdayNathan Bedford Forrest DayLocal observanceTennessee
Jul 14SundayBastille DayObservance 
Jul 18ThursdayTisha B'AvJewish holiday 
Jul 24WednesdayPioneer DayState HolidayUtah
Jul 27SaturdayNational Korean War Veterans Armistice DayObservance 
Jul 28SundayParents' DayObservance 
Aug 1ThursdayColorado DayState ObservanceColorado
Aug 4SundayCoast Guard BirthdayObservance 
Aug 4SundayAmerican Family DayState HolidayArizona
Aug 7WednesdayPurple Heart DayObservance 
Aug 9FridayInternational Day of the World's Indigenous PeopleUnited Nations observance 
Aug 12MondayInternational Youth DayUnited Nations observance 
Aug 12MondayVictory DayState HolidayRhode Island
Aug 15ThursdayAssumption of MaryChristian 
Aug 16FridayHawaii Statehood DayState HolidayHawaii
Aug 16FridayBennington Battle DayState HolidayVermont
Aug 18SundayNational Senior Citizens DayObservance 
Aug 19MondayNational Aviation DayObservance 
Aug 23FridayInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its AbolitionUnited Nations observance 
Aug 26MondayWomen's Equality DayObservance 
Aug 27TuesdayLyndon Baines Johnson DayState HolidayTexas
Aug 31SaturdayInternational Overdose Awareness DayWorldwide observance 
Sep 2MondayLabor DayFederal Holiday 
Sep 7SaturdayRosh HashanaJewish holiday 
Sep 7SaturdayCarl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup DayObservance 
Sep 7SaturdayRosh HashanaState HolidayTexas**
Sep 8SundayInternational Literacy DayUnited Nations observance 
Sep 8SundayNational Grandparents DayObservance 
Sep 9MondayCalifornia Admission DayState HolidayCalifornia*
Sep 11WednesdayPatriot DayObservance 
Sep 13FridayFriday the 13thWorldwide observance 
Sep 15SundayFirst Day of National Hispanic Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Sep 15SundayConstitution Commemoration DayState HolidayArizona
Sep 16MondayYom KippurJewish holiday 
Sep 16MondayInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerUnited Nations observance 
Sep 16MondayYom KippurState HolidayTexas**
Sep 17TuesdayCitizenship DayObservance 
Sep 18WednesdayAir Force BirthdayObservance 
Sep 20FridayNational POW/MIA Recognition DayObservance 
Sep 21SaturdayFirst Day of SukkotJewish holiday 
Sep 21SaturdayInternational Day of PeaceUnited Nations observance 
Sep 22SundayEmancipation DayLocal observanceOhio
Sep 23MondayInternational Celebrate Bisexuality DayWorldwide observance 
Sep 23MondayAmerican Indian DayState ObservanceTennessee
Sep 23MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Sep 26ThursdayWorld Maritime DayUnited Nations observance 
Sep 27FridayLast Day of SukkotJewish holiday 
Sep 27FridayWorld Tourism DayUnited Nations observance 
Sep 27FridayNative American DayState ObservanceCalifornia, Nevada
Sep 28SaturdayShmini AtzeretJewish holiday 
Sep 28SaturdayNational Public Lands DayObservance 
Sep 29SundaySimchat TorahJewish holiday 
Sep 29SundayWorld Heart DayWorldwide observance 
Sep 29SundayGold Star Mother's DayObservance 
Oct 1TuesdayInternational Day of Older PersonsUnited Nations observance 
Oct 1TuesdayWorld Vegetarian DayWorldwide observance 
Oct 4FridayFeast of St Francis of AssisiChristian 
Oct 4FridayIsra and Mi'rajMuslim 
Oct 5SaturdayWorld Teachers' DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 6SundayGerman American DayObservance 
Oct 7MondayWorld Habitat DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 7MondayChild Health DayObservance 
Oct 9WednesdayWorld Post DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 9WednesdayInternational Day for Natural Disaster ReductionUnited Nations observance 
Oct 9WednesdayLeif Erikson DayObservance 
Oct 10ThursdayWorld Mental Health DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 10ThursdayWorld Sight DayWorldwide observance 
Oct 11FridayCasimir Pulaski DayState ObservanceMichigan
Oct 13SundayNavy BirthdayObservance 
Oct 13SundayChicago MarathonSporting event 
Oct 14MondayColumbus DayState HolidayAll except AK, AR, HI, NV
Oct 14MondayColumbus DayFederal Holiday 
Oct 14MondayFraternal DayState HolidayAlabama
Oct 14MondayNative American DayState HolidaySouth Dakota
Oct 14MondayIndigenous People's DayState ObservanceCalifornia*
Oct 14MondayAmerican Indian Heritage DayState HolidayAlabama
Oct 15TuesdayWhite Cane Safety DayObservance 
Oct 16WednesdayWorld Food DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 16WednesdayBoss's DayObservance 
Oct 17ThursdayInternational Day for the Eradication of PovertyUnited Nations observance 
Oct 18FridayAlaska DayState HolidayAlaska
Oct 19SaturdaySweetest DayObservance13 states
Oct 24ThursdayUnited Nations DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 24ThursdayWorld Development Information DayUnited Nations observance 
Oct 25FridayNevada DayState HolidayNevada
Oct 27SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Oct 31ThursdayHalloweenObservance 
Nov 1FridayAll Saints' DayChristian 
Nov 1FridayWorld Vegan DayWorldwide observance 
Nov 1FridayFirst Day of Native American Heritage MonthAnnual Monthly Observance 
Nov 2SaturdayAll Souls' DayChristian 
Nov 3SundayNew York City MarathonSporting event 
Nov 5TuesdayElection DayObservance 
Nov 5TuesdayElection DayState HolidayNew Jersey
Nov 5TuesdaySusan B. Anthony DayState ObservanceWest Virginia
Nov 6WednesdayRamadan StartsMuslim 
Nov 6WednesdayInternational Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictUnited Nations observance 
Nov 7ThursdayReturn DayState HolidayDelaware*
Nov 10SundayWorld Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentUnited Nations observance 
Nov 10SundayMarine Corps BirthdayObservance 
Nov 11MondayVeterans DayFederal Holiday 
Nov 16SaturdayInternational Day for ToleranceUnited Nations observance 
Nov 17SundayWorld Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsUnited Nations observance 
Nov 19TuesdayInternational Men's DayWorldwide observance 
Nov 20WednesdayUniversal Children's DayUnited Nations observance 
Nov 20WednesdayAfrica Industrialization DayUnited Nations observance 
Nov 20WednesdayWorld Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease DayUnited Nations observance 
Nov 20WednesdayTransgender Day of RemembranceWorldwide observance 
Nov 21ThursdayWorld Television DayUnited Nations observance 
Nov 21ThursdayWorld Philosophy DayUnited Nations observance 
Nov 25MondayInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenUnited Nations observance 
Nov 28ThursdayThanksgiving DayFederal Holiday 
Nov 29FridayInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleUnited Nations observance 
Nov 29FridayDay After ThanksgivingState Holiday21 states
Nov 29FridayBlack FridayObservance 
Nov 30SaturdayChanukah/Hanukkah (first day)Jewish holiday 
Dec 1SundayFirst Sunday of AdventChristian 
Dec 1SundayLailat al-QadrMuslim 
Dec 1SundayWorld AIDS DayUnited Nations observance 
Dec 2MondayInternational Day for the Abolition of SlaveryUnited Nations observance 
Dec 3TuesdayInternational Day of Disabled PersonsUnited Nations observance 
Dec 5ThursdayInternational Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentUnited Nations observance 
Dec 6FridaySt Nicholas DayObservance 
Dec 7SaturdayLast Day of ChanukahJewish holiday 
Dec 7SaturdayInternational Civil Aviation DayUnited Nations observance 
Dec 7SaturdayPearl Harbor Remembrance DayObservance 
Dec 7SaturdayPearl Harbor Remembrance DayState ObservanceAlaska
Dec 7SaturdayDelaware DayState ObservanceDelaware
Dec 9MondayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionChristian 
Dec 10TuesdayHuman Rights DayUnited Nations observance 
Dec 10TuesdayWyoming DayState ObservanceWyoming
Dec 12ThursdayFeast of Our Lady of GuadalupeChristian 
Dec 13FridayFriday the 13thWorldwide observance 
Dec 13FridayNational Guard BirthdayObservance 
Dec 15SundayAsarah B'TevetJewish holiday 
Dec 15SundayBill of Rights DayObservance 
Dec 17TuesdayPan American Aviation DayObservance 
Dec 17TuesdayWright Brothers DayObservance 
Dec 18WednesdayInternational Migrants DayUnited Nations observance 
Dec 21SaturdayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 24TuesdayChristmas EveObservance, Christian 
Dec 24TuesdayChristmas EveState HolidayTexas
Dec 25WednesdayChristmas DayState HolidayAll
Dec 25WednesdayChristmas DayFederal Holiday 
Dec 26ThursdayKwanzaa (first day)Observance 
Dec 26ThursdayDay After Christmas DayState HolidayTexas
Dec 31TuesdayNew Year's EveObservance 

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