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St. Patrick's day is not a national holiday in the U.S. It is a Catholic feast day. As they say, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day.
In US, Independence Day, 4 July, is an official, Federal holiday.
In the US it is a purely secular holiday, while in Ireland it is a legal holiday.
No, Mother's Day is not an 'official' holiday in that things are closed. It is always on a Sunday, so many businesses are closed anyway. It is not a government holiday or Federal holiday. But it is a holiday in that it has been recognized and declared a holiday.
Father's Day is not an official holiday in the US. Attempts to make it a national holiday have not passed Congress. Even though Woodrow Wilson made a speech in honor of the day and Calvin Coolidge said he was in favor of it, neither issued an official proclamation making Father's Day a national holiday.
As an official US federal holiday, it never has been. It has been a holiday in some states since probably the 1960s.
Christmas is an official holiday in the US. Just because some people don't celebrate it, doesn't mean it isn't a national and official holiday.
Thanksgiving is a US holiday in the fall. Halloween is, however it isnt an official holiday (not sure why).
Yes.---Actually, it is not an official federal holiday. The federal holiday most people refer to as "Presidents' Day" is actually Washington's Birthday.
There is no official US holiday on the second Monday of November.
Patrickstan! But seriously... The first St. Patricks Day Parade in an independent Ireland was held in Dublin in 1931, although it had been an official public holiday since 1903.