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In the US, the federal holidays are:

  • New Year's Day, January 1
  • Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January
  • Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February
  • Memorial Day, the last Monday in May
  • Independence Day, July 4
  • Labor Day, the first Monday in September
  • Columbus Day, the second Monday in October
  • Veterans Day, November 11
  • Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November
  • Christmas Day, December 25

This is IAW federal law Title 5 US Code 6103(a)

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