Other secular holidays
Other secular holidays not observed internationally:
Canada Day (1 July) in Canada, celebration of the date of the Confederation of Canada, although Canada was not completely independent from Britain until the proclamation of the Constitution of Canada, 17 April 1982.
Independence day (4 July in the United States; many other nations refer to the holiday celebrating their independence as Independence Day as well. )
Lee-Jackson-King Day (20 January) Combined holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000
Confederate Memorial Day Celebrated by the original Confederate States at various times during the year; still celebrated on the fourth Monday in April in Alabama
Robert E. Lee's birthday and Martin Luther King's birthday (third Monday in January in Alabama)
Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January in the United States)
Groundhog Day (2 February in United States and Canada)
Spring Holiday, a secular euphemism for Easter or Good Friday. Counterpart of "Winter holiday".
Patriot's Day (third Monday in April in Massachusetts and Maine, United States)
Queen's Day (30 April in the Netherlands)
Labour Day (Many European and South American countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1)
Juneteenth (19 June) Official holiday in 14 states that commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas (unofficial in 5 other US states)
Victoria Day (Monday on or before May 24 in Canada, also in some parts of Scotland)
Flag Day (14 June in the United States)
Pioneer Day (24 July in Utah, United States)
Labor Day (first Monday in September in the United States (federal holiday) and Canada)
Grandparents Day (Sunday after September Labor Day - proclaimed in the United States by Jimmy Carter in 1978)
St. Patricks Day (17 March in Ireland)
Saint Nicholas Day (05 December in the Netherlands, 06 December in Belgium)
Boxing Day (26 December in the Commonwealth of Nations)
Latvian Holidays
Canada Day (1 July) in Canada, celebration of the date of the Confederation of Canada, although Canada was not completely independent from Britain until the proclamation of the Constitution of Canada, 17 April 1982.
Independence day (4 July in the United States; many other nations refer to the holiday celebrating their independence as Independence Day as well. )
Lee-Jackson-King Day (20 January) Combined holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000
Confederate Memorial Day Celebrated by the original Confederate States at various times during the year; still celebrated on the fourth Monday in April in Alabama
Robert E. Lee's birthday and Martin Luther King's birthday (third Monday in January in Alabama)
Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January in the United States)
Groundhog Day (2 February in United States and Canada)
Spring Holiday, a secular euphemism for Easter or Good Friday. Counterpart of "Winter holiday".
Patriot's Day (third Monday in April in Massachusetts and Maine, United States)
Queen's Day (30 April in the Netherlands)
Labour Day (Many European and South American countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1)
Juneteenth (19 June) Official holiday in 14 states that commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas (unofficial in 5 other US states)
Victoria Day (Monday on or before May 24 in Canada, also in some parts of Scotland)
Flag Day (14 June in the United States)
Pioneer Day (24 July in Utah, United States)
Labor Day (first Monday in September in the United States (federal holiday) and Canada)
Grandparents Day (Sunday after September Labor Day - proclaimed in the United States by Jimmy Carter in 1978)
St. Patricks Day (17 March in Ireland)
Saint Nicholas Day (05 December in the Netherlands, 06 December in Belgium)
Boxing Day (26 December in the Commonwealth of Nations)
Latvian Holidays
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