Technically, the United States of America observes no national holidays since each state has jurisdiction over its holidays. These holidays are designated either by legislative enactment or executive proclamation. In practice, however, most states observe the federal legal public holidays, even though the president and the U.S. Congress can designate holidays only for the District of Columbia, its federal employees, and the personnel of its armed forces.
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There are only 10 Federal legal public holidays and this includes: New Year's Day, Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus
Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Election Day does not occur every year and
is only observed during a national election. Good Friday is a religious holiday and therefore
not recognized as a Federal public holiday. When a holiday falls on a Sunday or a Saturday,
it is usually observed on the following Monday or the preceding Friday. For some holidays,
government and business closing practices vary.
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