:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/YYD3AFBCXNED5H6K75YPF734YE.jpg "2023 calendar in the USA: see the official holidays and when you don’t work")
Continue reading to know all the information. If you are a worker in the formal sector or a student, this note will interest you, because year after year, all citizens and inhabitants of the United States want to know everything about the days that are holidays and what is the calendar for the current year. In this 2023, in USA there will be a total of 10 official holidays and some others that are included in the unofficial list. Remember that if you have to work on a holiday, the extra payment will be very important.
What is celebrated each month of the year in the United States?
In the United States, the holidays and holidays that this year 2023 will have have already been made official. The most important days for Americans are the Independence Day of the United States, that is, July 4, which falls on a Tuesday this year.
Another important date for the USA is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is celebrated every third Monday in January, in which his “I Have a Dream” speech is commemorated before more than 200,000 people in Washington DC.
Presidents’ Day is also included in the calendar, where the birth of the first president of the United States, George Washington, is commemorated. While on June 19 the end of slavery in the country is celebrated with the “Juneteenth”.
Another of the prominent days in the United States calendar is that of Veterans, which is celebrated on November 11 (although in 2023 it is marked for Monday, November 10). This date is in recognition of the people who served the United States Armed Forces, for which tributes are held throughout the country, as well as parades and meetings.
Calendar 2023: what are the holidays in the United States?
- Sunday January 1 – New Year
- Monday, January 16 – Martin Luther King Day (MLK Day)
- Monday February 20 – President’s Day
- Monday May 29 – Memorial Day
- Tuesday, July 4 – Independence Day in the United States
- Monday, September 4 – Labor Day
- Monday, October 9 – Columbus Day
- Friday, November 10 – Veterans Day (Veterans Day)
- Thursday November 23 – Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day)
- Monday December 25 – Christmas Day (Christmas Day)
What other days are not official holidays in the USA?
In the United States there are other celebrations that have large celebrations but are not considered holidays, such as Valentine’s Day on February 14 and Halloween on October 31. On Valentine’s Day, couples go out to restaurants and see different types of events such as the “longest kiss”, among other peculiar moments. While on Halloween, children take to the streets with their pumpkins to ask for sweets dressed in unique costumes.
