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    This document lists and provides brief details about several US federal holidays: - New Year's Day originated from Roman traditions and is celebrated on January 1st. - St. Patrick's Day honors the patron saint of Ireland and is celebrated on March 17th, notably with parades in New York City. - Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday of May to honor mothers, as proposed by Anna Jarvis in 1907. - Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June to honor fathers.

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    This document lists and provides brief details about several US federal holidays: - New Year's Day originated from Roman traditions and is celebrated on January 1st. - St. Patrick's Day honors the patron saint of Ireland and is celebrated on March 17th, notably with parades in New York City. - Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday of May to honor mothers, as proposed by Anna Jarvis in 1907. - Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June to honor fathers.

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    This document lists and provides brief details about several US federal holidays: - New Year's Day originated from Roman traditions and is celebrated on January 1st. - St. Patrick's Day honors the patron saint of Ireland and is celebrated on March 17th, notably with parades in New York City. - Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday of May to honor mothers, as proposed by Anna Jarvis in 1907. - Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June to honor fathers.

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    New Year

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    This document lists and provides brief details about several US federal holidays: - New Year's Day originated from Roman traditions and is celebrated on January 1st. - St. Patrick's Day honors the patron saint of Ireland and is celebrated on March 17th, notably with parades in New York City. - Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday of May to honor mothers, as proposed by Anna Jarvis in 1907. - Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June to honor fathers.

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    New Year's Day (Wed., Jan.

    1, 2014)A federal holiday in the


    United States, New Year's Day has its origin in Roman times,
    when sacrifices were offered to Janus, the two-faced Roman deity
    who looked back on the past and forward to the future.
    St. Patrick's Day (Mon., March 17, 2014)St. Patrick, patron saint
    of Ireland, has been honored in America since the first days of the
    nation. Perhaps the most notable observance is the annual St.
    Patrick's Day parade in New York City.
    Mother's Day (Sun., May 11, 2014)Observed the second Sunday
    in May, as proposed by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia in 1907. West
    Virginia was the first state to recognize the holiday in 1910, and
    President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day a
    national holiday in 1914.
    Father's Day (Sun., June 15, 2014)Observed the third Sunday in
    June. The exact origin of the holiday is not clear, but it was first
    celebrated June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Wash. In 1966 President
    Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation making Father's Day
    official.
    Flag Day (Sat., June 14, 2014)This day commemorates the
    adoption by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, of the
    Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag. Although it is a legal holiday
    only in Pennsylvania, President Truman, on Aug. 3, 1949, signed
    a bill requesting the president to call for its observance each year
    by proclamation.
    Independence Day (Fri., July 4, 2014)The day of the adoption of
    the Declaration of Independence in 1776, celebrated in all states
    and territories. The observance began the next year in
    Philadelphia.
    Thanksgiving Day a national holiday celebrated primarily in the
    United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the
    blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other
    places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is
    celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United
    States and on the second Monday of October in Canada.
    Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural
    traditions

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