US Public Holidays 2023: Federal holidays in US are often referred to as “public holidays” owing to their observance on a widespread basis across the country. The public holidays are established for federal employees according to federal law by the US congress.
US Public Holidays 2023
On these public holidays, all the employees are paid for the holidays. Most of the federal employees work from Monday to Friday, and whenever a public holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be usually observed on Friday, the day before Saturday.
US Public Holidays 2023 Calendar
On the other hand, if the holiday falls on a Sunday, then the holiday will be observed on the following Monday. According to the list of Federal or Public holidays of the year, it can be seen that the holidays observed in a year will be 12 days. January 1 and 2 will be observed as New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day will be an important public holiday as it is considered the first day of the year, 2023, on the modern Gregorian calendar.
It can be seen that most of the countries now use the Gregorian calendar as the official calendar, and New Year’s Day is considered as one of the most popular holidays. On this important day, citizens in the US hold parties together with families or friends to celebrate the New Year’s Day. On January 16th in 2023, it will be a public holiday, which will be marked as the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. On February 20th in the year 2023, Washington’s Birthday will be celebrated as Presidents’ Day.
2023 Calendar With US Public Holidays
It will be recognized as a federal public holiday in the US, and is observed on the third Monday in February 2023. The holiday will be observed in the honor of the first president of the US, George Washington, born on February,22,1732, and was the president from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797, for the second time.
The next public holiday falls on May 29th in 2023, which is a public holiday, and is known as Memorial Day. Independence Day is a public holiday and will be observed by American citizens on July 4th in 2023. Labor Day, which falls on September 4th in 2023, will be observed as a public holiday in the US. Columbus Day will be observed as a public holiday on October 9th, 2023. Veterans Day, in the month of November, will fall on November 10th, 2023.
Public Holidays 2023 USA
It will be observed as an important public holiday by all the citizens of the US. Similarly, this Veterans Day will be observed on November 11th in 2023 also. Another important public holiday that will be observed by the citizens in the US will fall on November 23rd, 2023. This public holiday is known as Thanksgiving Day.
In the month of December 2023, Christmas Day will be observed as a public holiday. It will be celebrated as a federal public holiday across the world, and most Christians will be celebrating on December 25th according to the Gregorian calendar.