Соединенные Штаты Америки : государственные праздники, нерабочие дни банков, школьные каникулы

открыткицветы : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

только банки : В память дня рождения Жоржа Вашингтона(22.2.1732) и Абраама Линкольна(12.2.1809) Banks, post office and governement close, but businesses, more and more, remain open, as well as universities. These banks remain open: Chase Bank, TD Bank, Wells Fargo

исключительные события : At 2:00 a.m. local times Except in Arizona (USA) Except in Saskatchewan (Canada)

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Культура : Участие США во вьетнамской конфликте длилось 5569 дней (1960-1975); - В бою (KIA) погибло 58 267 американцев, в том числе 11 465 подростков; - Один из каждых 11 американцев, служивших во Вьетнаме, был жертвой: 303 644 человека были ранены; - По оценкам, более 1800 американских военнослужащих по-прежнему считаются пропавшими без вести во Вьетнаме; На пике вьетнамского конфликта, который никогда официально не назывался войной, в один период времени там служили 543 000 военнослужащих.

открыткицветы : Labor leader Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. Proclaimed a national commemorative holiday in 2014 by President Barack Obama.

открыткицветы : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.

Культура : In Las Vegas - www.grammy.com/ MGM Grand Garden Arena 2023 edition confirmed

открыткицветы : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

исключительные события : On this day, every individual has to pay his/her income tax to the federal government.

Культура : Celebrated 111 days into the new year. The day marks when a typical taxpayer has earned enough to pay for all their annual federal, state and local taxes.

открыткицветы : The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful [Wikipedia]

Культура : The official period of celebration was first proclaimed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as National Secretaries Week, which was held June 1–7 in 1952, with Wednesday, June 4, 1952 designated National Secretaries Day. In 1955, the observance date was moved to April. The name was changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981, and became Administrative Professionals Week in 2000 to encompass the expanding responsibilities and wide-ranging job titles of administrative support staff. (Wikipedia)

Культура : Reaffirmation of loyalty to the USA; recognition of the freedom heritage. Parades and ceremonies across the United States.

Культура : Teacher Appreciation Week is a week long celebration - to show appreciation for the contribution that teachers bring to education

Культура : The National Day of Prayer was designated by Congress in 1952 and the president usually signs a proclamation. It stems from President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, who set the example, as did the Continental Congress in 1775.

открыткицветы : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year. One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world. Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mother’s Day in 1914

Светский праздник : Празднуется в последний понедельник мая в большинстве штатов в честь погибших во время войны. Этот праздник был установлен после гражданской войны. Этот день отмечается парадами и демонстрациями.

Культура : Commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. The United States Army also celebrates the Army Birthday on this date; Congress adopted the American continental army after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775. |Wikipedia]

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Светский праздник : Декларация независимости США (англ. United States Declaration of Independence) — исторический документ, в котором британские колонии в Северной Америке объявили независимость от Великобритании, принят единогласно Вторым Континентальным конгрессом 4 июля 1776 года в Филадельфии, штат Пенсильвания. День принятия (но не подписания) Декларации независимости, 4 июля, празднуется в США как День независимости. Декларация стала первым официальным документом, в котором колонии именовались «Соединёнными Штатами Америки».

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