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1、USAFEDERALHOLIDAYSIntheUnitedStates,afederalholidayisapublicholidayrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesfederalgovernment.Non-essentialfederalgovernmentofficesareclosed.Allfederalemployeesarepaidfortheholiday;thosewhoarerequiredtoworkontheholidayshouldreceiveholidaypayforthatday
2、inadditiontotheirordinarywages.Constitutionally,thereareno"nationalholidays"intheUnitedStatesbecauseCongressonlyhasauthoritytocreateholidaysforfederalinstitutions(includingfederallyownedproperties)andemployees,andfortheDistrictofColumbia.Instead,therearefederalholidays
3、,stateholidays,cityholidays,andsoon.NewYear'sDayJANUARY1CelebratesbeginningoftheGregoriancalendaryear.Festivitiesoftenincludecountdownstomidnight(12:00AM)ontheprecedingeveningMartinLutherKing,Jr.DayThirdMondayinJanuaryHonorsMartinLutherKing,Jr.,CivilRightsleader,whowas
4、actuallybornonJanuary15,1929;combinedwithotherholidaysinseveralstates.Washington'sBirthdayThirdMondayinFebruaryHonorsGeorgeWashington.Oftenpopularly,buterroneously,observedas"PresidentsDay"inrecognitionofotherAmericanpresidents,suchasAbrahamLincoln(whowasbornFebruary12
5、).Thelegalnameofthefederalholiday,however,remains"Washington'sBirthday".(ItwashistoricallyobservedonFebruary22,priortopassageoftheUniformMondayHolidayActbyCongress.)MemorialDayLastMondayinMayAlsoknownas"DecorationDay",MemorialDayoriginatedinthe19thcenturyasadaytorememb
6、erthesoldierswhogavetheirlivesintheAmericanCivilWarbydecoratingtheirgraveswithflowers.Later,thepracticeofdecoratinggravescametoincludemembersofone'sownfamily,whethertheysawmilitaryserviceornot.MemorialDayistraditionallythebeginningofthesummerrecreationalseasoninAmerica
7、.(ItwashistoricallyobservedonMay30,priortotheUniformMondayHolidayAct.)IndependenceDayJuly4CelebratestheadoptionoftheDeclarationofIndependence.Alsopopularlyknownasthe"FourthofJuly“.LaborDayFirstMondayinSeptemberCelebratesachievementsofworkersandthelabormovement.LaborDay
8、traditionallymarkstheendofthesummerrecreationalseasoninAmerica.Thefollowingdayoftenmarksthebeginningofautumnclassesin
