Holidays

One of the top questions searched for online on any holiday is whether or not there is mail delivery. If you’re looking for mail delivery or to use a post office on Monday for Presidents Day, you’ll have to wait one more. The U.S. Postal Service operates a holiday schedule for Presidents Day since it’s a federal holiday. There...

Ready for a long weekend? Presidents Day is right around the corner, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two historic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. It is a federal holiday, meaning a number of services are closed for the day. What’s open on Presidents Day? Essential services like mass transportation and airports remain open....

Here’s a look at how Presidents Day has evolved from reverence for George Washington to retail shopping sales and time off across the country.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday that celebrates love, affection and friendship came to be? Although the origins of the holiday are slightly unclear, it may date back to the Roman festival known as Lupercalia, according to Britannica.com, which was a festival celebrating...

Ready for a long weekend? Presidents Day is right around the corner, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two historic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. It is a federal holiday, meaning a number of services are closed for the day. What’s open on Presidents Day? Essential services like mass transportation and airports remain open....

Presidents’ Day is right around the corner in the United States, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two historic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. There’s a lot of history behind the holiday, which has become popular for holiday sales among retailers. Contrary to popular belief, Presidents’ Day is not the actual official name of...

Presidents’ Day, recognized federally as Washington’s Birthday, began as a day to celebrate George Washington, according to the National Archives.

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates will issue the woodchuck’s weather verdict as the sun rises. They will tell the world on Sunday morning whether Phil is predicting wintry conditions for the next six weeks or the relief of an early spring.

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar, according to...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

This year, the East Asian holiday begins January 29.

On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated. In the Chinese zodiac,...

Valentine’s Day likely began as a feast day for a Christian martyr executed by the Roman emperor, according to History.com.

Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day may be February’s marquee holidays, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only ones this month. In fact, February is chock full of holidays and observances worth celebrating.

The service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta was among the most prominent commemorations of Martin Luther King Jr. planned across the country Monday.

Monday brings both the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the quadrennial Inauguration Day. So is today a holiday? The answer is yes, because of the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, which is a federal holiday each year. Inauguration day by itself is not a federal holiday. However, federal employees in the Washington, D.C. area do...

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday will fall on Jan. 20 in 2025 and the United States Postal Service will be closed.

The holiday is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January, falling on Jan. 20 this year, which coincides with the presidential inauguration.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday will fall on Jan. 20 in 2025 and the United States Postal Service will be closed, meaning mail will not be picked up or delivered. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January every year in…