: : US holiday file. Copy to ~/.holiday : Use this as a starting point, some holidays are missing, and some listed : here are largely irrelevant. : : Author: Ron Harichandran : : Federal holidays small "New Year's Day" weekend on 1/1 small "Martin Luther King's Birthday" weekend on third monday in january small "President's Day" weekend on third monday in february small "Memorial Day" weekend on last monday in may small "Independence Day" weekend on july 4 small "Labor Day" weekend on first monday in september small "Columbus Day" weekend on second monday in october small "Veterans Day" weekend on november 11 small "Thanksgiving" weekend on fourth thursday in november small "Christmas Day" weekend on december 25 : : more holidays from Jeff Buhrt : small "Groundhog Day" on february 2 small "Lincoln's Birthday" on february 12 small "St. Valentine's Day" on february 14 small "Susan B. Anthony's Day" on february 15 small "St. Patrick's Day" on march 17 small "Arbor Day" on last friday in april small "Loyalty Day" on may 1 small "Mother's Day" on second sunday in may small "Armed Forces Day" on third saturday in may : small "Victoria Day" on monday in may and 18 thru 24 small "Father's Day" on third sunday in june small "Citizenship Day" on september 17 small "Child Health Day" on first monday in september small "World Poetry Day" on october 15 small "United Nations' Day" on october 24 small "Halloween" on october 31 small "Bill of Rights' Day" on december 15 small "Wright Brothers' Day" on december 17 : Easter related small "Easter" weekend on easter small "Ash Wednesday" on easter minus 46 days small "Pentecost" weekend on easter plus 49 days small "Ascension" on easter plus 40 days small "Trinity" on easter plus 46 days small "Corpus Christi" on easter plus 53 days : Seasons (are these really hardcoded or calculated?) "Spring Begins" on march 22 "Summer Begins" on june 22 "Fall Begins" on september 22 "Winter Begins" on december 22