January 1, 2012 New Year's Day
January 16, 2012 MLK Jr. Day
3rd Monday in January
February 2, 2012 Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day, is when the Ground Hog Traditionally, if a groundhog emerges from its hole on Groundhog Day, then winter will soon end. If, however, a groundhog retreats back into its hole on Groundhog Day, then winter will continue for another six weeks.
Feb. 14, 2012 Valentines Day
3rd Monday in Febreary
Feb 20, 2012 Presidents Day
Presidents Day is always celebrated on the third Monday of February
February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday
The first day of Lent,the season of preparation for the ressurection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday
March 11, 2011 Start US Daylight Saings Time
US Daylight Savings Time starts at 2:00 am on the second Sunday in March
March 17, 2012 St. Patricks Day
Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland.
March 20, 2012 First Day of Spring
On the first day of spring—the vernal equinox—day and night are each approximately 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days before the vernal equinox). The Sun crosses the celestial equator going northward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west
March 25, 2012 UK Daylight savings time
April 1, 2012 Palm Sunday
The final Sunday before Easter Sunday.
It marks the beginning of the Christian Holy Week
It commerates Christ's triumphant entrance into Jerusalem
April 6, 2012 Good Friday
The day on which we commerate the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, the act brought salvation to all who bleive
April 7, 2012 Passover
Actually begins at sundown the day befor and lasts 7 days.
Commerates when the the Spirit of Lord seeing lamb's blood on the doorpost of Israelites passed over them and spared them the last plague (death of the first born) of the exodus from Egypt
April 8, 2012 Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday commerates the day Christ rose from the dead
May 13, 2012 Mother's Day
Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May
May 28, 2012 Memorial Day
Memorial Day is always celebrated on the last Monday of May
June 14, 2012 Flag Day
Flag Day is always celebrated on the 14th of June
June 17, 2012 Fathers Day
Father's Day is celebrated by Americans on the third Sunday in June.
July 4, 2012 Independence Day
Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4
September 3, 2012 Labor Day
Labor Day is always celebrated on the first Monday in September
October 8, 2012 Columbus Day
Columbus Day is always celebrated on the second Monday in October
October 28, 2012 End of UK Daylight Savings Time
October 31, 2012 Halloween
Halloween is the vigil of All Hallows Day or All Saints Day
November 4, 2012 End of US Daylight Savings time
November 22, 2012 Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November
December 25, 2012 Christmas Day
Christmas Day, the second-greatest feast day in the Christian calendar, celebrates the nativity, or birth, of Jesus Christ
