• U.S. Holidays Upcoming: Survey Results — 2016

“Except for the observance of Christmas Day—on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, because the actual holiday falls on a Sunday—few organizations will close to observe a religious holiday next year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM’s) annual Holiday Survey Findings released Nov. 4, 2015.

”The vast majority of companies—92 percent or more, depending on the holiday—will observe the federal holidays of New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day, SHRM found. The majority will remain open during the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in 2016, the survey also showed.…”

Please visit this link to read the full report: SHRM

NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions.

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• Statistics About Veterans Day 2013: Nov. 11

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”Veterans Day originated as 'Armistice Day' on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. ”President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. ”The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.” See the complete report at this link: USDOC-Census

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• Thanksgiving Holiday: Everything You Wanted to Know [if not TMI]

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In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation's first Thanksgiving. The Wampanoag, the Indians in attendance, also played a lead role. Historians have recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in North America, including British colonists in Virginia in 1619. The legacy of thanks and the feast have survived the centuries, as the event became a national holiday 150 years ago (Oct. 3, 1863) when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that Thanksgiving should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month to encourage earlier holiday shopping, never on the occasional fifth Thursday See the complete report at this link: USDOC-Census

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