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Today, December 25th, 2024, is a federal holiday. All non-essential federal employees are off work in observance of Christmas Day. Read more about Federal Holidays! There are eleven Federal Holidays recognized by the United States Government (5 U.S.C. 6103). Here are those dates. Jan. 1, 2025 – New Year's Day; Jan. 20, 2025 – Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.; Jan. 20, 2025 – Inauguration Day; Feb. 17, 2025 Christmas Eve is not a designated federal holiday. Still, U.S. presidents, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have used the holiday to grant a day off to the country's more than 2 million President George W. Bush provided a half-day holiday on Tuesday, December 24, 2002. President Eisenhower gave employees an extra four hours off when Christmas Eve was on a Tuesday. President Truman gave employees an extra four hours off on Christmas Eve, a Tuesday in 1946. President Roosevelt gave employees time off (8 hours) on Tuesday in 1940. * January 1, 2017 (the legal public holiday for New Year’s Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.) Christmas Day is one of eleven federal holidays recognized nationwide by the United States Government. All non-essential federal government offices are closed on Christmas Day, and all federal employees are paid even if they receive the day off. With just days until Christmas and the start of the holidays, President Joe Biden is taking care of some last-minute business, giving most federal employees Christmas Eve off. There are 83 Christmas trees throughout the White House. Approximately 9,810 feet of ribbon, over 28,125 ornaments, and over 2,200 doves were used this year to decorate the White House. Our federal offices and our Federal Student Aid processors and contact centers will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, to observe the Christmas Day federal holiday and again on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, to observe the New Year’s Day federal holiday. President Joe Biden gave federal government workers a holiday gift Thursday by announcing that their offices will be shutting down for Christmas Eve. In one of his final executive orders before 1. Dates, Times and Days Off. In 2025, Christmas falls on a Thursday, December 25, while New Year’s Day is on a Wednesday, January 1. Many businesses and schools typically close for a few days during this time: Christmas Break: Many employees will enjoy a paid day off on Christmas Day. Some may also take additional days off leading up to or The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees. The West of Hudson Lines will operate on a regular weekday schedule, with extra service in the late evening and after midnight on New Year’s Eve, and a weekend schedule on New Year’s Day. Bridges and Tunnels. Christmas Week. Temporary daytime road closures at all MTA Bridges and Tunnels will end at 3:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23. Here are those dates. Jan. 1, 2025 – New Year's Day; Jan. 20, 2025 – Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.; Jan. 20, 2025 – Inauguration Day; Feb. 17, 2025 I had 2 days unpaid off, 1 voluntary paid day (If I didn't work it would be a day off) and christmas eve and day off this year. Then I have New Years day off. So a total of 6 days I could have been off. Former Gov. Charlie Crist gave workers both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off with pay as well in 2008. Florida employees receive nine paid days off throughout the year: New Year’s Day Boxing Day (26 December) New Year’s Day (1 January) 2 January. Dates for public holidays and anniversary days. When Christmas public holidays fall on a weekend. If Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day or 2 January are on a Saturday or Sunday and you do not normally work weekends, the next work day (or days) will be the public holidays. Let’s start with a ranking of countries and regions and their top low-traffic holiday dates, showing each day’s percentage drop. Many locations like the US see clear dips on December 24 and 25 as people celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day offline, and some show smaller declines (compared to Christmas) around December 31 as the New Year approaches. Yes, all Australians score a day off on New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1). What a way to start 2025! You can check out our full guide to all the Australian public holidays in 2025 here . All Post Office locations will be closed Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25) and New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1). Regular Post Office hours and mail delivery will resume on the Thursday after each holiday. See the schedule below for more details.
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