21_blue - 11:41 am on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)

cabowabo wrote:
>government workers... get every single minor holiday off, including Groundhog Day

Gosh... Groundhog Day, Independence Day. Do US government workers really get a day off to celebrate all these films? What about The Longest Day? or The Day After Tomorrow? or One Day In September? or April Fool's Day? They may as well celebrate: "Every Day... Every Night"!

On a serious note, it would be useful to know what the major national holidays are in the US. I haven't found a list that distinguishes between major/minor holidays - just simple lists of dates. Could someone either provide or point to an authoritative list of major holidays? Thanks in advance.