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1940 Calendar With Holidays

1940 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on March 24. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1940 holidays month by month

Federal holidays and observances in the US. Religious and cultural dates are listed under each month.

January 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Monday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 15 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jan 20 Saturday Eid al-Adha

February 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Friday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Wednesday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 19 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 7 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 8 Thursday Lunar New Year
Feb 10 Saturday Islamic New Year
Feb 19 Monday Ashura
Feb 22 Thursday Lantern Festival

March 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 10 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Sunday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Mar 24 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 17 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 22 Friday Good Friday
Mar 24 Sunday Easter Sunday
Mar 24 Sunday Purim

April 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 15 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Monday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 20 Saturday Mawlid
Apr 23 Tuesday Passover
Apr 28 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
May 12 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 27 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
May 2 Thursday Ascension Day
May 12 Sunday Pentecost

June 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Friday Flag Day Observance
Jun 16 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 19 Wednesday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 10 Monday Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 12 Wednesday Shavuot

July 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Thursday Independence Day Federal holiday

August 1940

No federal holidays or observances.

September 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 2 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 16 Monday Mid-Autumn Festival

October 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 14 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Thursday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (6)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 3 Thursday Rosh Hashanah
Oct 3 Thursday Ramadan begins
Oct 12 Saturday Yom Kippur
Oct 17 Thursday Sukkot
Oct 25 Friday Simchat Torah
Oct 29 Tuesday Laylat al-Qadr

November 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 3 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 5 Tuesday Election Day Observance
Nov 11 Monday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 28 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 29 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Friday All Saints' Day
Nov 1 Friday Eid al-Fitr

December 1940

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Tuesday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Wednesday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Tuesday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 24 Tuesday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Wednesday Christmas Day
Dec 25 Wednesday Hanukkah (first day)

Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown. Islamic dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and can differ by a day where you live.

Questions and answers

How many federal holidays are in 1940?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1940: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Which holidays fall on a weekend in 1940?

No federal holiday falls on a weekend in 1940, so every holiday is observed on its own date.

When is Thanksgiving 1940?

Thanksgiving 1940 is on Thursday, November 28, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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