1948 Calendar With Holidays

1948 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on March 28. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1948 holidays month by month

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

January 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 19 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jan 24 Saturday Mawlid

February 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Monday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Saturday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 16 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 10 Tuesday Lunar New Year
Feb 11 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 24 Tuesday Lantern Festival

March 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 14 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Wednesday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Mar 28 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 21 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 25 Thursday Purim
Mar 26 Friday Good Friday
Mar 28 Sunday Easter Sunday

April 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 15 Thursday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Thursday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 24 Saturday Passover

May 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
May 9 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 31 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
May 2 Sunday Orthodox Easter
May 6 Thursday Ascension Day
May 16 Sunday Pentecost

June 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Monday Flag Day Observance
Jun 18 Friday Juneteenth (observed) Federal holiday
Jun 19 Saturday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Jun 20 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 11 Friday Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 13 Sunday Shavuot

July 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Sunday Independence Day Federal holiday
Jul 5 Monday Independence Day (observed) Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jul 8 Thursday Ramadan begins

August 1948

No federal holidays or observances.

Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Aug 3 Tuesday Laylat al-Qadr
Aug 6 Friday Eid al-Fitr

September 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 6 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 17 Friday Mid-Autumn Festival

October 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 11 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Sunday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 4 Monday Rosh Hashanah
Oct 13 Wednesday Yom Kippur
Oct 13 Wednesday Eid al-Adha
Oct 18 Monday Sukkot
Oct 26 Tuesday Simchat Torah

November 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 2 Tuesday Election Day Observance
Nov 7 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 11 Thursday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 25 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 26 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Monday All Saints' Day
Nov 3 Wednesday Islamic New Year
Nov 12 Friday Ashura

December 1948

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Day (observed) Federal holiday
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Friday New Year's Day (observed) Federal holiday
Dec 31 Friday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day
Dec 27 Monday 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 1948?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1948: 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 1948?

In 1948 Juneteenth (Saturday, June 19, observed Friday, June 18), Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, observed Monday, July 5) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25, observed Friday, December 24) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1948?

Thanksgiving 1948 is on Thursday, November 25, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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