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1953 Calendar With Holidays

1953 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 5. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1953 holidays month by month

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

January 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 19 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday

February 1953

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 14 Saturday Lunar New Year
Feb 18 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 28 Saturday Lantern Festival

March 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 8 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Tuesday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 1 Sunday Purim
Mar 29 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 31 Tuesday Passover

April 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 15 Wednesday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Wednesday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 5 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 25 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
May 14 Thursday Ascension Day
May 14 Thursday Ramadan begins
May 20 Wednesday Shavuot
May 24 Sunday Pentecost

June 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Sunday Flag Day Observance
Jun 19 Friday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 9 Tuesday Laylat al-Qadr
Jun 13 Saturday Eid al-Fitr
Jun 15 Monday Dragon Boat Festival

July 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 3 Friday Independence Day (observed) Federal holiday
Jul 4 Saturday Independence Day Federal holiday

August 1953

No federal holidays or observances.

Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Aug 20 Thursday Eid al-Adha

September 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 7 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (6)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 10 Thursday Rosh Hashanah
Sep 10 Thursday Islamic New Year
Sep 19 Saturday Yom Kippur
Sep 19 Saturday Ashura
Sep 22 Tuesday Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 24 Thursday Sukkot

October 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 12 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Saturday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 2 Friday Simchat Torah

November 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 1 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 11 Wednesday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 26 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 27 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Sunday All Saints' Day
Nov 19 Thursday Mawlid

December 1953

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 2 Wednesday Hanukkah (first day)
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Friday Christmas 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 1953?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1953: 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 1953?

In 1953 Independence Day (Saturday, July 4, observed Friday, July 3) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1953?

Thanksgiving 1953 is on Thursday, November 26, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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