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1956 Calendar With Holidays

1956 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 1. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1956 holidays month by month

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

January 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Sunday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 2 Monday New Year's Day (observed) Federal holiday
Jan 16 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday

February 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Thursday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Tuesday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 20 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 12 Sunday Lunar New Year
Feb 15 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 26 Sunday Purim
Feb 26 Sunday Lantern Festival

March 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 11 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Saturday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 25 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 27 Tuesday Passover
Mar 30 Friday Good Friday

April 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 1 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 16 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Sunday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 1 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 12 Thursday Ramadan begins

May 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
May 13 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 28 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (6)
DateDayHoliday
May 6 Sunday Orthodox Easter
May 8 Tuesday Laylat al-Qadr
May 10 Thursday Ascension Day
May 12 Saturday Eid al-Fitr
May 16 Wednesday Shavuot
May 20 Sunday Pentecost

June 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Thursday Flag Day Observance
Jun 17 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 19 Tuesday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 13 Wednesday Dragon Boat Festival

July 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Wednesday Independence Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jul 19 Thursday Eid al-Adha

August 1956

No federal holidays or observances.

Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Aug 8 Wednesday Islamic New Year
Aug 17 Friday Ashura

September 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 3 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 6 Thursday Rosh Hashanah
Sep 15 Saturday Yom Kippur
Sep 19 Wednesday Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 20 Thursday Sukkot
Sep 28 Friday Simchat Torah

October 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 8 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Wednesday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 17 Wednesday Mawlid

November 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 4 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 6 Tuesday Election Day Observance
Nov 11 Sunday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 12 Monday Veterans Day (observed) Federal holiday
Nov 22 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 23 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Thursday All Saints' Day
Nov 29 Thursday Hanukkah (first day)

December 1956

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Monday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Tuesday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Monday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 24 Monday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Tuesday 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 1956?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1956: 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 1956?

In 1956 New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1, observed Monday, January 2) and Veterans Day (Sunday, November 11, observed Monday, November 12) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1956?

Thanksgiving 1956 is on Thursday, November 22, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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