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1978 Calendar With Holidays

1978 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on March 26. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1978 holidays month by month

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

January 1978

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 1978

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 7 Tuesday Lunar New Year
Feb 8 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 20 Monday Mawlid
Feb 21 Tuesday Lantern Festival

March 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 12 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Friday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Mar 26 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 19 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 23 Thursday Purim
Mar 24 Friday Good Friday
Mar 26 Sunday Easter Sunday

April 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 17 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Saturday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 22 Saturday Passover
Apr 30 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
May 14 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 29 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
May 4 Thursday Ascension Day
May 14 Sunday Pentecost

June 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Wednesday Flag Day Observance
Jun 18 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 19 Monday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 10 Saturday Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 11 Sunday Shavuot

July 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Tuesday Independence Day Federal holiday

August 1978

No federal holidays or observances.

Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Aug 6 Sunday Ramadan begins

September 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 4 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 1 Friday Laylat al-Qadr
Sep 4 Monday Eid al-Fitr
Sep 17 Sunday Mid-Autumn Festival

October 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 9 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Tuesday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 2 Monday Rosh Hashanah
Oct 11 Wednesday Yom Kippur
Oct 16 Monday Sukkot
Oct 24 Tuesday Simchat Torah

November 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 5 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 7 Tuesday Election Day Observance
Nov 10 Friday Veterans Day (observed) Federal holiday
Nov 11 Saturday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 23 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 24 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Wednesday All Saints' Day
Nov 11 Saturday Eid al-Adha

December 1978

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Sunday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 1 Friday Islamic New Year
Dec 10 Sunday Ashura
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day
Dec 25 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 1978?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1978: 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 1978?

In 1978 New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1, observed Monday, January 2) and Veterans Day (Saturday, November 11, observed Friday, November 10) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1978?

Thanksgiving 1978 is on Thursday, November 23, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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