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1979 Calendar With Holidays

1979 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 15. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1979 holidays month by month

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

January 1979

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 28 Sunday Lunar New Year

February 1979

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 (3)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 9 Friday Mawlid
Feb 11 Sunday Lantern Festival
Feb 28 Wednesday Ash Wednesday

March 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 11 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Saturday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 13 Tuesday Purim

April 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 15 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 16 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Sunday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 8 Sunday Palm Sunday
Apr 12 Thursday Passover
Apr 13 Friday Good Friday
Apr 15 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 22 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
May 13 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 28 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
May 24 Thursday Ascension Day
May 30 Wednesday Dragon Boat Festival

June 1979

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 (2)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 1 Friday Shavuot
Jun 3 Sunday Pentecost

July 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Wednesday Independence Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jul 26 Thursday Ramadan begins

August 1979

No federal holidays or observances.

Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Aug 21 Tuesday Laylat al-Qadr
Aug 24 Friday Eid al-Fitr

September 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 3 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 22 Saturday Rosh Hashanah

October 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 8 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Wednesday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 1 Monday Yom Kippur
Oct 5 Friday Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 6 Saturday Sukkot
Oct 14 Sunday Simchat Torah
Oct 31 Wednesday Eid al-Adha

November 1979

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 4 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends 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 (3)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Thursday All Saints' Day
Nov 21 Wednesday Islamic New Year
Nov 30 Friday Ashura

December 1979

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 (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 15 Saturday Hanukkah (first day)
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 1979?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1979: 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 1979?

In 1979 Veterans Day (Sunday, November 11, observed Monday, November 12) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1979?

Thanksgiving 1979 is on Thursday, November 22, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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