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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.. It is observed on the third
Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, King's actual birthday is
January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday
Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the
latest is January 21. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent
activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial
discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday
in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President
Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first
observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the
holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other
holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in
2000.

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East and Southeast Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring…

Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are Moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. It is particularly celebrated in countries within East and Southeast Asia, being influenced by the historical Chinese…

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East and Southeast Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring…

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East and Southeast Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring…

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East and Southeast Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring…

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East and Southeast Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring…

Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East and Southeast Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring…

National Foundation Day is an annual national holiday in Japan on February 11, celebrating the foundation of Japan, enforced by a specific Cabinet Order set in 1966. February 11 is the accession date of the legendary first Emperor of Japan,…

The Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the full moon, the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Usually falling in February or early March on the Gregorian calendar,…

Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all
persons who served in the office of president of the United States. The
federal holiday specifically honors George Washington, who led the
Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at
the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and was the first president of the
United States. The day is a state holiday in most states, with official
names including Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, President's Day,
Presidents Day, and Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday. The various states
use 15 different names. Depending upon the specific law, the state holiday
may officially celebrate Washington alone, Washington and Lincoln, or some
other combination of U.S. presidents.

The Emperor's Birthday is an annual national holiday in the Japanese calendar celebrating the birthday of the reigning Emperor, which is currently 23 February as Emperor Naruhito was born on that day in 1960. It is enforced by a specific…