CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS,
ANNIVERSARIES & FESTIVALS
These are the principal federal and state government holidays, Christian, Jewish and Islamic holidays and festivals and special recognition days for 2008. Technically, the United States does not observe national holidays. Each state has jurisdiction over its holidays, which are usually designated by its legislature. The list was compiled partially from "Astronomical Phenomena 2008," published by the U.S. Naval Observatory, and from the Texas Government Code.
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In the lists below, the Jewish and Islamic dates are tabular dates which
begin at sunset on the previous evening and end at sunset on the date listed
above.
Confederate Heroes Day combines the birthdays of Robert E. Lee (Jan. 19) and
Jefferson Davis (June 3).
Presidents' Day combines the birthdays of George Washington (Feb. 22) and
Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12).
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| 2008 |
| New Year’s Day |
Tuesday, Jan. 1 |
| Epiphany |
Sunday, Jan. 6 |
| Sam Rayburn Day |
Sunday, Jan. 6 |
| Islamic New Year |
Thursday, Jan. 10 |
| Confederate Heroes Day |
Saturday, Jan. 19 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day |
Monday, Jan. 21 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, Feb. 6 |
| Valentine's Day |
Thursday, Feb. 14 |
| Presidents' Day |
Monday, Feb. 18 |
| Texas Independence Day |
Sunday, March 2 |
| Sam Houston Day |
Sunday, March 2 |
| Texas Flag Day |
Sunday, March 2 |
| Primary Election Day |
Tuesday, March 4 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, March 16 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, March 21 |
| Easter Day |
Sunday, March 23 |
| César Chávez Day |
Monday, March 31 |
| Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day |
Wednesday, April 9 |
| Passover (Pesach), first day of |
Sunday, April 20 |
| San Jacinto Day |
Monday, April 21 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 1 |
| Whit Sunday - Pentecost |
Sunday, May 11 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 11 |
| Armed Forces Day |
Saturday, May 17 |
| Trinity Sunday |
Sunday, May 18 |
| Memorial Day |
Monday, May 26 |
| Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
Monday, June 9 |
| Flag Day (U.S.) |
Saturday, June 14 |
| Father's Day |
Sunday, June 15 |
| Emancipation Day in Texas (Juneteenth) |
Thursday, June 19 |
| Independence Day |
Friday, July 4 |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Day |
Wednesday, Aug. 27 |
| Labor Day |
Monday, Sept. 1 |
| Ramadan, first day of |
Tuesday, Sept. 2 |
| Grandparents Day |
Sunday, Sept. 7 |
| Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
Tuesday, Sept. 30 |
| Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
Thursday, Oct. 9 |
| Columbus Day |
Monday, Oct. 13 |
| Sukkot (Tabernacles), first day of |
Tuesday, Oct. 14 |
| Halloween |
Friday, Oct. 31 |
| Father of Texas (Stephen F. Austin) Day |
Monday, Nov. 3 |
| General Election Day |
Tuesday, Nov. 4 |
| Veterans Day |
Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day |
Thursday, Nov. 27 |
| First Sunday in Advent |
Sunday, Nov. 30 |
| Hanukkah, first day of |
Monday, Dec. 22 |
| Christmas Day |
Thursday, Dec. 25 |
| Islamic New Year |
Tuesday, Dec. 30 |
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