US Holidays 2012

We have the dates of US holidays in 2012 and 2013 -- plus the dates of religious and cultural holidays.

Please click on the name of each holiday to find holiday quotes, best wishes, party ideas, food ideas, recipes, prayers, blessings, graces, stories, poems, history of the holiday, and holiday trivia.

United States Federal Holidays 2012
Other Major Holidays
Holidays in 2012 (listed by date)
Holidays in 2012 (listed alphabetically)

Welcome to Holidays are Happy Days (www.Holidays-Happy-Days.com). We cover many holidays - from Thanksgiving to Halloween to Christmas to the less common ones. We have the dates of each holiday, it's history and facts, and we have quotes, poems, and best wishes that are associated with each holiday. We also have prayers, blessings, recipes and other information when appropriate to the particular holiday.

For those visitors who speak British English and think of a "holiday" as a summer vacation, please note that for Americans, holidays are days of celebration (the word "holiday" derives from the phrase "holy day").

United States Federal Holidays 2012 [2013]

New Years Day - Sunday, January 1, 2012 [Tuesday, January 1, 2013]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday - Monday, January 16, 2012 [Monday, January 21, 2013]

George Washington's Birthday (unofficially Presidents Day) - Monday, February 20, 2012 [Monday, February 18, 2013]

Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2012 [Monday, May 27, 2013]

Independence Day (Fourth of July) - Wednesday, July 4, 2012 [Thursday, July 4, 2013]

Labor Day - Monday, September 4, 2012 [Monday, September 2, 2013]

Columbus Day - Monday, October 8, 2012 [Monday, October 14, 2013]

Veterans Day - Sunday, November 11, 2012 [Monday, October 11, 2013]

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 22, 2012 [Thursday, November 28, 2013]

Christmas - Tuesday, December 25, 2012 [Wednesday, December 25, 2013]

Other Major US Holidays in 2012

Valentines Day - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 [Thursday, February 14, 2013]

Mardi Gras - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 [Tuesday, February 12. 2013]

Easter - Sunday, April 8, 2012 [Sunday, March 31, 2013]

Mothers' Day - Sunday, May 13, 2012 [Sunday, May 12, 2013]

Halloween - Wednesday, October 31, 2012 [Thursday, October 31, 2013]

2012 Holidays (listed by date)

January Holidays 2012

New Years Day - Sunday, January 1, 2012 [Tuesday, January 1, 2013]

Epiphany - Friday, January 6, 2012 [Sunday, January 6, 2013]

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Monday, January 16, 2012 [Monday, January 21, 2013]

Benjamin Franklin - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 [Thursday, January 17, 2013]

Chinese New Year - Monday, January 23, 2012 [Sunday, February 10, 2013]

February Holidays 2012

National Freedom Day - Wednesday, February 1, 2012 [Friday, February 1, 2013]

Groundhog Day - Thursday, February 2, 2012 [Saturday, February 2, 2013]

Boy Scout Day - Wednesday, February 8, 2012 [Friday, February 8, 2013]

Abraham Lincoln - Sunday, February 12, 2012 [Tuesday, February 12, 2013]

Valentines Day - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 [Thursday, February 14, 2013]

George Washington's Birthday (unofficially Presidents Day) - Monday, February 20, 2012 [Monday, February 18. 2013]

Mardi Gras - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 [Tuesday, February 12, 2013]

Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 [Wednesday, February 13, 2013]

March Holidays 2012

Daylight Savings Time Begins - Sunday, March 11, 2012 [Sunday, March 10, 2013]

St. Patrick's Day - Saturday, March 17, 2012 [Sunday, March 17. 2013]

First Day of Spring (Vernal Equinox) - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 [Wednesday, March 20, 2013]

April Holidays 2012

April Fool's Day - Sunday, April 1, 2012 [Monday, April 1, 2013]

Palm Sunday - Sunday, April 1, 2012 [Sunday, March 24, 2013]

Good Friday - Friday, April 6, 2012 [Friday, March 29, 2013]

Passover begins- Saturday, April 7, 2012 [Tuesday, March 26, 2013]

Easter - Sunday, April 8, 2012 [Sunday, March 31, 2013]

Patriots' Day - Monday, April 16, 2012 [Monday, April 15, 2013] (not to be confused with Patriot Day - September 11)

Earth Day - Sunday, April 22, 2012 [Monday, April 22, 2013]

May Holidays 2012

May Day - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 [Wednesday, May 1, 2013]

Cinco de Mayo - Saturday, May 5, 2012 [Sunday, May 5, 2013]

Mothers' Day - Sunday, May 13, 2012 [Sunday, May 12, 2013]

Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2012 [Monday, May 27, 2013]

June Holidays 2012

Flag Day - Thursday, June 14, 2012 [Friday, June 14, 2013]

Fathers' Day - Sunday, June 17, 2012 [Sunday, June 16, 2013]

First Day of Summer (Summer Solstice) - Wednesday, June 20, 2012 [Friday, June 21, 2013]

Helen Keller - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 [Thursday, June 27, 2013]

July Holidays 2012

Canada Day - Monday, July 2, 2012 [Monday, July 1, 2013]

Independence Day (Fourth of July) - Wednesday, July 4, 2012 [Thursday, July 4, 2013]

August Holidays 2012

Friendship Day - Sunday, August 5, 2012 [Sunday, August 4, 2013]

September Holidays 2012

Labor Day - Monday, September 3, 2012 [Monday, September 2, 2013]

Patriot Day (9/11) - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 [Wednesday, September 11, 2013] (not to be confused with Patriots' Day - April 16)

First Day of Autumn (Autumnal Equinox) - Saturday, September 22, 2012 [Sunday, September 22, 2013]

International Day of Peace - Friday, September 21, 2012 [Saturday, September 21, 2013]

October Holidays 2012

Columbus Day - Monday, October 8, 2012 [Monday, October 14, 2013]

Thanksgiving (Canada) - Monday, October 8, 2012 [Monday, October 14, 2013]

United Nations Day - Wednesday, October 24, 2012 [Thursday, October 14, 2013]

Halloween - Wednesday, October 31, 2012 [Thursday, October 31, 2013]

November Holidays 2012

All Saints Day - Thursday, November 1, 2012 [Friday, November 1, 2013]

Daylight Savings Time Ends - Sunday, November 4, 2012 [Sunday, November 3, 2013]

Election Day - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 [Tuesday, November 5, 2013]

Veterans Day - Sunday, November 11, 2012, [Monday, November 11, 2013] (also Armistice Day, and Remembrance Day (Canada))

Diwali begins - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 [Sunday, November 3, 2013]

Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 22, 2012 [Thursday, November 21, 2013]

December Holidays 2012

Pearl Harbor Day - Friday, December 7, 2012 [Saturday, December 7, 2013]

Hanukkah begins - Sunday, December 9, 2012 [Thursday, November 28, 2013]

First Day of Winter (Winter Solstice) - Saturday, December 22, 2012 [Saturday, December 21, 2013]

Christmas - Tuesday, December 25, 2012 [Wednesday, December 15, 2013]

New Year's Eve - Monday, December 31, 2012 [Tuesday, December 31, 2013]

2012 Holidays (listed alphabetically)

Abraham Lincoln - Sunday, February 12, 2012 [Tuesday, February 12, 2013]

All Saints Day - Thursday, November 1, 2012 [Friday, November 1, 2013]

April Fool's Day - Sunday, April 1, 2012 [Monday, April 1, 2013]

Armistice Day - Sunday, November 11, 2012, [Monday, November 11, 2013] (also Veterans Day, and Remembrance Day (Canada))

Ash Wednesday - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 [Wednesday, February 13, 2013]

Ben Franklin - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 [Thursday, January 17, 2013]