A list of United States federal holidays in 2012 is shown below. For convenience, the number of days left to a holiday date is also provided. Federal holidays are public holidays established for federal employees in the Federal law (5 United States Code 6103) by the United States Congress. Employees are paid for the holidays.
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New Year's Day
2012 Sunday,
January 1
(January 2**) -
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
2012 Monday,
January 16 -
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
2012 Monday,
February 20 -
Memorial Day
2012 Monday,
May 28 -
Independence Day
2012 Wednesday,
July 4 -
Labor Day
2012 Monday,
September 3 -
Columbus Day
2012 Monday,
October 8 -
Veterans Day
2012 Sunday,
November 11
(November 12**) -
Thanksgiving Day
2012 Thursday,
November 22 -
Christmas
2012 Tuesday,
December 25
**If a federal holiday falls on Saturday it is usually observed on Friday (the day before), and when it falls on Sunday it is observed the following Monday. The dates the federal holidays are observed are shown in parentheses.