#Gregorian_calendar__New_Style the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
supertype: solar_calendar__solarcalendar a calendar based on solar cycles
subtype: church_calendar a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
part: January__Jan the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
part: Inauguration_Day__January_20 the day designated for inauguration of the United States President
part: New_Year's_Day__New_Year's__January_1 the first day of the year
part: Martin_Luther_King_Jr's_Birthday__Martin_Luther_King_Day observed on the Monday closest to January 15
part: Tet Vietnamese New Year; observed for 3 days after the 1st full moon after January 20th
part: Saint_Agnes's_Eve__January_20 a Christian holy day
part: Solemnity_of_Mary__January_1 (Roman Catholic) a holy day of obligation
part: Epiphany_of_Our_Lord__Epiphany__Twelfth_day__Three_Kings'_Day__January_6 twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
part: Twelfth_night eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5
part: Christmas__Christmastide__Christmastime__Yule__Yuletide__Noel period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
part: Boxing_Day (British) first weekday after Christmas
part: mid-January the middle part of January
part: February__Feb the month following January and preceding March
part: leap_day__bissextile_day__February_29 the name of the day that is added during a leap year
part: Candlemas_Day__Candlemas__Feb_2 feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
part: Groundhog_Day__February_2 (US) if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter
part: Lincoln's_Birthday__February_12 (US) the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
part: Valentine_Day__Valentine's_Day__Saint_Valentine's_Day__St_Valentine's_Day__February_14 a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
part: Washington's_Birthday__February_22 (US) the day on which George Washington is remembered
part: Presidents'_Day (US) the 3rd Monday in February; commemorates both United States Presidents Lincoln and Washington
part: mid-February the middle part of February
part: March__Mar the month following February and preceding April
part: Annunciation_Day__Annunciation__Lady_Day__March_25 a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
part: Texas_Independence_Day__March_2 Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
part: Saint_Joseph__St_Joseph__March_19 a Christian holy day
part: mid-March the middle part of March
part: April__Apr the month following March and preceding May
part: April_Fools'_day__April_Fools'__All_Fools'_day April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
part: Pan_American_Day__April_14 a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries
part: Patriot's_Day the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
part: mid-April the middle part of April
part: May the month following April and preceding June
part: May_Day__First_of_May__May_1 observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor
part: Mother's_Day second Sunday in May
part: Armed_Forces_Day the 3rd Saturday in May
part: Memorial_Day__Decoration_Day U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
part: Commonwealth_Day__Empire_day__May_24 British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
part: mid-May the middle part of May
part: June the month following May and preceding July
part: Jefferson_Davis'_Birthday__Davis'_Birthday__June_3 celebrated in southern United States
part: Flag_Day__June_14 commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777
part: Father's_Day US: third Sunday in June
part: Saints_Peter_and_Paul__June_29 first celebrated in the 3rd century
part: mid-June the middle part of June
part: summer_solstice__June_21__midsummer June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
part: Midsummer_Day__Midsummer's_Day__St_John's_Day__June_24 a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
part: Midsummer_Eve__Midsummer_Night__St_John's_Eve__St_John's_Night__June_23 the night before Midsummer Day
part: July the month following June and preceding August
part: Independence_Day__Fourth_of_July__July_4 a legal holiday in the United States
part: Dominion_Day__July_1 (Canada) a legal holiday commemorating receiving dominion status in 1867
part: Bastille_Day__July_14__july14 a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris Bastille in 1789
part: mid-July the middle part of July
part: August__Aug the month following July and preceding September
part: Assumption_of_Mary__Assumption__August_15 celebration of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
part: mid-August the middle part of August
part: September__Sep__Sept the month following August and preceding October
part: Michaelmas_Day__Michaelmas__September_29 honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
part: Labor_Day first Monday in September in U.S. and Canada
part: Citizenship_Day__September_17 celebrated in the United States
part: American_Indian_Day US: the 4th Friday in September
part: mid-September the middle part of September
part: October__Oct the month following September and preceding November
part: Columbus_Day__Discovery_Day__October_12 a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
part: United_Nations_Day__October_24 a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
part: mid-October the middle part of October
part: November__Nov the month following October and preceding December
part: Guy_Fawkes_Day__November_5 British; anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot; effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned in England on Guy Fawkes Day
part: Martinmas__St_Martin's_Day__November_11 the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
part: All_Saints'_Day__Allhallows__November_1__Hallowmas__Hallowmass a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
part: All_Souls'_Day__November_2 a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
part: Veterans'_Day__Armistice_Day__November_11 US: formerly Armistice Day; called Veterans Day since 1954
part: Thanksgiving_Day__Thanksgiving fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians
part: mid-November the middle part of November
part: December__Dec the last (12th) month of the year
part: New_Year's_Eve__December_31 the last day of the year
part: Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25 a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
part: Christmas__Christmastide__Christmastime__Yule__Yuletide__Noel period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
part: mid-December the middle part of December
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