holidays and the such....

Happy Mary Kay New Year!!!!!

Today starts the new year for Mary Kay Cosmetics. I realize that to most of the world, this isn't a really big deal. But to those associated, it's the culmination of 12 months of hard work that is about to be rewarded.

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But that got me to thinking.  There are so many holidays and celebrations in the US (notwithstanding every other country). What are they? So many know that federal holidays. But what about the religious ones or the fun ones like Grandparents' Day. Where did they all start?

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Well, I decided to answer my own questions. I will post for the next year all of the holidays that I can find that are celebrated in large or small ways int he United States. To keep things streamlined, I will use Wikipedia.com as my source.

For example, did you know that there were proposed holidays that never became, well, holidays? Below is an excerpt from wikipedia:

Proposed federal holidays

Additional holidays have been proposed. According to an article from CBS, federal holidays are generally "expensive"^{[clarification needed]}and they only allow federal workers to take the day off. As the U.S. federal government is a large employer, the holidays are expensive. If a holiday is controversial, opposition will generally cause bills that propose such holidays to die. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, for example, was one that took much effort to pass. And once it did pass, it took more effort for all states to eventually recognize it.^[28]

The following list is an example of holidays that have been proposed and have reasons why they are not observed at the federal level today. Some of the holidays are observed at the state level.

Date	Official Name	Remarks
Third Monday of February	Susan B. Anthony Day	The holiday was proposed by Carolyn Maloney in a H. R. 655 on February 11, 2011. Today, the bill is dead.[29]
Last Monday of March	Cesar Chavez Day	The holiday was proposed California Democrat Joe Baca in H.R. 76 and was further endorsed by President Barack Obama[30]
Third Monday in May	Malcolm X Day	The holiday was proposed in H.R. 323 in 1993 and 1994 by Congressman Charles Rangel.[31] The holiday has gained support in light of the recent race issues. 2015 marked the first official Malcolm X Day when it became a legal holiday in Illinois.
June 14	Flag Day	Proposed several times, but only to become a national observance when President Harry Truman signed it into law as such.[32]
Third Monday of September	Native Americans' Day	The holiday was petitioned to Congress multiple times, but was unsuccessful. The proclamation exists today as the "Native American Awareness Week."[33]
First Tuesday after November 1	Election Day	There have been multiple movements for this holiday to be official, with the last happening in with the "1993 Motor Voter Act", mainly to boost voter turnout.[34]

Interesting, right? Now for the record, the idea of sharing this information is NOT to spark argument or conflict, but merely to educate. So if you see I missed something, please feel free to let me know.

Until next time!
Cherise, the Mompreneur