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There are "holidays" on here that might be celebrated by a few thousand peoples. I get that a lot of people hate traditional American culture, but X holiday in whatever country that has 100 immigrants in the US doesn't mean that its an "American" holiday. Please return the page back to normal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.242.92.230 ( talk) 03:09, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't know if Festivus should've been removed from this template. I mean, it's entered our culture so deeply at this point that there's little reason to not call it an official holiday. Huh ( talk) 18:07, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps everyone who has reverted my edits to this template have not read the page in question, hmmm? The page clearly states that Festivus is NOT a fictional holiday, and that it is celebrated across the country. It was not invented for that Seinfeld episode- that episode just popularized the holiday. Huh ( talk) 15:33, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
I would dispute adding Festivus to this template. Talk like a pirate day is a holiday, it is even listed on my civic calendar; Towel day is an international "holiday", probably has an equal following. I would dispute any of these of these being added to this template. Yngvarr (t) (c) 02:03, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
It seems Festivus has grown in stature every year, and deserves a place on the list. Randy Kryn ( talk) 11:39, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
I've protected the article to prevent further edit warring; please discuss the the matter on a talk page. Thanks, – Juliancolton Happy Holidays 16:54, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Since this is a template for US Holidays, it seems as if we should be linking to articles or sections about how that holiday is celebrated in the United States. It seems odd to click on one of the links and go to a page that just has one sentence and then sections for each region. Instead, I think the template should just link to the respective sections. Not all of them would have to be changed, only a few:
Also, a few link to disambiguation or redirect pages. These include
Also, if we have Christmas Eve listed as a holiday, we need to include New Year's Eve.
If you were to do everything that I listed above, the new code would look like this:
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|name = US Holidays
|title = Holidays, Observances, and Celebrations in the United States of America
|titlestyle=background:#DDD4A5;
|groupstyle=background:#CCC3D5;
|image= [[Image:The Christmas carol.jpg|120px|Family Christmas]]
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|list1= [[April Fool's Day]] • [[Arbor Day#United States|Arbor Day]] • [[Children's Day#United States of America|Children's Day]] • [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] • [[Christmas Eve#North America|Christmas Eve]] • [[Cinco de Mayo#United States|Cinco de Mayo]] • [[Columbus Day]] <p> [[Earth Day]] • [[Easter]] • [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] • [[Father's Day#United States|Father's Day]] • [[Flag Day in the United States|Flag Day]] • [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] <p> [[Groundhog Day]] • [[Grandparent's Day]] • [[Halloween]] • [[Kwanzaa]] • [[Labor Day]] • [[Lincoln's Birthday]] <p> [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Day]] • [[Mardi Gras#United States|Mardi Gras]] • [[May Day#Americas|May Day]] • [[Memorial Day]] • [[Mother's Day (United States)|Mother's Day]] <p> [[New Year's Day]] • [[New Year's Eve]] • [[Patriot's Day]] • [[Saint Patrick's Day#In the United States|St. Patrick's Day]] • [[Super Bowl Sunday]] • [[Thanksgiving]] <p> [[Valentine's Day]] • [[Veterans Day]] • [[Washington's Birthday|Presidents Day/Washington's Birthday]] • [[Yom Kippur]]
}}
<noinclude>
[[Category:Holidays|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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Thanks! -- Randor Xeus. Remember to Be Bold! 23:07, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I think that Hanukkah should be added to this list. There are many people in America who observe this holiday. Because of the other religious holidays that are included in this navbox, Hanukkah definitely meets the requirements. Is there any reason why we shouldn't add it?
-- Randor Xeus. Remember to Be Bold! 07:30, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Need to add Dyngus Day to this list. Its an important Polish-American holiday, particularly in Northern Indiana and New York, but is growing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.115.155.55 ( talk) 18:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
It's Independence Day. Fourth of July is the date. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.32.75 ( talk) 23:46, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Black Friday (shopping) is not a holiday, an observance, or a celebration in the United States of America and should not be included on this list. -- Wolfer68 ( talk) 20:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
I'd also argue that Mischief night does not belong in this template. Reading the article, it seems something more common in Europe and Canada and only regionally done in the U.S. It's not really a well-known event. Senior Skip Day could as well be considered an observance more well known and celebrated within the U.S. -- Wolfer68 ( talk) 17:43, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Inquiring about the failure to include May Day as a (non-federal) US Holiday. It belongs here. Richard Myers ( talk) 17:45, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
I know there has already been a previous discussion on Festivus, but I would like us to revisit the issue. I simply don't think it should be included. Its article consists mainly of an in-universe (i.e. the Seinfeld universe) description of the holiday, then an extended "in popular culture" section that describes several people who received news attention for celebrating the holiday. I see nothing sourced that indicates that this holiday is widely practiced, but rather sourced isolated incidents. Surely the threshold for what is listed in this template is higher than that. Kansan ( talk) 22:26, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
I've been bold and split the holidays into three groups: Days, Weeks (or multiple weeks, shorter than a month), and Months. Objections? - dcljr ( talk) 18:04, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Per the NJ Dept. of State website, New Jersey Day is not a legal holiday. I think it should be removed. [4]. Roodog2k ( talk) 18:41, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
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What holidays should be on this template of U.S. Holidays? Please list the following that you think is appropriate. Binksternet ( talk) 05:03, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
How about it? Template-worthy or no? 71.236.253.188 ( talk) 23:58, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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Should Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Halloween be marked as "religious" holidays? Ibadibam ( talk) 21:52, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Randy Kryn has stated that he rejects the limited consensus reached by Binksternet and Meatsgains and closed by Armbrust in the section #RFC: What is the scope? above. The observance in question is 420 (cannabis culture), which would fall under category 11 of the RfC (Unofficial holidays and celebrations that some Americans observe), along with observances like Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and Geek Pride Day. Is there any interest in reconsidering the RfC, to discuss whether observances like these ought to be included in this template? Ibadibam ( talk) 17:43, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
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I think Saviours' Day, the Nation of Islam holiday commemorating W. D. Fard's birthday on February 26, should be added. ZSJUSA ( talk) 01:01, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
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Add Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month to the list of month-long celebrations during the month of October. Similar month long heritage celebrations are already listed on this template. Pcarosa ( talk) 21:02, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
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06:29, 16 April 2018 (UTC)The entries for "The Eighth" (January) and "Victory Over Japan Day" (August) should be revised. First, "Victory Over Japan Day" is not the name of the holiday; it is just Victory Day (see Victory Day (United States)). Second, neither entry should say "former federal" because these were never "federal holidays," as explained more fully at Talk:Federal holidays in the United States#Removal of "Former federal holidays". Stated briefly, "The Eighth" stopped being observed before statutory federal holidays came into existence in 1870, while Victory Day was never anything more than a state holiday in Rhode Island (and possibly Arkansas). The US government never recognized these as federal holidays as that term is understood today.
Is there consensus for an edit request on these changes? -- EightYearBreak ( talk) 21:20, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
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In January row - remove The Eighth because it is no longer observed OR at least remove "former federal" since it was never a federal holiday
In August row - change Victory Over Japan Day (RI, former federal) to Victory Day (RI) to reflect its correct name and the fact that it was never a federal holiday
These changes were proposed three weeks ago on this page under the heading "Former federal" holidays, with citation to a fully sourced explanation, for the purpose of seeking consensus. No comments have been made for or against the proposal. However, this template is very widely used, so I suggest that enough time has passed without any objections to go ahead and make these corrective changes. EightYearBreak ( talk) 16:09, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
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November has a listing for Obama Day, but in looking at the article it links to, the correct article it should point to is Barack Obama Day. The one it currently directs to was a Kenyan holiday. Aboutmovies ( talk) 03:45, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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For the holidays listed for September-October, please add Sukkot as a religious holiday along with Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur (see below for example) 212.179.63.66 ( talk) 06:36, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday but rather an African-American cultural holiday. Mt.FijiBoiz ( talk) 23:42, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
Can someone update the Indigenous People's Day as of 2019, due of both states of the Alaska and New Mexico are officially adopted the Holiday, in the replacing Columbus Day? Chad The Goatman ( talk) 03:39, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
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Add Liberation and Freedom Day, March 3. This is a new official holiday in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. deisenbe ( talk) 09:54, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
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Make new section November-December and move Hanukkah out of November and December, as is done with other religious holidays such as Rosh Hashannah that do not follow the usual Western calendar. Should specify that Hanukkah is eight days, not a week. deisenbe ( talk) 10:02, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
This template is now practically overrun with pointless minor religious holidays and observances; only the major ones (whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim) should be kept for tidiness' sake. -- Bigpoliticsfan ( talk) 21:57, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
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Can someone please rename "Washington's Birthday" as " Presidents' Day"? The page title doesn't call it "Washington's Birthday" anymore. Can someone do what I said? Please. 2601:40A:8400:5A40:B17B:6AB8:783E:BA88 ( talk) 13:32, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
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There are "holidays" on here that might be celebrated by a few thousand peoples. I get that a lot of people hate traditional American culture, but X holiday in whatever country that has 100 immigrants in the US doesn't mean that its an "American" holiday. Please return the page back to normal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.242.92.230 ( talk) 03:09, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't know if Festivus should've been removed from this template. I mean, it's entered our culture so deeply at this point that there's little reason to not call it an official holiday. Huh ( talk) 18:07, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps everyone who has reverted my edits to this template have not read the page in question, hmmm? The page clearly states that Festivus is NOT a fictional holiday, and that it is celebrated across the country. It was not invented for that Seinfeld episode- that episode just popularized the holiday. Huh ( talk) 15:33, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
I would dispute adding Festivus to this template. Talk like a pirate day is a holiday, it is even listed on my civic calendar; Towel day is an international "holiday", probably has an equal following. I would dispute any of these of these being added to this template. Yngvarr (t) (c) 02:03, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
It seems Festivus has grown in stature every year, and deserves a place on the list. Randy Kryn ( talk) 11:39, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
I've protected the article to prevent further edit warring; please discuss the the matter on a talk page. Thanks, – Juliancolton Happy Holidays 16:54, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Since this is a template for US Holidays, it seems as if we should be linking to articles or sections about how that holiday is celebrated in the United States. It seems odd to click on one of the links and go to a page that just has one sentence and then sections for each region. Instead, I think the template should just link to the respective sections. Not all of them would have to be changed, only a few:
Also, a few link to disambiguation or redirect pages. These include
Also, if we have Christmas Eve listed as a holiday, we need to include New Year's Eve.
If you were to do everything that I listed above, the new code would look like this:
{{Navbox
|name = US Holidays
|title = Holidays, Observances, and Celebrations in the United States of America
|titlestyle=background:#DDD4A5;
|groupstyle=background:#CCC3D5;
|image= [[Image:The Christmas carol.jpg|120px|Family Christmas]]
|group1=
|list1= [[April Fool's Day]] • [[Arbor Day#United States|Arbor Day]] • [[Children's Day#United States of America|Children's Day]] • [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] • [[Christmas Eve#North America|Christmas Eve]] • [[Cinco de Mayo#United States|Cinco de Mayo]] • [[Columbus Day]] <p> [[Earth Day]] • [[Easter]] • [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] • [[Father's Day#United States|Father's Day]] • [[Flag Day in the United States|Flag Day]] • [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] <p> [[Groundhog Day]] • [[Grandparent's Day]] • [[Halloween]] • [[Kwanzaa]] • [[Labor Day]] • [[Lincoln's Birthday]] <p> [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Day]] • [[Mardi Gras#United States|Mardi Gras]] • [[May Day#Americas|May Day]] • [[Memorial Day]] • [[Mother's Day (United States)|Mother's Day]] <p> [[New Year's Day]] • [[New Year's Eve]] • [[Patriot's Day]] • [[Saint Patrick's Day#In the United States|St. Patrick's Day]] • [[Super Bowl Sunday]] • [[Thanksgiving]] <p> [[Valentine's Day]] • [[Veterans Day]] • [[Washington's Birthday|Presidents Day/Washington's Birthday]] • [[Yom Kippur]]
}}
<noinclude>
[[Category:Holidays|{{PAGENAME}}]]
</noinclude>
}}
Thanks! -- Randor Xeus. Remember to Be Bold! 23:07, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I think that Hanukkah should be added to this list. There are many people in America who observe this holiday. Because of the other religious holidays that are included in this navbox, Hanukkah definitely meets the requirements. Is there any reason why we shouldn't add it?
-- Randor Xeus. Remember to Be Bold! 07:30, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Need to add Dyngus Day to this list. Its an important Polish-American holiday, particularly in Northern Indiana and New York, but is growing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.115.155.55 ( talk) 18:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
It's Independence Day. Fourth of July is the date. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.32.75 ( talk) 23:46, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Black Friday (shopping) is not a holiday, an observance, or a celebration in the United States of America and should not be included on this list. -- Wolfer68 ( talk) 20:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
I'd also argue that Mischief night does not belong in this template. Reading the article, it seems something more common in Europe and Canada and only regionally done in the U.S. It's not really a well-known event. Senior Skip Day could as well be considered an observance more well known and celebrated within the U.S. -- Wolfer68 ( talk) 17:43, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Inquiring about the failure to include May Day as a (non-federal) US Holiday. It belongs here. Richard Myers ( talk) 17:45, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
I know there has already been a previous discussion on Festivus, but I would like us to revisit the issue. I simply don't think it should be included. Its article consists mainly of an in-universe (i.e. the Seinfeld universe) description of the holiday, then an extended "in popular culture" section that describes several people who received news attention for celebrating the holiday. I see nothing sourced that indicates that this holiday is widely practiced, but rather sourced isolated incidents. Surely the threshold for what is listed in this template is higher than that. Kansan ( talk) 22:26, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
I've been bold and split the holidays into three groups: Days, Weeks (or multiple weeks, shorter than a month), and Months. Objections? - dcljr ( talk) 18:04, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Per the NJ Dept. of State website, New Jersey Day is not a legal holiday. I think it should be removed. [4]. Roodog2k ( talk) 18:41, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
What holidays should be on this template of U.S. Holidays? Please list the following that you think is appropriate. Binksternet ( talk) 05:03, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
How about it? Template-worthy or no? 71.236.253.188 ( talk) 23:58, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Halloween be marked as "religious" holidays? Ibadibam ( talk) 21:52, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Randy Kryn has stated that he rejects the limited consensus reached by Binksternet and Meatsgains and closed by Armbrust in the section #RFC: What is the scope? above. The observance in question is 420 (cannabis culture), which would fall under category 11 of the RfC (Unofficial holidays and celebrations that some Americans observe), along with observances like Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and Geek Pride Day. Is there any interest in reconsidering the RfC, to discuss whether observances like these ought to be included in this template? Ibadibam ( talk) 17:43, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
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I think Saviours' Day, the Nation of Islam holiday commemorating W. D. Fard's birthday on February 26, should be added. ZSJUSA ( talk) 01:01, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
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Add Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month to the list of month-long celebrations during the month of October. Similar month long heritage celebrations are already listed on this template. Pcarosa ( talk) 21:02, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
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06:29, 16 April 2018 (UTC)The entries for "The Eighth" (January) and "Victory Over Japan Day" (August) should be revised. First, "Victory Over Japan Day" is not the name of the holiday; it is just Victory Day (see Victory Day (United States)). Second, neither entry should say "former federal" because these were never "federal holidays," as explained more fully at Talk:Federal holidays in the United States#Removal of "Former federal holidays". Stated briefly, "The Eighth" stopped being observed before statutory federal holidays came into existence in 1870, while Victory Day was never anything more than a state holiday in Rhode Island (and possibly Arkansas). The US government never recognized these as federal holidays as that term is understood today.
Is there consensus for an edit request on these changes? -- EightYearBreak ( talk) 21:20, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
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In January row - remove The Eighth because it is no longer observed OR at least remove "former federal" since it was never a federal holiday
In August row - change Victory Over Japan Day (RI, former federal) to Victory Day (RI) to reflect its correct name and the fact that it was never a federal holiday
These changes were proposed three weeks ago on this page under the heading "Former federal" holidays, with citation to a fully sourced explanation, for the purpose of seeking consensus. No comments have been made for or against the proposal. However, this template is very widely used, so I suggest that enough time has passed without any objections to go ahead and make these corrective changes. EightYearBreak ( talk) 16:09, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
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November has a listing for Obama Day, but in looking at the article it links to, the correct article it should point to is Barack Obama Day. The one it currently directs to was a Kenyan holiday. Aboutmovies ( talk) 03:45, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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For the holidays listed for September-October, please add Sukkot as a religious holiday along with Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur (see below for example) 212.179.63.66 ( talk) 06:36, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday but rather an African-American cultural holiday. Mt.FijiBoiz ( talk) 23:42, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
Can someone update the Indigenous People's Day as of 2019, due of both states of the Alaska and New Mexico are officially adopted the Holiday, in the replacing Columbus Day? Chad The Goatman ( talk) 03:39, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
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Please replace {{collapsible option}}
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[[Category:United States templates]]
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with {{documentation}}
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Add Liberation and Freedom Day, March 3. This is a new official holiday in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. deisenbe ( talk) 09:54, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
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Make new section November-December and move Hanukkah out of November and December, as is done with other religious holidays such as Rosh Hashannah that do not follow the usual Western calendar. Should specify that Hanukkah is eight days, not a week. deisenbe ( talk) 10:02, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
This template is now practically overrun with pointless minor religious holidays and observances; only the major ones (whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim) should be kept for tidiness' sake. -- Bigpoliticsfan ( talk) 21:57, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
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Can someone please rename "Washington's Birthday" as " Presidents' Day"? The page title doesn't call it "Washington's Birthday" anymore. Can someone do what I said? Please. 2601:40A:8400:5A40:B17B:6AB8:783E:BA88 ( talk) 13:32, 19 June 2023 (UTC)