1959 Holidays and Events in New York, United States of America

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1959, Thu	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	1/19/1959, Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	2/8/1959, Sun	Football Super Bowl
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Many members of the public stay home to watch this on TV.
	2/11/1959, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by some Christian organizations.
	2/14/1959, Sat	Valentine's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	2/16/1959, Mon	Washington's Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Also known as President's Day. An official national government and private business holiday.
	3/11/1959, Wed	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebrated for 29 or 30 days (the month of Ramadan), starting the evening before the first official day and ending the day before Eid-al-Fitr; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	3/17/1959, Tue	St. Patrick's Day Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note 5th Avenue from 44th to 86th St. Major event during the day. Traffic congestion.
	3/17/1959, Tue	St. Patrick's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	3/27/1959, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by most Christian organizations.
	3/29/1959, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by all Christian organizations.
	4/10/1959, Fri	Eid-al-Fitr Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day (the last day of Ramadan) and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	4/23/1959, Thu	Passover Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Passover is celebrated for 7 days in Isreal and 8 days outside of Isreal.
	5/3/1959, Sun	Annual 5 Borough Bike Tour
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Bike Race 30,000 riders through all 5 boroughs
	5/3/1959, Sun	Cuban Day Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Parade route; 6th Ave between 39th and 56th sts.
	5/10/1959, Sun	Mother's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	5/25/1959, Mon	Memorial Day – Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note 1998 Change: Type changed from Holiday to Holiday & Parade Traffic problems on west side of Manhattan during the day.
	5/25/1959, Mon	Memorial Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/14/1959, Sun	Puerto Rican Day Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Parade Route: Fifth Avenue midtown Parade route; between 44th and 86th sts.
	6/16/1959, Tue	Eid-al-Adha Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	6/19/1959, Fri	Juneteenth National Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/21/1959, Sun	Father's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	6/28/1959, Sun	Gay Pride Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note parade Route: Fifth Avenue midtown Columbus Circle to Christopher St.
	7/3/1959, Fri	Independence Day: Additional Observance Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	7/4/1959, Sat	The Great July 4th Festival
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note 1998 Change: This has been added Takes place on Water St. between State and Fulton Streets to Battery Park in downtown Manhattan
	7/4/1959, Sat	Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	8/9/1959, Sun	Dominican Day Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note parade Route: Sixth Avenue midtown from 39th to 58th Streets
	9/7/1959, Mon	Labor Day – Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Traffic problems in Mid•town Manhattan during the day.Parade Route: Fifth Avenue from 44th to 72nd Streets
	9/7/1959, Mon	Labor Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	9/15/1959, Tue	Mohammad's Birthday (Mawlid)
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	9/20/1959, Sun	Mexican Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Parade route; Madison Ave. between 27th & 41st Sts. 250,000+ spectators.
	10/3/1959, Sat	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
	10/11/1959, Sun	Hispanic Day Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Parade Route: Fifth Avenue from 44th to 72nd Streets
	10/12/1959, Mon	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/12/1959, Mon	Columbus Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
	10/31/1959, Sat	Halloween
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	11/1/1959, Sun	New York City Marathon
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Foot race
	11/11/1959, Wed	Veteran's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/26/1959, Thu	Thanksgiving Day – Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Central Park West and 77th St. to Herald.
	11/26/1959, Thu	Thanksgiving Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/25/1959, Fri	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/26/1959, Sat	Hanukkah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.

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