2005 Holidays and Events in Portland, United States of America

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2005, Sat	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.
	1/17/2005, 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.
	1/20/2005, Thu	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.
	2/9/2005, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by some Christian organizations.
	2/13/2005, 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.
	2/14/2005, Mon	Oregon Statehood Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note State holiday; banks are closed
	2/14/2005, Mon	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.
	2/21/2005, 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.
	3/17/2005, Thu	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.
	3/25/2005, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by most Christian organizations.
	3/27/2005, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by all Christian organizations.
	4/21/2005, Thu	Mohammad's Birthday (Mawlid)
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	4/24/2005, Sun	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.
	5/8/2005, 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.
	5/30/2005, Mon	Memorial Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/2/2005, Thu	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/3/2005, Fri	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/4/2005, Sat	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/5/2005, Sun	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/6/2005, Mon	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/7/2005, Tue	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/8/2005, Wed	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/9/2005, Thu	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/10/2005, Fri	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/11/2005, Sat	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/11/2005, Sat	Portland Rose Parade
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Major Parade for the Festival
	6/12/2005, Sun	Portland Rose Festival (Parades)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Several Parades, fireworks, marathon
	6/19/2005, 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.
	6/19/2005, Sun	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.
	6/20/2005, Mon	Juneteenth National 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.
	7/4/2005, Mon	Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	8/14/2005, Sun	Providence Bridge Pedal (Bicycles)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Mass bicycle event, closures of downtown bridges, 17,000+ participants
	9/5/2005, Mon	Labor Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	10/4/2005, Tue	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
	10/4/2005, Tue	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.
	10/10/2005, Mon	Columbus Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
	10/13/2005, Thu	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/31/2005, Mon	Halloween
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	11/3/2005, Thu	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.
	11/11/2005, Fri	Veteran's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/24/2005, Thu	Thanksgiving Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/25/2005, Sun	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/26/2005, Mon	Hanukkah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.
	12/26/2005, Mon	Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.

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