1978 Holidays and Events in Tallahassee, United States of America
Additional Information
Date
Name
1/1/1978, Sun
New Year's Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
1/2/1978, Mon
New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
1/16/1978, Mon
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
2/8/1978, Wed
Ash Wednesday
Note
Observed by some Christian organizations.
2/12/1978, Sun
Football Super Bowl
Note
Many members of the public stay home to watch this on TV.
2/14/1978, Tue
Valentine's Day
Note
Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
2/20/1978, Mon
Washington's Birthday
Note
Also known as President's Day. An official national government and private business holiday.
2/20/1978, Mon
Mohammad's Birthday (Mawlid)
Note
Date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
3/17/1978, Fri
St. Patrick's Day
Note
Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
3/24/1978, Fri
Good Friday
Note
Observed by most Christian organizations.
3/26/1978, Sun
Easter
Note
Observed by all Christian organizations.
3/31/1978, Fri
Springtime Tallahassee
Note
Dates for future years are tentative. Occurs for two days starting on the last Friday in March or the first Friday in April, depending on the dates of Easter and other local events. A major parade with downtown streets closed on Saturday morning.
4/1/1978, Sat
Springtime Tallahassee
Note
Dates for future years are tentative. Occurs for two days starting on the last Friday in March or the first Friday in April, depending on the dates of Easter and other local events. A major parade with downtown streets closed on Saturday morning.
4/22/1978, Sat
Passover Begins
Note
Passover is celebrated for 7 days in Isreal and 8 days outside of Isreal.
5/14/1978, Sun
Mother's Day
Note
Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
5/29/1978, Mon
Memorial Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
6/18/1978, Sun
Father's Day
Note
Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
6/19/1978, Mon
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
7/4/1978, Tue
Independence Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
8/5/1978, Sat
Ramadan Begins
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.
9/4/1978, Mon
Labor Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
9/4/1978, Mon
Eid-al-Fitr Begins
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.
10/2/1978, Mon
Rosh Hashanah Begins
Note
Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
10/9/1978, Mon
Columbus Day
Note
A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
10/11/1978, Wed
Yom Kippur
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10/31/1978, Tue
Halloween
Note
Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
11/10/1978, Fri
Veteran's Day: Additional Observance Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
11/10/1978, Fri
Eid-al-Adha Begins
Note
Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
11/11/1978, Sat
Veteran's Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
11/23/1978, Thu
Thanksgiving Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.
11/24/1978, Fri
Day after Thanksgiving
Note
An official state holiday.
12/25/1978, Mon
Hanukkah Begins
Note
Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.
12/25/1978, Mon
Christmas Day
Note
An official national government and private businesses holiday.