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;events in the United States of America
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IMAGE=Holiday_USA2-e.gif
COMMENT=Updated March 4, 2014

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Es-7Tu>1949 =Liberal KS, #1949th Intern. Pancake Day Race (11:55)** ;Note=1st 1950, in GB-Olney since 1445 {e}
Es+1Dy =Washington DC, White House Easter egg roll (since 1878, #1878 years ago)*  ;Note=Easter Monday {e}

01.1.>1901 =Philadelphia PA, Mummers Parade (9:00), since 1901, #1901 year ago* ;Note={d}
01.1.*MvU =Pasadena CA, #1899th ‘Tournament of Roses Parade’ (08:00) ;Note=working day on or before 01.1., 1st 1890 {d}
01.1.*LUX =Pasadena CA, Rose Bowl  ;Note=New Year's Day, if Sunday >Monday {d}
31.1.-1Fr>1955 =New York City, #1955th Wiener Opernball in New York (Waldorf Astoria, 20>04:00)** ;Note=last Friday January, 1st 1956 {xm}
31.1.-1Su-1We>1991 =San Francisco CA, 1st day #1991th ZAP's Zinfandel Festival (We>Sa)
31.1.-1Su-1Dy>1991 =San Francisco CA, 4th & last day #1991th ZAP's Zinfandel Festival (We>Sa)  ;Note=Saturday before last Sunday January {xm}

01.2.+1Su-9Dy =Saint Paul MN, 1st day Winter Festival (10d)  ;Note=largest winter festival US
01.2.+1Su     =Saint Paul MN, 10th & last day Winter Festival  ;Note=1st Sundag February, largest winter festival US {xm}

01.3.%1974,2+1Sa>1972 =Alaska, start #1972e Iditarod Dog Sled Race, northern route (even-numbered years)*  ;Note=Anchoarge>Nome, ±10d, 1st 1973, 1st Saturday March {m}
01.3.%1973,2+1Sa>1972 =Alaska, start #1972e Iditarod Dog Sled Race, southern route (odd-numbered years)*  ;Note=Anchoarge>Nome, ±10d, 1st 1973, 1st Saturday March {m}
17.3.-1Su =San Francisco CA, #1852th St. Patrick's Day parade* ;Note=Sunday on or before 17.3., 1st 1851, 2nd 1853, from then on yearly {m}
17.3.+6Dy*F01-1Dy*F02-5Dy*NLD =New York City, #1761th St Patricks Day Parade (11>15:00)* ;Note=1st 1762, never on Sunday, never during Holy Week {d}
31.3.-1Sa              =Washington DC, 1st day Cherry Blossom Festival (16d)  ;Note=last Saturday March {xm}
31.3.-1Sa+15Dy*F07-1Dy =Washington DC, Cherry Blossom Festival, Parade  ;Note=last Saturday Festival, if Easter, one week before {m-03}
31.3.-1Sa+15Dy         =Washington DC, 16th & last day Cherry Blossom Festival

01.4.+3Mo =Boston MA, #1896th Marathon ;Note=3th Monday April {xm}
02.4.+1Sa+1Dy*B07-1Dy>1998 =New York City, #1998e Tartan Day Parade (14:00)*  ;Note={xm}

01.5.+1Sa-3Su>1955 =Louisville KY, start #1955th Kentucky Derby Festival (3 weeks) ;Note=3 weeks before Kentucky Derby, 1st 1956 {m-05}
01.5.+1Sa     =Louisville KY, #1873th Kentucky Derby  ;Note=1st Saturday mai, 1st 1874 {m}
10.5. =Promontory Summit UT, Driving of the Golden Spike Ceremony* ;Note=Golden Spike National Historic Site {m}
31.5.-1Mo-3Dy>1972 =Seattle WA, #1972th Northwest Folklife Festival (Fr>Mo, 11>23:00) ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo-2Dy>1972 =Seattle WA, #1972th Northwest Folklife Festival (Fr>Mo, 11>23:00) ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo-1Dy>1972 =Seattle WA, #1972th Northwest Folklife Festival (Fr>Mo, 11>23:00) ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo>1972     =Seattle WA, #1972th Northwest Folklife Festival (Fr>Mo, 11>23:00) ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo-2Dy =Jessup PA, Saint Ubaldo Day, Race of the Saints (17:30) ;Note=Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo-1We>1978 =New York City, 1st day #1978th Fleet Week (8d)  ;Note=Wednesday before Memorial Day {xm}
31.5.-1Mo+1We>1978 =New York Cite, 8th & last day #1978e Fleet Week ;Note=Wednesday after Memorial Day {xm}
31.5.-1Mo-2Dy>1916 =#1916th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race  ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo-1Dy>1916 =#1916th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race  ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}
31.5.-1Mo>1916     =#1916th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race  ;Note=Memorial Day weekend {m}

21.6.+1Sa>1982 =New York City, #1982th Coney Island Mermaid Parade ;Note=Saturday on or after solstice (21.6.) {xm}
24.6.-3Dy+1Fr =New York City, Swedish Midsummer Celebration (17>20:00)* ;Note=Friday closest to St John's Day (24.6.) {m}

01.7.+1Sa     =Traverse City MI, 1st day National Cherry Festival (8d) ;Note=1st Saturday July {m}
01.7.+1Sa+7Dy =Traverse City MI, 8th & last day National Cherry Festival
31.7.-1Su-2Dy>1978 =Gilroy CA, 1st day #1978th ‘Gilroy Garlic Festival’ (3d)   ;Note=last full weekend July {m}
31.7.-1Su-1Dy>1978 =Gilroy CA, 2nd day #1978th ‘Gilroy Garlic Festival’ (3d)   ;Note=last full weekend July {m}
31.7.-1Su>1978     =Gilroy CA, 3th & last day #1978th ‘Gilroy Garlic Festival’ ;Note=last full weekend July {m}

01.8.+1Sa-1Dy>1975 =Twinsburg OH, #1975th Twins Days (twins & family only)
01.8.+1Sa>1975     =Twinsburg OH, #1975th Twins Days (we) ;Note=1st 1976, 1st Saturday August {xm}
01.8.+1Sa+1Dy>1975 =Twinsburg OH, #1975th Twins Days (we)
01.8.+2Sa-1Th =Britt IA, 1st day National Hobo Convention (4d)   ;Note=Thursday>Sunday including 2nd Saturday August {m}
01.8.+2Sa+1Su =Britt IA, 4th & last day National Hobo Convention ;Note=Thursday>Sunday including 2nd Saturday August {m}
01.8.+2Sa =Promontory Summit UT, World Championship Spike-Driving Contest (Railroader's Festival)* ;Note=2nd Saturday August, Golden Spike National Historic Site {m}
01.8.+2Sa>1928 =Chicago IL, #1928th Bud Billiken Parade*  ;Note=2nd Saturday August {m}

01.9.+1Mo-2Th =Syracuse NY, 1st day #1846th Great New York State Fair (12d)
01.9.+1Mo     =Syracuse NY, 12th & last day #1846th Great New York State Fair ;Note=Labor Day {m}
01.9.+1Mo-1Fr>1952 =Tahlequah OK, 1st day #1952th Cherokee National Holiday (3d)   ;Note=Friday>Sunday Labor Day weekend {m-09}
01.9.+1Mo-1Sa>1952 =Tahlequah OK, 2nd day #1952th Cherokee National Holiday (3d)   ;Note=Friday>Sunday Labor Day weekend {m-09}
01.9.+1Mo-1Su>1952 =Tahlequah OK, 3th & last day #1952th Cherokee National Holiday ;Note=Friday>Sunday Labor Day weekend {m-09}
01.9.+1Mo =New York City, #1881th Labor Day Parade*  ;Note=Labor Day, 1st 1882 {m}
01.9.+1Mo>1957 =Michigan, #1957th Mackinac Bridge Walk*  ;Note=1st 1958 {m}
01.9.+1Mo-2Dy =Philadelphia PA, #1871th Cannstatter Volksfest (Sa>Mo) ;Note=labor day weekend {m}
01.9.+1Mo-1Dy =Philadelphia PA, #1871th Cannstatter Volksfest (Sa>Mo) ;Note=labor day weekend {m}
01.9.+1Mo     =Philadelphia PA, #1871th Cannstatter Volksfest (Sa>Mo) ;Note=labor day weekend {m}
01.9.+1Mo+1Sa>1984 =#1984th Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day*  ;Note=saturday after ‘Labor Day’ (1st Monday September), 1st 1985 {m}
01.9.+1Mo+1Th>1923 =Santa Fe NM, #1923th burning of Zozobra ;Note=kick-off to the annual Fiestas, 1st 1924
01.9.+1Mo+1Fr =Santa Fe NM, #1711th Fiestas (Fr>Su)    ;Note=weekend following Labor Day, 1st 1712 {m}
01.9.+1Mo+1Sa =Santa Fe NM, #1711th Fiestas (Fr>Su)    ;Note=weekend following Labor Day, 1st 1712 {m}
01.9.+1Mo+1Su =Santa Fe NM, #1711th Fiestas (Fr>Su)    ;Note=weekend following Labor Day, 1st 1712 {m}
01.9.+1Mo+1Su>1930 =San Diego-La Jolla CA, #1930th La Jolla Rough Water Swim*  ;Note=Sunday after Labor Day {xm}
01.9.+3Sa>1956 =New York City, #1956th Steuben Parade* ;Note=1st 1957, 3th Saturday September, Fifth Avenue {m}
01.9.+3Su>1995 =Long Beach CA, #1995th Brazilian Street Carnaval* ;Note=3th Sunday September, 1st 1996 {m}
24.9.  =Yulan NY, ‘Steuben Day parade & country fare’* ;Note={d}
30.9.+1Th>1990 =Cambridge MA, #1990th Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony ;Note=Harvard University, 1st 1991, Thursday on or after 30.9. {xm-09}

01.10.+1Su =San Francisco CA, Castro Street Fair (afternoon)* ;Note=1st Sunday October {m}
01.10.+1Fr>1972     =Jonesborough TN, #1972th National Storytelling Festival (Fr>Su)*  ;Note=weekend with 1st Friday October {xm}
01.10.+1Fr+1Dy>1972 =Jonesborough TN, #1972th National Storytelling Festival (Fr>Su)*  ;Note=weekend with 1st Friday October {xm}
01.10.+1Fr+2Dy>1972 =Jonesborough TN, #1972th National Storytelling Festival (Fr>Su)*  ;Note=weekend with 1st Friday October {xm}
01.10.+2Mo-2Dy>1976 =Woonsocket RI, #1976th Autumnfest (10>21:00)                    ;Note=Columbius Day Weekend {m}
01.10.+2Mo-1Dy>1976 =Woonsocket RI, #1976th Autumnfest (10>21:00), fireworks (21:00) ;Note=Columbius Day Weekend {m}
01.10.+2Mo>1976     =Woonsocket RI, #1976th Autumnfest (10>18:00), Parade (9:00)     ;Note=Columbius Day Weekend {m}
31.10.>1973 =New York City, #1973th ‘New York's Village Halloween Parade’ (19>22:30)** ;Note=Greenwich Village {d}

01.11.+1Su>1969 =New York City, #1969th Marathon  ;Note=1st marathon 13.9.1970, now 1st Sunday November {x}
01.11.+4Th-1Sa =Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic*  ;Note=opening game college basketball season, Saturday before Thanksgiving {m}
01.11.+4Th-1Su>1975 =Pasadena CA, #1975th ‘Doo Dah Parade’ (11:30)  ;Note=Sunday before Thanksgiving, 1st 1976 {m}
01.11.+4Th>1926 =New York City, #1926th ‘Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade’ (09:00)*  ;Note=Thanksgiving {m}
01.11.+4Th+1Su>1928 =Hollywood CA, #1928th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (17:00) ;Note=Sunday after Thanksgiving {m}

31.12.>1903 =New York City, #1903th New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, #1906th ball drop*  ;Note=1st 1904, 1st ball drop 1907 {d}

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